Origin Location | Tibet |
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Date Range | 1700 - 1799 |
Lineages | Gelug |
Size | 53.34x38.10cm (21x15in) |
Material | Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton |
Collection | Erie Art Museum |
Tsongkapa, Lobzang Dragpa (1357-1419): founder of the Gelug tradition of Tibetan Buddhism with the two principal disciples Gyaltsab and Khedrup seated at the sides.
Tsongkapa Biographical Details
At the top is the bodhisattva Maitreya in the Tushita heaven. At the bottom left is the enlightened protector Shadbhuja Mahakala and Yama Dharmaraja on the right.
Jeff Watt 10-2000