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Item: Teacher (Lama) - Karmapa 5, Deshin Shegpa

བླ་མ། 喇嘛
(item no. 2265)

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Origin Location Tibet
Date Range 1500 - 1599
Lineages Kagyu, Karma (Kagyu) and Buddhist
Material Metal, Mercuric Gild
Collection Private
Notes about the Central Figure

Classification: Person

Appearance: Monastic

Gender: Male

TBRC: bdr:P1410

Interpretation / Description

Tibetan Printed Script (Uchen)
English Transliteration: To the feet of the revered Deshin Shegpa I bow.

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