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Ascetic Master, probably a Mahasiddha 17th century Tibet A dramatically poised Indian yogi kneels on a flayed buffalo skin and holds aloft a skull cup. He is likely the mahasiddha Kapalapa (“Skull-cup Bearer”), one of the Indian eccentric yogis and practitioners of Tantrism so revered in the Tibetan Vajrayana tradition. This icon likely portrays a Dzogchen master of the Nyingma order who practiced as an ascetic yogi.. Ascetic Master, probably a Mahasiddha 72421

Ascetic Master, probably a Mahasiddha 17th century Tibet A dramatically poised Indian yogi kneels on a flayed buffalo skin and holds aloft a skull cup. He is likely the mahasiddha Kapalapa (“Skull-cup Bearer”), one of the Indian eccentric yogis and practitioners of Tantrism so revered in the Tibetan Vajrayana tradition. This icon likely portrays a Dzogchen master of the Nyingma order who practiced as an ascetic yogi.. Ascetic Master, probably a Mahasiddha 72421 Stock Photo
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3001 x 4000 px | 25.4 x 33.9 cm | 10 x 13.3 inches | 300dpi

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19 January 2022

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