(item no. 705), Reverse Side
 Tibet 1700 - 1799 Sakya Lineage 77.47x53.98cm (30.50x21.25in) Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton Collection of Rubin Museum of Art (acc.# P1998.17.1) View main image Add to My Gallery Additional Images Reverse Side 
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Sachen Kunga Nyingpo (1092-1158) the 3rd in the lineage of Sakya throne-holders. The bodhisattva Maitreya stands at the left and Manjushri on the right. Further surrounded by teachers of the Lamdre lineage, the special meditational deity Hevajra is repeated 3 times in the composition of the painting. Beneath or alongside each figure is a name inscription written with black lettering in the Ume style of script.
Jeff Watt 2-2001
Front of Painting Wylie Transliteration of Inscription: sa chen kun dga' snying po la na mo.
Reverse of Painting
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Biographical DetailsView other items in:
Thematic Set
Subject: Margapala Lineage Paintings (Sakya)
Collection of Rubin Museum of Art: Painting Gallery VII
Tradition: Sakya Teachers
Tradition: Sakya Founders
Teacher: Sachen Kunga Nyingpo
Painting Set: Margapala [14]
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