Mahasiddhas Shavaripa and Dharikapa, c1600. Painted in a style closely related to Chinese painting, two of the eighty-four mahasiddhas (“great perfected ones”) float in a landscape of craggy rocks and stylized trees. In tantric Buddhist traditions, the mahasiddhas are regarded as great adepts who have achieved spiritual powers and enlightenment, sometimes through unconventional means.

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