Himalayan Art Resources

Item: Teacher (Lama) - Tsongkapa

བླ་མ། 喇嘛
(item no. 90024)
Origin Location Tibet
Date Range 1700 - 1799
Lineages Gelug
Material Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton
Collection Navin Kumar
Notes about the Central Figure

Classification: Person

Appearance: Monastic

Gender: Male

TBRC: bdr:P64

Interpretation / Description

Lama Tsongkapa (1357-1419): founder of the Gelugpa School, surrounded by various biographical scenes, with wrathful forms of the bodhisattva Vajrapani above. This painting is number #14 (right 7) from the set of fifteen paintings depicting the life story of Tsongkapa.

Tsongkapa Biographical Details

Jeff Watt 10-2000

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Thematic Sets
Tradition: Gelug Teachers (Paintings)
Teacher: Tsongkapa Life Story Main Page
Subject: Art Depicted in Art
Subject: Art Depicted in Art (Paintings)
Collection of Navin Kumar Gallery: Painting