Teacher (Lama) - Tsongkapa
(item no. 38), reverse of image

Central Tibet

1800 - 1899

Gelug Lineage

118.11x66.04cm (46.50x26in)

Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton

Collection of Rubin Museum of Art

(acc.# F1997.1.4)

 
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Lama Tsongkapa (1357-1419): founder of the Gelugpa School, surrounded by various biographical scenes, with the bodhisattva Manjushri above.

Tsongkapa Biographical Details

Jeff Watt 9-2000

Reverse of Painting
Special Features: (includes "Om Ah Hum" inscription)


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Publication: Worlds of Transformation

Thematic Set
Tradition: Gelug Teachers (Paintings)
Collection of Rubin Museum of Art: Painting Gallery II
Painting Style: Men-ri (New)
Tibet: Amdo - Paintings (East Tibet)
Painting Style: Central Tibetan
Teacher: Tsongkapa Life-story Paintings



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