Himalayan Art Resources

Item: Teacher (Lama) - Teacher

བླ་མ། 喇嘛
(item no. 61020)
Origin Location Tibet
Date Range 1900 - 1959
Lineages Karma (Kagyu)
Material Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton
Collection Private
Notes about the Central Figure

Classification: Person

Appearance: Monastic

Gender: Male

Interpretation / Description

Orgyenpa.

Orgyenpa Rinchen Pel (1229-1309) with Sahaja Kalachakra on the top left. The small figure at the top right corner is Yanggonpa Gyaltsen Pel (1213-1258), the figure in teaching gesture is Gotsangpa Gonpo Dorje (1189-1258). The two figures below Orgyenpa are his servents.

Shinzo Shiratori 8-2024


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.

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