Padmasambhava with Drigung Kagyu Refuge Field

This late eighteenth or early twentieth century Drigung Kagyu painting of Padmasambhava and the Drigung Kagyu refuge field is associated with a terma tradition of Rinchen Puntsok. Drigung Monastery is pictured along the bottom of the painting along with Terdrom on the left edge. A nearby treasure site is shown adjacent to Terdrom.

Source:

Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art, Gift of Shelley and Donald Rubin
Refuge Field of Drikung Tradition
Drigung Monastery, Central Tibet or Ladakh; 19th century
Ground Mineral Pigment, Fine Gold Line on Cotton, 21 1/2 × 14 7/8 in.
C2006.66.266

Depicted in this piece:

  • chos rgyal phun tshogs bkra shis
  • don grub chos rgyal
  • Drigung Til
  • mu tig btsan po
  • Padmasambhava
  • rin chen phun tshogs chos kyi rgyal po
  • Terdrom
  • The Fifth Drigung Chungtsang, Chokyi Norbu
  • The First Drigung Chetsang, Konchok Rinchen
  • The First Drigung Chungtsang, Chokyi Drakpa
  • The Fourth Drigung Chetsang, Tendzin Pemai Gyeltsen
  • The Fourth Drigung Chungtsang, Tenzin Chokyi Gyeltsen
  • The Second Drigung Chetsang, Konchok Trinle Zangpo
  • The Third Drigung Chetsang, Konchok Tenzin Drodul
  • The Third Drigung Chungtsang, Chokyi Nyima