Item: Teacher (Lama) - Karmapa 15, Kakyab Dorje
| Origin Location | Eastern Tibet |
|---|---|
| Date Range | 1800 - 1899 |
| Lineages | Karma (Kagyu) |
| Material | Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton |
| Collection | Rubin Museum of Art |
| Catalogue # | acc.# P1998.2.14 |
| Painting School | Palpung / Situ |
Classification: Person
TBRC: bdr:P563
Kakyab Dorje, the 15th Karmapa (1871-1922): with the Buddha Amitabha above and the wrathful bodhisattva Vajrapani below.
Kar ma pa 
Biographical Details
A vajra scepter and bell are held in the right and left hands along with the stems of lotus flowers supporting a sword and book on the right and a long-life vase on the left.
Jeff Watt 9-2000
Reverse of Painting
Wylie Transliteration of Inscription: om ah hum sva ha [written vertically].
rtsa gsum sku gzugs bzhengs pa'i dge rtsa 'dis. dmigs lus grtsod byas mkha' khyab 'dro wa kun. bla med rtsogs pa'i sangs rgyas thob par shog. bkra shis.
Special Features: (Printed script (Uchen), is black, includes "Om Ah Hum" inscription)
Collection of Rubin Museum of Art: Painting Gallery 7
Tradition: Kagyu Teachers (Paintings)
Incarnation Lineage: Gyalwa Karmapa Main Page
Teacher: Karmapa Khakhyab Dorje, 15th (Lama)