Item: Teacher (Lama) - (unidentified, male, monastic)
བླ་མ།
喇嘛
(item no. 109)
| Origin Location | Tibet |
|---|---|
| Date Range | 1500 - 1599 |
| Lineages | Sakya, Jonang (Sakya) and Buddhist |
| Size | 88.90x78.74cm (35x31in) |
| Material | Ground Mineral Pigment, Fine Gold Line on Cotton |
| Collection | Shelley & Donald Rubin |
| Catalogue # | acc.# P1995.8.2 |
Notes about the Central Figure
Classification: Person
Appearance: Monastic
Gender: Male
Lama: wearing yellow and orange monastic robes and an orange pandita hat with his two hands performing the mudras (gestures) of the explication of the teachings.
At the top center is the tutelary deity Chakrasamvara with White Tara on the left and White Amitayus on the right. Various lamas, some with orange or red pandita hats, adorn the sides. At the bottom center is, the goddess of power, Kurukulle.
Jeff Watt 9-2000
Tradition: Sakya Holy Days
Tradition: Jonang Masterworks
Tradition: Sakya Teachers
Teacher: Unidentified
Subject: Jonangpa Tradition
Tradition: Jonang Iconography
Collection of Shelley & Donald Rubin
Teacher: Sakya (Masterworks)
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