Teacher (Lama) - Tsongkapa
(item no. 91070)

Tibet

1700 - 1799

Gelug Lineage

53.34x38.10cm (21x15in)

Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton

Collection of Erie Art Museum


 


Tsongkapa, Lobzang Dragpa (1357-1419): founder of the Gelug tradition of Tibetan Buddhism with the two principal disciples Gyaltsab and Khedrup seated at the sides.

Tsongkapa Biographical Details

At the top is the bodhisattva Maitreya in the Tushita heaven. At the bottom left is the enlightened protector Shadbhuja Mahakala and Yama Dharmaraja on the right.

Jeff Watt 10-2000


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Thematic Set
Tradition: Gelug Teachers (Paintings)
Collection of Erie Art Museum
Teacher: Tsongkapa (Lama)
1700 - 1799 (18th Century) Part III



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