Himalayan Art Resources

Item: Teacher (Lama) - Karmapa 9, Wangchug Dorje

བླ་མ། 喇嘛
(item no. 23952)
Origin Location Tibet
Date Range 1500 - 1599
Lineages Kagyu, Karma (Kagyu) and Buddhist
Material Metal, Mercuric Gild
Collection Private
Notes about the Central Figure

Classification: Person

Appearance: Monastic

Gender: Male

TBRC: bdr:P889

Interpretation / Description

Wangchug Dorje.

Tibetan Printed Script (Uchen)
English Transliteration: Homage to the second buddha Wangchug Dorje!
Wylie Transliteration: rdzogs pa''''i sangs rgyas dbang phyug rdo rje la na mo.

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Sculpture: Karma Garlug Style
Collection: Christie's, New York (Sculpture. September 15, 2015)
Teacher: Karmapa Wangchug Dorje, 9th
Sculpture: Monastic Shirt (Square Edges)
Teacher: Karmapa (Sculpture Masterworks)
Publication: Images of Faith, A Private Collection of Himalayan Art
Subject: Teachers Masterworks Page
Incarnation Lineage: Gyalwa Karmapa Religious Context
Iconography: Chig She Kun Drol (9th Karmapa)