Himalayan Art Resources

Item: Indian Teacher

རྒྱ་གར་གྱི་མཁས་པ། མཁན་ཆེན། 印度的祖师
(item no. 57294)
Origin Location Tibet
Date Range 1400 - 1499
Lineages Buddhist
Size 15.60cm (6.14in) high
Material Copper
Collection Private
Notes about the Central Figure

Classification: Person

Interpretation / Description

Indian Teacher: although not specifically identified this person most likely belongs to the group of Six Ornaments and Two Excellent Ones of the Southern Continent or the several additional teachers such as Shantideva.

Jeff Watt 2-2012

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