Item: Teacher (Lama) - Lhachog Sengge
| Origin Location | Tibet |
|---|---|
| Date Range | 1500 - 1599 |
| Lineages | Sakya, Ngor (Sakya) and Buddhist |
| Material | Ivory |
| Collection | Rubin Museum of Art |
Lachog Sengge (1468-1535), 9th Abbot of Ngor Ewam Monastery.
Videos: - A Mandala Commission of Lhachog Sengge (HAR on Patreon) - HAR #269
HAR Team [updated 6-2026]
Lachog Sengge, 1468-1535, (lha mchog seng ge) was born at Sakya in 1468. His father's name was Ponne Kunga Gyaltsen (dpon ne kun dga' rgyal mtshan) and his mother was Genyen Kunchog Bum (dge bsnyen kun mchog 'bum); she was a niece or granddaughter of Gushri Namkha Zangpo (gu shrI nam mkha' bzang po). His family was related to Ngorchen Kunga Zangpo (ngor chen kun dga' bzang po, 1382-1456), the founder of Ngor Evam Chodan monastery (ngor e waM chos ldan). The child took novice vows at age eleven with the sixth Ngor abbot, the great master Gorampa Sonam Sengge (go bo rab 'byams pa bsod nams seng ge, 1429-1489) who named him Lachog Sengge. Gorampa gave Lachog Sengge teachings and a Hevajra empowerment, after which he experienced many visions in dreams. After taking his novice vows he lived and studied at Sakya Labrang Shar (sa skya bla brang shar). (Read the full biography).
Publication: Selection of Works - Sculpture (RMA)
Thematic Sets
Collection of RMA: Best of Collection (Sculpture)
Sculpture: Medium (Materials)
Collection of RMA: Sculpture Masterworks Page
Sculpture: Subjects Page
Video: Sculpture (YouTube)
Collection of RMA: Three Objects with an Acquisition Story
Subject: Hats (Flat Folded Pandita Hat)
Sculpture: Figurative Art Main Page
Sculpture: Main Page (Three-dimensional Art)
Teacher: Lhachog Sengge & Commissions (RMA)
Teacher: Lhachog Sengge Biography
Tradition: Sakya Teachers
Collection of Rubin Museum of Art: Sculpture (Gallery 1)
HAR: Art Subjects
Subject: Masterworks (Medium, 媒界)
Sculpture: Tibetan Portraits
Teacher: Lhachog Sengge
Sculpture: Ivory & Bone Page
Collection of RMA: Best of Collection 2
Collection of RMA: Selected Sculpture