Item: Teacher (Lama) - Sonam Tsemo
བླ་མ།
喇嘛
(item no. 85707)
| Origin Location | Central Tibet |
|---|---|
| Date Range | 1500 - 1599 |
| Lineages | Ngor (Sakya) |
| Size | 78.74x67.31cm (31x26.50in) |
| Material | Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton |
| Collection | Los Angeles County Museum of Art |
| Catalogue # | acc. #M.70.57, Gift of Paul E. Manheim by exchange |
Notes about the Central Figure
Sonam Tsemo, Lobpon (1142-1182): accompanied by the Saroruhavajra Hevajra Lineage.
"Accomplished from limitless merit,
Greatly increasing omniscient wisdom,
Becoming the supreme kinsman of beings;
To Sonam Tsemo I bow." (Chogyal Pagpa).
Jeff Watt 1-2013
Tradition: Sakya Teachers
Tradition: Sakya Founders
Subject: Margapala/Lamdre Lineage [1] (Ngor set)
Teacher: Sonam Tsemo Page
Subject: Five Superior Lords
Subject: Three White Ones
Subject: Ngor Tradition (Teachers)
Collection of Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Subject: Margapala Lineage [1] (Five Superiors)
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