(item no. 269)
 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) Add to My Gallery Additional Images View Reverse 
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Buddhashri (1339-1419. Tibetan: sang gye pal): surrounded by the lineage teachers of the Yogachara tradition of the Bodhisattva ordination, made famous in India by the two brothers Asanga and Vasubhandu. Buddhashri was also the principal teacher of Ngorchen Kunga Zangpo, the founder of the Ngor sub-school of Sakya. In the middle of the bottom register are Sita Prajnaparamita and Sita Vajravarahi, both white in colour and functioning as Wisdom Deities with the purpose of increasing wisdom and knowledge in the practitioner. The painting was commissioned by Lhachog Sengge (1468-1535) and the artist's name was Dorje Tsetan.
Jeff Watt 4-2001 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.
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Publication: Worlds of Transformation
Thematic Set
Subject: Margapala Lineage Paintings (Sakya)
Collection of Rubin Museum of Art: Painting Gallery VII
Tradition: Sakya Teachers
Painting Style: Tibet (Balri)
Teacher: Buddhashri
Buddhist Deity: Vajravarahi, White
Buddhist Deity: Prajnaparamita, White
Teacher: Lhachog Sengge
Painting Set: Margapala (Miscellaneous)
Subject: Ngor Masterworks
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