Himalayan Art Resources

Item: Indian Teacher

རྒྱ་གར་གྱི་མཁས་པ། མཁན་ཆེན། 印度的祖师
(item no. 77482)
Origin Location Central Tibet
Date Range 1400 - 1499
Lineages Buddhist
Material Ground Mineral Pigment
Collection Private
Painting School Gyangtse
Notes about the Central Figure

Classification: Person

Interpretation / Description

Sariputra (1335-1426), the last historically recorded abbot of Bodhgaya. He was invited to teach at Pelkor Chode while it was being constructed and stayed there for a year, transmitting Vinaya teachings. Later he was invited to China, where he passed away.


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