Guru Dragpo – Fierce Emanation of Padmasambhava (18 × 24 in Poster) coomaraswamy poster print and the iconic lion-faced keystone

and the iconic lion-faced keystone typical of Madurai Nayaka stonework

the mighty bird who serves as Vishnu’s mount and cosmic guardian

and destroy

Unlike images where the demon is already subdued

Guru Dragpo – Fierce Emanation of Padmasambhava (18 × 24 in Poster) coomaraswamy poster print and the iconic lion-faced keystoneTibet 18th Century Key Features Wrathful Form of Padmasambhava This commanding thangka presents Padmasambhava in his most ferocious emanation Guru Dragpo, a manifestation invoked to annihilate obstacles, subdue hostile forces, and protect the Vajrayana teachings. Unlike peaceful guru forms, Guru Dragpo embodies enlightened wrath: compassion expressed through terrifying power. Fearsome Iconography of Protection Guru Dragpo appears corpulent and wild,