Himalayan Art Resources

Item: Indian Teacher - Atisha

རྒྱ་གར་གྱི་མཁས་པ། མཁན་ཆེན། 印度的祖师
(item no. 72054)
Origin Location Tibet
Date Range 1700 - 1799
Lineages Kadam, Gelug and Buddhist
Material Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton
Collection Tibet House Museum, New Delhi
Notes about the Central Figure

Classification: Person

Appearance: Monastic

Gender: Male

TBRC: bdr:P3379

Interpretation / Description

Atisha, Dipamkara 982-1054 (?) accompanied by the two students, Dromton Gyalwa'i Jungne and Ngog Legpa'i Sherab. (See HAR #93549).

At the top center is the meditational deity Manjuvajra Guhyasamaja.

At the bottom center is Panchen Lobzang Yeshe (1663-1737). At the left side is Vaishravana Riding a Lion. On the right side is Shadbhuja Mahakala.

Jeff Watt 9-2013

Secondary Images
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Thematic Sets
Collection of Tibet House Museum, New Delhi
Subject: Indian Scholar (Buddhist)
Tradition: Kadampa Teachers (Paintings)
Indian Scholar: Atisha (Masterworks)
Indian Scholar: Atisha Main Page
Painting Set: Miscellaneous Paintings (Tibet House)