Himalayan Art Resources

Item: Indian Teacher - Abhayakaragupta

རྒྱ་གར་གྱི་མཁས་པ། མཁན་ཆེན། 印度的祖师
(item no. 91075)
Origin Location Tibet
Date Range 1700 - 1799
Lineages Gelug
Size 68.58x41.91cm (27x16.50in)
Material Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton
Collection Erie Art Museum
Notes about the Central Figure

Classification: Person

Appearance: Monastic

Gender: Male

TBRC: bdr:P4004

Interpretation / Description

Abhayakaragupta: an Indian scholar and a pre-incarnation of the Panchen Lama. This image belongs to a famous set of paintings portraying the lineage of Panchen Lamas.

Jeff Watt 10-2000

Related Items
Thematic Sets
Collection of Erie Art Museum
Subject: Indian Scholar (Buddhist)
Incarnation Lineage: Panchen Lama, Previous Births (Nartang)
Indian Scholar: Abhayakaragupta (Abhayadatta, Vajrasana)
Incarnation Lineage: Panchen Lama (Nartang Style Composition)