Item: Teacher (Lama) - Sakya Pandita Kunga Gyaltsen

Tibetan: བླ་མ། Chinese: 喇嘛

(item no. 23385)

Origin Location	Tibet
Date Range	1800 - 1899
Lineages	Sakya, Gelug and Buddhist
Material	Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton
Collection	Private

Classification: Person

Appearance: Monastic

Gender: Male

TBRC: bdr:P1056

Interpretation / Description

Sakya Pandita, Kunga Gyaltsen Pal Zangpo (1182-1251), the sixth throne holder of Sakya, debating with the Indian Tirtika Harinanda. Painted from a famous set of blockprints portraying the lives of the Panchen Lamas. (See all wood block print images of Sakya Pandita from the Panchen Lama incarnation set).

For a full explanation of the subject of the composition and context see HAR #356.

Jeff Watt 6-2014