Item: Teacher (Lama) - Teacher

Tibetan: བླ་མ། Chinese: 喇嘛

(item no. 3314390)

Origin Location	Tibet
Date Range	1700 - 1799
Lineages	Kagyu, Karma (Kagyu) and Buddhist
Material	Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton
Collection	Museum der Kulturen, Basel

Classification: Person

Appearance: Monastic

Gender: Male

Interpretation / Description

Ratnabhadra

Ratnabhadra or otherwise known as Sogwon Rinchen Zangpo is the figure in the posture of teaching. Above him at the top left is Yogambhara, below is the wrathful meditational deity Simhamukha.

Shinzo Shiratori 10-2024

Text Reference:

bka' brgyud gser phreng rnam thar zla wa chu shel gyi phreng ba bar cha (The Golden Garland of Kagyu Biographies). Situ Chokyi Jungne. Vajra Vidya Institute Library, 2005.