Item: Teacher (Lama) - Dorje Pal

Tibetan: བླ་མ། Chinese: 喇嘛

(item no. 61024)

Origin Location	Tibet
Date Range	1900 - 1959
Lineages	Kagyu, Karma (Kagyu) and Buddhist
Material	Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton
Collection	Private

Classification: Person

TBRC: bdr:P1454

Interpretation / Description

Yungtonpa Dorje Pal (1284-1365)

Dorje Pal in the center in a teaching gesture with Akashagarbha Bodhisattva in the top left corner. The monk with the pandita hat below is Yangde Panchen (1299-1378). Beneath him is an unknown figure. Vaishravana Riding a Lion is depicted directly underneath Yungtonpa.

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.