(item no. 825)
 Tibet 1600 - 1699 Karma (Kagyu) and Buddhist Lineages 61.26x44.45cm (24.12x17.50in) Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton Collection of Rubin Museum of Art (acc.# P1999.7.3) 
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Tsuglag Gyatso, the 3rd Nenang Pawo Rinpoche (1567/68-1633) surrounded by depictions of his previous incarnations. He was a principal student of the 9th Karmapa Wangchug Dorje and later became the teacher of the 10th Karmapa Choying Dorje.
At the top center is Shakyamuni Buddha with Shariputra on the proper right side and Maudgalyayana on the left. Descending on the left are Amitayus - the Buddha of Infinite Life, Shantarakshita, Atisha, Dromton, and Chen Ngapa. Descending on the right are White Tara, Maitripa and Shantideva, Buton (?), ... , and Putowa. At the bottom center is the deity Hevajra with the Tibetan teacher Marpa Goyag at the proper right and Mar Goleg at the left. The inscription along the bottom margin of the painting states that the subject of the painting is the teacher Lobpon Pawo along with his previous incarnations. Jeff Watt 7-2000. Updated 10-2005 Front of Painting English Translation of Inscription: [Bottom center] The arising of the bodies [forms] of the Acharya Vira. Wylie Transliteration of Inscription: [Central figure] dpal btsug rgya mtsho la na mo. Special Features: (handprints, footprints)
Reverse of Painting Special Features: (Printed script (Uchen), Ranjana script (Ornamental Sanskrit), is red, includes "Om Ah Hum" inscription)
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Publication
Publication: Eternal Presence
Thematic Set
Collection of Rubin Museum of Art: Painting Gallery V
Tradition: Kagyu Teachers (Paintings)
Subject: Hands and Footprints
1700 - 1799 (18th Century) Part II
Incarnation Lineage Paintings
Incarnation Lineage: Nenang Pawo
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