Himalayan Art Resources

Item: Teacher (Lama) - Teacher

བླ་མ། 喇嘛
(item no. 60231)
Lineages Sakya and Buddhist
Material Ground Mineral Pigment
Collection Private
Painting School Khyenri
Notes about the Central Figure

Classification: Person

Appearance: Monastic

Gender: Male

Interpretation / Description

16th teacher in lineage. Shang Konchog Pal (Right 8). Interestingly, he is holding a bone mala and there is a skull cup on a triangular hearth next to him, which suggests wrathful deity practice, but he is looking at a peaceful female deity possibly Tara.


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