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. It is very likely that some of the vignettes depict the construction of Yangpachen Monastery (circa 1500) and the artists Menla Dondrub and Khyentse Chenmo.

Sha mar pa Biographical Details

Jeff Watt 9-2000

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Publication: Worlds of Transformation

Thematic Sets
Tradition: Karma Kagyu Teachers (Early Paintings)
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
Region: Tibet (Central Tibet)
Teacher: Shamar 4th, Chodrag Yeshe
Subject: Inscriptions Main Page
Subject: Inscriptions Main Page (Painting)
Incarnation Lineage: Shamarpa Main Page
Painting Set: Karma Kagyu Lineage (Sertreng, misc.)
Tibet: Yangpachen Monastery
Teacher: Shamarpa (Paintings)
Subject: Life Story Paintings Main Page
Subject: Narrative Sets, Central Figure
Subject: Painting Inscriptions, Front