2 thoughts on “Wall painting of Guru Rimpoche and the tiger on which he brought Buddhism to Bhutan”

1. This isnt Padmasmbhava – it’s an often repeated imaged generally called the Mongolia and the Tiger and it symbolises the Gelupa (Yellow Hat Buddhists), who are represented by the Mongolia, keeping the Nyigma (Red Hat Buddhists – of which Padmasambhava was the founder) on a tight chain in order to keep them controlled. It is – in a way – actually almost an anti Padmasambava painting

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   • This is really helpful and informative – thank you for letting me know.

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