(item no. 559)
 Tibet 1500 - 1599 Karma (Kagyu) Lineage 88.90x62.23cm (35x24.50in) Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton Collection of Rubin Museum of Art (acc.# F1997.39.2) Add to My Gallery 
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Tongwa Donden, the 6th Karmapa (1416-1453) and Jampal Zangpo. Karmapa with the hands held to the heart performs the mudra (gesture) of teaching, and the head adorned with the black vajra hat. The deity Prajnaparamita, orange in colour, sits between the two lamas, with numerous buddhas above and lineage teachers below.
Jeff Watt 9-2000
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Biographical DetailsView other items in:
Thematic Set
Incarnation Lineage: Gyalwa Karmapa
Collection of Rubin Museum of Art: Painting Gallery III
Painting Set: Karma Kagyu Lineage (Two Figures)
Teacher: Karmapa Tongwa Donden, 6th
Teacher: Two Main Figures (Composition)
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