Item: Teacher (Lama) - Tsongkapa

Lama Tsongkapa (1357-1419): founder of the Gelugpa School, with the two principal students, Gyaltsab on the left and Khedrup on the right.

Tsongkapa Biographical Details

At the top center is the buddha Shakyamuni accompanied by two bodhisattvas and three rows of lineage gurus. In the foreground a lama wearing monastic robes, seated on a throne, is encircled by four lamas. At the bottom left is the Dharma protector Shadbhuja Mahakala. At the right is Yama Dharmaraja.

Jeff Watt 9-2000

Front of Painting
English Translation of Inscription: (Some of the Lama figures have name inscriptions in U-med lettering).

Thematic Sets
Tradition: Gelug Teachers (Paintings)
Collection of Rubin Museum of Art: Painting Gallery 6
Subject: Jewels (Early Use as Offerings)
Teacher: Tsongkhapa Main Page
Teacher: Tsongkapa, Father and Sons
Tradition: Gelug Lineage Teacher Masterworks (Rubin Museum)
Subject: Lineage Paintings - Dual
Subject: Shrine, Buddhist
Teacher: Tsongkapa (Yogachara & Madhyamaka Lineages)