Central Tibet 1500 - 1599 Sakya and Ngor (Sakya) Lineages 91.44x58.42cm (36x23in) Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton Collection of Rubin Museum of Art (acc.# P1996.13.1)
Buddhashri (1339-1419. Tibetan: sang gye pal): surrounded by the lineage teachers of the Yogachara tradition of Buddhist philosophy, made famous in India by the two brothers Asanga and Vasubhandu. He was also the principal teacher of Ngorchen Kunga Zangpo, the founder of the Ngor sub-school of Sakya.
The painting was commisioned by Lhachog Sengge (1468-1535) and the artist's name was Dorje Tsetan.
Front of Painting Wylie Transliteration of Inscription: grub pa'i dbang phug budha' shri' sems tsam lugs kyi brgyud pa dang bcas pa'i zhabs kyi padmo la. bdag sha' kya' dge slong lha mchog seng ge phag 'tshal zhing skyabs su 'chio. skye ba dang tshe rab kun du rjes su bzung du gsol. pir 'dzin dbang po rdo rje tshe brtan yin. man ga lam.