Refuge Field of the Longchen Nyingtig Tradition of the Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism. The dating for this painting is based on the depiction of Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo (1820-1892) in the central lineage followed by two more teachers of the line. The inclusion of lineage teachers from the four major traditions of Tibet arranged at the upper right and left of the composition indicate that the creation of the painting is a product of the students of Khyentse Wangpo and there eclectic (rime) attitude. At the bottom right is the deity Shri Devi Magzor Gyalmo. She is not typically associated in this form with the Longchen Nyingtig, but she is associated with the Khyentse Labrang of Dzongsar Monastery.

Jeff Watt 8-2011