Himalayan Art Resources

Item: Teacher (Lama) - Shamarpa 4, Chodag Yeshe Palzang

བླ་མ། 喇嘛
(item no. 2)
Origin Location Central Tibet
Date Range 1500 - 1599
Lineages Karma (Kagyu) and Buddhist
Size 98.43x63.50cm (38.75x25in)
Material Ground Mineral Pigment, Fine Gold Line on Cotton
Collection Rubin Museum of Art
Catalogue # acc.# P1994.1.2
Notes about the Central Figure

Classification: Person

Appearance: Monastic

Gender: Male

TBRC: bdr:P317

Interpretation / Description

Chodag Yeshe Palzang, the 4th Shamar Rinpoche (1453-1554): surrounded by various biographical scenes each accompanied by a lengthy inscription.

Sha mar pa Biographical Details

Jeff Watt 9-2000

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Thematic Sets
Tradition: Kagyu Teachers (Paintings)
Painting Style: Men-ri (Old)
Collection of Rubin Museum of Art: Painting Gallery 5
Collection of RMA: Best of Collection 3
Teacher: Shamar 4th, Chodrag Yeshe
Incarnation Lineage: Shamarpa Main Page
Painting Set: Karma Kagyu Lineage (Sertreng, misc.)
Region: Tibet (Central Tibet)
Tibet: Yangpachen Monastery
Teacher: Shamarpa (Paintings)
Subject: Life Story Paintings Main Page
Subject: Narrative Sets, Central Figure
Subject: Inscriptions Main Page
Subject: Inscriptions Main Page (Painting)
Subject: Painting Inscriptions, Front