Indian Teacher - Asanga
(item no. 182)

Tibet

1400 - 1499

Sakya and Buddhist Lineages

45.72x38.10cm (18x15in)

Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton

Collection of Rubin Museum of Art

(acc.# P1995.20.3)

 
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Asanga and Vasubandhu accompanied by the early Yogachara lineage teachers descending through the Sakya Tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. The identification of the two central figures is not confirmed and this is just a best guess at this time and from comparing the other figures in the composition. Based on the length of lineage teachers this painting can be dated to the late 15th early.

Numbered List:
- Asanga
- Vasubandhu
1. Maitreya (?)
2. Asanga
3. Vasubandhu
4. Indian teacher
5. Tibetan teacher
6. Tibetan teacher
7. Tibetan teacher
8. Sachen Kunga Nyingpo
9. Lobpon Sonam Tsemo
10. Jetsun Dragpa Gyaltsen
11. Sakya Pandita Kunga Gyaltsen
12. Chogyal Pagpa
13. Lineage teacher
14. Lineage teacher
15. Lineage teacher
16. Lineage teacher
17. Lineage teacher
18. Lineage teacher
19. Lineage teacher
A. Manjushri
B. Avalokiteshvara
C. Krodha Vajrapani
D. Bodhisattva figure
E. Simhanada Avalokiteshvara
F. Ushnishavijaya
G. Vaishravana Riding a Lion

Jeff Watt 8-2011


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Collection of Rubin Museum of Art: Painting Gallery VI
Teacher: Unidentified
Teacher: Two Main Figures (Composition)



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