Teacher (Lama) - Jigten Sumgon, Drigungpa
(item no. 1034)

Tibet

1800 - 1899

Drigung (Kagyu) and Kagyu Lineages

Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton

Collection of Rubin Museum of Art


 
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Jigten Sumgon Ratnashri, Drigung Kyobpa Jigten Gonpo (1143-1217): founder of the Drigung Kagyu School. [TBRC P16].

At the top center is the primordial Buddha Vajradhara. On the left is Padmasambhava holding a vajra in the upraised right hand and a skullcup in the left. On the right is the meditational deity Manjushri.

At the lower left sits Chokyi Dragpa and on the right sits Konchog Trinle Zangpo. At the bottom center is Sahaja Heruka Chakrasamvara with Chaturbhuja Mahakala on the left and Achi Chokyi Drolma on the right.

Jeff Watt 8-2003


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Teacher: Drigungpa Jigten Sumgon
Tradition: Drigung Kagyu



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