Himalayan Art Resources

Item: Teacher (Lama) - Karmapa 13, Dudul Dorje

བླ་མ། 喇嘛
(item no. 826)
Origin Location Tibet
Date Range 1700 - 1799
Lineages Karma (Kagyu)
Size 71.12x45.72cm (28x18in)
Material Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton
Collection Rubin Museum of Art
Catalogue # acc.# P1999.8.1
Notes about the Central Figure

Classification: Person

TBRC: bdr:P828

Interpretation / Description

Dudul Dorje, the 13th Karmapa (1733-1797).

Kar ma pa Biographical Details

At the top is Amitayus, red Avalokiteshvara and Padmasambhava, Gyalwa Chogyang at the left and Yeshe Tsogyal on the right. The previous 12 Karmapas surround the central figure. Three lamas sit at the bottom.

Jeff Watt 4-2000

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