Item: Teacher (Lama)

Tibetan: བླ་མ། Chinese: 喇嘛

(item no. 99682)

Origin Location	Tibet
Date Range	1700 - 1799
Lineages	Karma (Kagyu) and Buddhist
Size	100x60cm (39.37x23.62in)
Material	Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton
Collection	Publication: Tibetan Paintings
Catalogue #	Collection of Tambaran Gallery, New York

Classification: Person

Interpretation / Description

Karshu Gonpo Dorje - Gyaltsap Goshir Paljor Dhondup I.

The First Gyaltsab Rinpoche, Paljor Dondrub. The central figure of the composition is Peljor Dondrup, The First Gyaltsab Rinpoche (1425-1489). The blue wrathful figure above in the upper right is Krishna Yamari. On the lower right corner stands a form of Mahakala and consort.

Shinzo Shiratori 10-2024

Text Reference: bka' brgyud gser phreng rnam thar zla wa chu shel gyi phreng ba bar cha (The Golden Garland of Kagyu Biographies). Situ Chokyi Jungne. Vajra Vidya Institute Library, 2005.

Tibetan Paintings by Pratapaditya Pal (list of image plates)