Item: Teacher (Lama) - Kuyalwa Rinchen Gonpo

Kuyalwa Rinchen Gonpo of the Taglung Kagyu Tradition of Tibetan Buddhism.

At the top center is Taglung Tangpa Chenpo with Gampopa at the left and Pagmodrubpa on the right.

Descending from the top left is the primordial Buddha Vajradhara followed by the Marpa Kagyu lineage of Tilopa, Naropa, Marpa and Milarepa. Below Milarepa are yellow Manjushri, white Avalokiteshvara, and green Vajrapani. Descending from the top right is the Kadam lineage of Atisha, Dromton, Putowa, etc.

At the bottom left is the donor figure who likely commissioned the painting. In the bottom register beginning on the left side are the meditational deities white Tara, green Tara, white Ushnishavjiya, white Sitatapatra, red Hayagriva and blue Achala.

Jeff Watt 10-2011

Thematic Sets
Tradition: Kagyu Teachers (Paintings)
Collection of John and Berthe Ford
Tradition: Taglung Kagyu Main Page
Teacher: Kuyalwa Rinchern Gonpo
Teachers: Early Paintings of Teachers (Indian Style)
Teachers: Early Teachers (Right Facing)
Subject: Lineage Paintings (Kagyu/Kadam)
Subject: Lineage Paintings - Dual
Teachers: Early Teachers (Single Figures)