The Second Buddha : master of time
Elena Pakhoutova, Lewis Doney, Daniel Alexander Hirshberg, Benjamin Bogin, Rubin Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.) (Host institution), Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery (Host institution)
Padmasambhava, a legendary Buddhist master believed to be instrumental in bringing Buddhism to Tibet, is often known as "The Second Buddha." According to popular legend, Padmasambhava miraculously appeared as a boy in a lotus blossom floating on a lake. 'The Second Buddha: Master of Time' explores visual expressions of Padmasanbhava's legends in sculptures, textiles, paintings, illuminated manuscripts, and a portable shrine that date from the 13th to the 19th century. Essays present new scholarship on Padmasambhava and show a central and multidimensional character with an enduring place in Tibetan and Himalayan Buddhist cultures
Print Book, English, 2018
Delmonico/Prestel : The Rubin Museum of Art ; The Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery, Skidmore College, Munich, New York, NY, Saratoga Springs, NY, 2018