# @rubinmuseum on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DWrXsITjWP0
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/62502365-rubinmuseum-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-04-03T17:19:47.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art (@rubinmuseum) — https://gondola.cc/rubinmuseum

## Caption

🌈 Today, we’re finding a rainbow in Himalayan art.

In Buddhist traditions, rainbows aren’t just beautiful—they signal enlightened awareness and the illusory, dream-like nature of reality. In fact, Buddhism has a rich history of incorporating rainbow metaphors and imagery into philosophy and meditation practice.

In Himalayan art, rainbow halos often surround deities and lineage masters, and bands of rainbow light frequently accompany miraculous scenes, signifying their connections to meditative experience.

On #NationalFindARainbowDay, take a closer look at how rainbow imagery appears across Himalayan art.

How many can you find? 🌈

#ArtOfTheDay #DailyArt #ColorInspiration
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1. Padmasambhava; Eastern Tibet; 19th century; Pigments on cloth; Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art, Gift of Shelley and Donald Rubin; C2006.66.440
2. Phakmodrupa (1110–1170) with His Previous Incarnations and Episodes from His Life; Central Tibet; ca. 1272; Pigments on cloth; Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art; C2002.24.3
3. First Panchen Lama, Lobzang Chokyi Gyaltsen (1570-1662)(After Choying Gyatso’s (active ca.1640s-1660s) set of previous incarnations of the Panchen Lamas); Tsang Province, Central Tibet; 18th century; Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art, gift of the Shelley and Donald Rubin Foundation; F1996.21.2
4. Birth of Buddha; Tibet; 19th century; Pigments on cloth; Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art; C2004.14.6
5. Lama Performing a Long-Life Ritual; Kham Province, Eastern Tibet; 19th century; Pigments on cloth; Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art, Gift of Shelley and Donald Rubin; C2006.66.421
6. Medicine Buddha Abhijnaraja; Ladakh; 14th century; Pigments on cloth; Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art; C2004.11.1

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nationalfindarainbowday, dailyart, artoftheday, colorinspiration

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