Subject: Hats (Religious Traditions)
Hats of the HimalayasSubjects, Topics & Types:
- Description (below)
- Religious Hat Outline Page
- Nyingma Hats
- Sakya Hats
- Kagyu Hats
- Karma Kagyu Hats
- Jonang, Bodong, Bulug & Shangpa Hats
- Gelug Hats
- Bon Religious Hats
- Buddhism Main Page
- Confusions
- Others...
Videos: All Hat Videos
Pandita Hat (monks only): Nyingma (red & pointed), Kadam (red), Sakya (red), Kagyu (red), Shangpa (red), Bulug (red, orange or yellow), Jonang (red or orange), Gelug (yellow & pointed)
Lotus Hat: Nyingma (multi-coloured, various shapes)
Fan-like Hat: Kagyu (red), Gelug (yellow)
Cap Style Hat: Karma Kagyu (black, red, orange, green speckled, white), Miscellaneous Traditions
Recognizing the hats of Tibetan teachers is the most important key to identifying the different religious traditions in paintings and identifying individual figures in art. Both a general and an intimate knowledge of hats is an essential tool in the study of Buddhist iconography.
Jeff Watt 8-2012 [updated 6-2017, page added 4-2020]
(The images below are only a selection of examples from the links above).
