Item: Teacher (Lama)

Tartse Dorje Chang Jampa Namkha Samdrup (b.1696- d.1754) Abbot of Ngor Monastery 1730-1733 (33rd)

The lineage figures of the painting are identified below (numbered according to the legend provided in addition images):
1. Vajrasattva
2. Krishna Yamari
3. [illegible]
4. [illegible]
5. du...rgyun tshul khrim….‘jam dbyangs bsod nam dpal ldan la na mo// Jamyang Sonam Palden
6. [illegible]
7. [illegible]
8. A ti sha dang ?? ??? lhun grubs mtshan// Atisha
9. Byang sems she bya… [The] bodhisattva called...
10. [illegible]
11. ...shar chen...mi ‘gyur… [37th abbot of Ngor, b. 1717, r. 1746-1751] Sharchen Migyur Gyaltsen
12. Mkhen chen mnga' bdag tshul khrims lhun grub zhabs// [32nd abbott, b.1767-d.1730, r. 1725 1730] Khenchen Ngadag Tsultrim Lhundrup
13. Rgyal mkhar rtse pa ngag dbang bsod nam rgyal mtshan// Gyalkartse Ngawang Sonam Gyaltsen [associated with Gyalkartse, contained by Gyantse]
14. Rgyal mkhar rtse pa ngag dbang bsod nam rgyal mtshan// Gyalkartse Ngawang Sonam Gyaltsen [associated with Gyalkartse, contained by Gyantse]
15. Mkhen chen dpal ldan chos skyongs zhabs// [34th abbott, b. 1702- d. 1760, r. 1733-1740] Khenchen Palden Chokyong
16. Shes bya’i mkha’ la ‘od stong nyis mkhas grubs sangs rgyas dpal bzang zhabs// [35th abbott, b. 1699/167- d. 1745, r. 1740-1741] Khedrup Sanggye Palzang
17. ‘Jam dbyangs chos skyongs bzang ba’i zhabs// Jamyang Chokyong Zangwa
18. Mkhen chen dkon mchog grags pa’i mtshan// [39th abbott, b.1716, r.1751] Kenchen Konchog Drakpa Gyaltsen
19. Central figure [see above]
20. Mongs thos ngag dbang mthar phyin la na mo// Mong-To Ngawang Tarchin
21. lhor drung tshul khrim dpal bzang la na ma// Lhor Drung Tsultrim Palzang
22. ‘Gro la...smug ‘dzin la… // [Jambhala]
23. Rim nad srungs mdzad ‘dod kham ma// Desire realm protectress from illness
24. ...nam...nag po chen… [Mahakala]
25. Zhing…. [Brahmanarupa Mahakala]
26. Zas gos ‘dun bral sgra ‘jig zhabs// Venerable [who] overcame the desire for food and clothing.

Laura A. Weinstein

Front of Painting
English Translation of Inscription: Born to a Mongolian family of scholars in Drangti, great master of Vajrayana, at the feet of Dorje Chang Tartse Namkha Samdrup I bow.

Wylie Transliteration of Inscription: Brang ti mkhas mong rigs su ‘khrungs/ gsang chen brtag pa’i mnga’ bdag che/ rdo rje ‘chang thar rtse ?? nams mkha’ bsam ‘grubs zhabs la ‘dud//

Laura A. Weinstein