Himalayan Art Resources

Item: Teacher (Lama) - Karmapa 11, Yeshe Dorje

བླ་མ། 喇嘛
(item no. 61056)
Origin Location Tibet
Date Range 1900 - 1959
Lineages Karma (Kagyu) and Buddhist
Material Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton
Collection Private
Notes about the Central Figure

Classification: Person

TBRC: bdr:P943

Interpretation / Description

Yeshe Dorje, 11th Karmapa.

In the center of the composition is Yeshe Dorje holding a wish-fulfilling jewel in his left hand. In the upper left corner upon a lotus and sun-disk is the ishtadevata Vajravarahi (Dorje Phagmo). Below is Yonge Mingyur Dorje (1628-1708), a Nyingma terton and teacher to the Karmapa. In bottom left corner is Treho Karma Guru Tuchentsal.

Shinzo Shiratori 8-2024.

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