ABP 053
Code: ABP 053
Country: Tibet
Style:
Date: 1150 - 1217
Dimensions in cm WxHxD: 48.5 x 52
Materials: Pigments on silk
Footprints of Jikten Sumgön Rinchen Pel (?)
This drawing represents a pair of stylised footprints surrounded by a rich ornamentation. These prints most probably belong to Jikten Sumgön Rinchen Pel (1143-1217), founder of the Drigung Kagyü branch of Tibetan Buddhism. Worshiping footprints started in India with the Buddha’s footprints (buddhapada) and was imported to Tibet, adopted by prominent masters. As for the Buddha, these footprints are stylised and decorated with auspicious symbols (lotus, wheel, fish, conch shell…), testifying of the exceptional character of their owner. Surrounding the prints, delicately drawn with red ink on silk, are numerous symbols among which a flaming triple gem (rinchen in Tibetan) most certainly representing the master himself in a symbolic way.
This drawing represents a pair of stylised footprints surrounded by a rich ornamentation. These prints most probably belong to Jikten Sumgön Rinchen Pel (1143-1217), founder of the Drigung Kagyü branch of Tibetan Buddhism. Worshiping footprints started in India with the Buddha’s footprints (buddhapada) and was imported to Tibet, adopted by prominent masters. As for the Buddha, these footprints are stylised and decorated with auspicious symbols (lotus, wheel, fish, conch shell…), testifying of the exceptional character of their owner. Surrounding the prints, delicately drawn with red ink on silk, are numerous symbols among which a flaming triple gem (rinchen in Tibetan) most certainly representing the master himself in a symbolic way.