Item: Tonpa Shenrab (Founder of Bon) - Tritsug Gyalwa
སྟོན་པ་གཤེན་རབ། བོན་ལུགས་སྲོལ་གཏོད་པ།
敦巴辛绕传记（苯教开创人）
(item no. 90730)
| Origin Location | Tibet |
|---|---|
| Date Range | 1800 - 1899 |
| Lineages | Bon |
| Material | Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton |
| Collection | Tibet House, New York |
Notes about the Central Figure
Classification: Deity
The Enlightened One (Tibetan: sang gye). It is not clear whether this is an image of Buddha Shakyamuni or of the founder of Yungdrung Bon - Tonpa Shenrab in the form of Tritsug Gyalwa.
Jeff Watt 5-2000
Collection of Tibet House: New York (Repatriation)
Collection of Tibet House, NY (Unidentified Subjects)
Collection of Tibet House, NY (Bon)
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