Himalayan Art Resources

Item: Teacher (Lama) - Panchen Lama 4, Lobzang Tenpai Nyima

བླ་མ། 喇嘛
(item no. 65930)
Origin Location Tibet
Date Range 1800 - 1899
Lineages Gelug and Buddhist
Material Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton
Collection Private
Notes about the Central Figure

Classification: Person

Appearance: Monastic

Gender: Male

TBRC: bdr:P285

Interpretation / Description

Lobzang Tenpai Nyima, 4th Panchen Lama (1782-1853). The surrounding figures comprise the standard depictions of the Panchen Lama previous incarnations. Two notable figures are missing from this standard enumeration, Padmasambhava and Jowo Atisha.

Numbered List:
1. Amitabha Buddha
2. Subhuti
3. Yashas
4. Bhavaviveka
5. Abhayakaragupta
6. Go Lotsawa
7. Sakya Pandita
8. Yungton Dorje Pal
9. Khedrub Geleg Pal Zangpo
10. Sonam Choglang
11. Ensapa Lobzang Dondrub
12. Lobzang Chokyi Gyaltsen (1570-1662)
13. Lobzang Yeshe (1663-1737)
14. Lobzang Palden Yeshe (1738-1780)
15. Lobzang Tenpai Nyima (1782-1853)

Jeff Watt 1-2012

Secondary Images
Related Items
Publications
Iconography: Text Collections (Sanskrit/Tibetan/English)

Thematic Sets
Incarnation Lineage: Panchen Lama Main Page
Incarnation Lineage: Panchen Lama (Single Composition Painting)
Subject: Greyscale - Figurative & General Composition
Teacher: Panchen Lama 4 (7), Lobzang Tenpai Nyima
Collection: Private 21