https://emuseum.cornell.edu/internal/media/dispatcher/108711/fullPadma Sambhava and the Transference to Sukhavati18th century[]Pigment on clothPadma Sambhava, founder of the Nyingma sect, is associated with the Tibetan Book of the Dead (Bardo Thodol), a Buddhist magical text that assists a dying person to navigate the bardo, the in-between state on the way to the next rebirth. Surrounding the central image are scenes of Padma Sambhava’s various emanations protecting beings from suffering. In a scene on the left side of the painting a yogi passes away while seated in meditation as the Bardo Thodol is recited to him. A rainbow projects from the yogi’s head toward an image of Amitabha, Buddha of the Sukhavati Pure Land. com.gallerysystems.emuseum.core.entities.Classification@5fhttps://emuseum.cornell.edu/objects/43329/rdf