Himalayan Art Resources

Item: Teacher (Lama)

བླ་མ། 喇嘛
(item no. 90768)
Origin Location Tibet
Date Range 1800 - 1899
Lineages Kagyu, Drukpa (Kagyu) and Buddhist
Material Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton
Collection Tibet House, New York
Notes about the Central Figure

Classification: Person

Interpretation / Description

Kunzig Chokyi Nangwa, the 8th Drugchen (1768-1822) [P846] from a set of paintings depicting the Drugpa Kagyu Lineage of the Kagyu Tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. (See Kagyu Trinle Shingta from the same set of paintings).

Jeff Watt 5-2008

Secondary Images
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Thematic Sets
Collection of Tibet House: New York (Repatriation)
Subject: Hats (Fan-like Hat)
Tradition: Drugpa Kagyu Main Page
Artist: Kunzig Chokyi Nangwa
Collection of Tibet House, NY (Teachers)
Collection of Tibet House: New York (Painting Masterworks)