371. Guru Dragpur Thangka (Thanka) Painting. Free Brocade / Free Shipping.

Guru Dragpur: One of the Wrathful form of Padmasambhava Guru Dragpur, the “Wrathful Teacher of the phurba or Dagger”, is a special aspect of Guru Rinpoche (Padmasambhava) in his fierce form as Guru Dragpo, the "Wrathful Guru", which was first revealed as a terma or ‘Revealed Treasure' tradition practice by Drugpa Padma Karpo (1527-92), who founded the Tibetan Drugpa Kagyu Tradition. Guru Dragpur is extremely wrathful and dark-red in colour, with one face and two arms, and is similar in appearance to Guru Dragpo except that his lower body manifests in the form of a triple-bladed ritual-dagger or phurba (Skt. kila). He has three bulbous red eyes, a gaping mouth with four sharp fangs and a twisting tongue, and his tawny-yellow head and facial hair streams upward like fire. He is adorned with a five-skull crown, gold and bone ornaments, a serpent necklace, and a garland of severed heads. A flayed human-skin shawl hangs around his neck and back, an elephant-skin hangs over his shoulders and back, and he is surrounded with a blazing mass of fire and billowing storm clouds. With his raised right hand he wields aloft a five-pointed golden vajra, and with his lowered left hand he clutches a fierce blue-black iron scorpion. The three-sided blue iron dagger that forms his lower body emerges from the fierce gaping mouth of a makara or ‘water-monster’, with tendrils, sharp fangs, two bulging eyes and a twisting snout. Pairs of entwined serpents descend symmetrically from the makara's wide-open jaws towards the sharp point of the kila or dagger, which pierces the heart of a demonic enemy. This enemy manifests in the form of a lingam or ‘effigy’, who lies on his back upon a golden sun disc and lotus, with his ankles and wrists manacled behind his back. Below him are jewel offerings, and paired elephant tusks, two skull-cups filled with swirling nectar and blood, and an upturned central skull with its scalp that contains the 'wrathful flower' of the five torn-out sense organs (heart, eyes, ears, nose, and tongue). The story goes, Guru Padmasambhva was invited to Tibet to help spread dharma by the 37th king, King Trisong Detsen. At the time, Tibet was stilled governed by many wild demons and sorcerers. Upon arriving from Uddyana to Tibet at the request of the king, Padmasambhva ran into many of these obstacles. With his ability he was able to transform himself into Guru Dragpur to subdue and tame some of the sorcerers he encountered along his path. Size: Size without Brocade: 15 inches by 20 inches Shipping: We ship within 2 business day. DHL Shipping: 5 to 8 business days with tracking number. Insurance against loss. We do wholesale too. Our one and only priority in this business is to provide "Hassle free Customer Satisfaction". We have "Quality Products" with "Cheapest Price" in the market. Please contact us to resolve any issues. Contact us via email before leaving any negative or neutral comments. We promise you that we will resolve any issues. Please confirm the return address with us before returning the product.