Item: Teacher (Lama)
| Origin Location | Tibet |
|---|---|
| Date Range | 1700 - 1799 |
| Lineages | Buddhist |
| Collection | Museum der Kulturen, Basel |
Classification: Person
Kache Naljor Chenpo Gonpawa.
The teachers at the top center and top left are unidentified. At the top right is Vajrasattva. Just below the top right is the sixteenth Tara 'Destroyer of Attachment' from the Suryagupta Tradition of Twenty-One Taras. Red with one face and two hands holding a trident in her right hand and a branch with flowers and fruit in the left.
At the top left is the Tibetan teacher Lhodrak Namkha Gyalpo [BDRC p3470]. Just below him is his student Lhodrak Sengge Zangpo (rgyal sras seng ge bzang po) [BDRC p3471], who is considered the 28th holder of the Lamrim teaching lineage.
At the bottom center is Avalokiteshvars Chaturbhuja, one face and four arms. At the bottom right is possibly Vaishravana Blowing a Conch. At the bottom left is Vaishravana Riding a Lion.
Nick Dharmadi, 3-2026
Painting Set: Dalai Lama Incarnations (Lhasa)
Collection of Essen, Museum der Kulturen (Painting Masterworks)
Collection of Essen, Museum der Kulturen, Basel (Painting)