Himalayan Art Resources

Item: Teacher (Lama) - Dalai Lama I, Gendun Drub

བླ་མ། 喇嘛
(item no. 54485)
Origin Location Tibet
Date Range 1700 - 1799
Lineages Gelug and Buddhist
Material Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton
Collection Field Museum of Natural History
Notes about the Central Figure

Classification: Person

Appearance: Monastic

Gender: Male

TBRC: bdr:P80

Interpretation / Description

Gendun Druba, 1st Dalai Lama (1391-1474), Sonam Gyatso, 3rd Dalai Lama (1543-1588) and Lobzang Gyatso, 5th Dalai Lama (1617-1682) along with the arhat Gopaka, the patron Hvashang and two of the Guardian Kings - Virudhaka and Dritarashtra.

Jeff Watt 2-2011

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Teacher: Dalai Lama I, Gendun Drub
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