Item: Teacher (Lama)
བླ་མ།
喇嘛
(item no. 66766)
| Origin Location | Tibet |
|---|---|
| Date Range | 1600 - 1699 |
| Lineages | Bon |
| Material | Metal |
| Collection | Private |
Notes about the Central Figure
Classification: Person
Treton Tsewang Tsultrim, a Bon teacher wearing the traditional lotus hat of a Bon monastic scholar - a fully ordained monk 'drangsong.' Typically depicted in sculpture the hat can have four, six, eight or ten petals. Here the hat has ten petals.
Jeff Watt 2-2011
Tibetan Printed Script (Uchen)
English Transliteration: Homage to Treton Tsewang Tsultrim!
Wylie Transliteration: tre ston tshe dbang tshul khrim la na mo.
Bon Teachers Main Page
Collection: Christie's, Sculpture (March, 2011; NY)
Subject: Bon Shirts (Left Folding)
Collection: Dutch Collection
Sculpture: Tsang Province Atelier (Bon Religion)
Sculpture: Monastic Shirt (Square Edges)
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