Item: Teacher (Lama) - Tsongkapa
| Origin Location | Tibet |
|---|---|
| Date Range | 1800 - 1899 |
| Lineages | Gelug |
| Size | 75.57x50.80cm (29.75x20in) |
| Material | Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton |
| Collection | Asian Art Museum of San Francisco |
| Catalogue # | B62D37 |
Tsongkapa Lobzang Dragpa (1357-1419): founder of the Gelugpa Tradition of Tibetan Buddhism.
Video: Tsongkapa HAR #69407
Tsongkapa 
Biographical Details
Tsongkapa in this composition is from a set of five paintings (je zigpa ngaden). Here he appears as a mahasiddha, Indian adept, riding atop a tiger, brandishing a sword in the upraised right hand while holding a skullcup in the left. This subject is based on a vision of five forms of Tsongkapa as experienced by Kedrup Geleg Pal Zangpo, a student of Tsongkapa. Kedrub is depicted in the bottom right corner holding a mandala offering symbolizing the entire universe with Mount Sumeru at the center in the two upraised hands.
Jeff Watt 3-2004 [Updated 5-2009]
Glossary: Animal Relationships Guide/Glossary
Thematic Sets
Teacher: Tsongkapa, Five Forms (Set 1)
Teacher: Tsongkapa Religious Context
Teacher: Tsongkapa as Mahasiddha
Teacher: Tsongkapa, Five Forms
Teacher: Tsongkapa (Painting Masterworks)
Subject: Tiger Imagery
Tradition: Gelug Masterworks
Collection of Asian Art Museum of San Francisco
Teacher: Tsongkhapa Main Page