Himalayan Art Resources

Item: Teacher (Lama) - Dalai Lama V, Ngagwang Lobzang Gyatso

བླ་མ། 喇嘛
(item no. 58925)
Origin Location Tibet
Date Range 1600 - 1699
Lineages Gelug and Buddhist
Material Metal, Mercuric Gild
Collection Publication: Tantric Buddhist Art
Notes about the Central Figure

Classification: Person

Appearance: Monastic

Gender: Male

TBRC: bdr:P37

Interpretation / Description

Ngagwang Lobzang Gyatso, 5th Dalai Lama. The inscription on the reverse of the sculpture was composed by Tsangyang Gyatso, the 6th Dalai Lama.

Jeff Watt 2-2019

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Publication: Tantric Buddhist Art (Sculpture)

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Teacher: Dalai Lama V, Lobzang Gyatso Page