Himalayan Art Resources

Item: Teacher (Lama) - Situ Panchen 8, Chokyi Jungne

བླ་མ། 喇嘛
(item no. 65562)
Origin Location Tibet
Date Range 1700 - 1799
Lineages Kagyu, Karma (Kagyu) and Buddhist
Material Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton
Collection Rubin Museum of Art
Notes about the Central Figure

Classification: Person

Appearance: Monastic

Gender: Male

TBRC: bdr:P956

Interpretation / Description

Situ Panchen Chokyi Jungne: surrounded by important teachers in the narrative of the line of Tai Situ incarnations. The figures included in the composition relate to an early biography of the Tai Situs. A number of other compositions with the same format, but different teachers, are known to exist in various museum and private collections.

Jeff Watt 10-2005

Front of Painting
English Translation of Inscription: (Two name inscriptions for each figure).

Reverse of Painting
English Translation of Inscription: Left painting.

Wylie Transliteration of Inscription: g.yon thang.

Special Features: (Printed script (Uchen))

Secondary Images
Related Items
Thematic Sets
Teacher: Tai Situ 8 Chokyi Jungne Main Page
Incarnation Lineage: Tai Situ Main Page
Collection: Christie's, Painting (September, 2005; NY)
Incarnation Lineage: Gyalwa Karmapa Main Page
Painting Set: Situ Panchen (Lineage of Teachings)
Painting Style: Palpung Monastery