Teacher (Lama) - Tangtong Gyalpo
(item no. 940), Color Strip Detail

Tibet

1800 - 1899

Nyingma, Sakya and Shangpa Kagyu Lineages

49.53x34.29cm (19.50x13.50in)

Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton

Collection of Shelley & Donald Rubin

(acc.# P2000.2.2)

 
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Tangtong Gyalpo.

At the top center is Padmasambhava embracing a consort. On the left side is Longchenpa and on the right is Jigme Lingpa. Directly abobe the head of Tangtong Gyalpo is a small sphere and a depiction of Amitayus.

At the bottom right is the group of Four Harmonious Friends. A donor figure wearing monastic robes sits on the left side and performs a water ritual.

Biographical Details

Jeff Watt 8-2011


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Tradition: Shangpa Kagyu (Main Page)
Teacher: Tangtong Gyalpo (Tibetan Teacher)
Collection of Shelley & Donald Rubin
Subject: Eye Coverings



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