Teacher (Lama) - Milarepa
(item no. 183)

Tibet

1700 - 1799

Karma (Kagyu), Taklung (Kagyu), Drigung (Kagyu) and Drukpa (Kagyu) Lineages

76.20x58.42cm (30x23in)

Ground Mineral Pigment, Fine Gold Line on Cotton

Collection of Rubin Museum of Art

(acc.# P1995.20.4)

 


Milarepa: the great poet yogi of Tibet. At the top is Heruka Sahaja Chakrasamvara. At the bottom center is the enlightened protector Chaturbhuja Mahakala and the meditational deity Simhamukha at the left.

Mi la re pa Biographical Details

Jeff Watt 3-2001


View other items in:
Exhibition Appearance
Exhibition: Tibet House Cultural Center, NY, Part II
Exhibition: Crow Museum, What is Tibetan Art?

Publication
Publication: Worlds of Transformation

Thematic Set
Collection of Rubin Museum of Art: Painting Gallery VI
Tradition: Kagyu Teachers (Paintings)
Teacher: Milarepa (Lama)
Painting Style: Men-ri (New)
Tradition: Kagyu Founding Teachers
1700 - 1799 (18th Century) Part I
Teacher: Milarepa (Life Story Paintings)
Teacher: Milarepa Life Story (Set 2)



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