Himalayan Art Resources

Item: Teacher (Lama) - Shamarpa 2, Kacho Wangpo

བླ་མ། 喇嘛
(item no. 61028)
Origin Location Tibet
Date Range 1900 - 1959
Lineages Karma (Kagyu) and Buddhist
Material Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton
Collection Private
Notes about the Central Figure

Classification: Person

Appearance: Monastic

Gender: Male

TBRC: bdr:P1413

Interpretation / Description

Kacho Wangpo, 2nd Shamar Rinpoche.

In the center is Kacho Wangpo, the 2nd Sharmarpa, wearing a red hat with identical patterns of the black-hat worn by the Karmapas. Below him is the Naga protector Ngak Gyi Dagpo, a retinue deity to Mahakala Bernagchen. The two figures to the left are unidentified servants. Above them is the meditational deity Green Tara.

Shinzo Shiratori 8-2024


Text Reference:

bka' brgyud gser phreng rnam thar zla wa chu shel gyi phreng ba bar cha (The Golden Garland of Kagyu Biographies). Situ Chokyi Jungne. Vajra Vidya Institute Library, 2005.

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