Himalayan Art Resources

Item: Teacher (Lama) - Shamarpa 7, Yeshe Nyingpo

བླ་མ། 喇嘛
(item no. 61053)
Origin Location Tibet
Date Range 1900 - 1959
Lineages Kagyu, Karma (Kagyu) and Buddhist
Material Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton
Collection Private
Notes about the Central Figure

Classification: Person

Appearance: Monastic

Gender: Male

TBRC: bdr:P1386

Interpretation / Description

Yeshe Nyingpo, 7th Shamar Incarnation.

In the center is Yeshe Nyingpo, the 7th Shamarpa (1631-1694) in a teaching gesture. In the upper-right corner is Padmasambhava. To Yeshe Nyingpo's lower left are two individuals, the closer in a gesture of teaching is 6th Tai Situ Mipham Trinley Rabten (1640/1658 - 1682) and the 5th Pawo Rinpoche, Trinley Gyatso (1699-?).

Shinzo Shiratori 11-2024


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.

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