Item: Teacher (Lama) - Karmapa 5, Deshin Shegpa

Tibetan: བླ་མ། Chinese: 喇嘛

(item no. 61030)

Origin Location	Tibet
Date Range	1960 -
Lineages	Kagyu and Karma (Kagyu)
Material	Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton
Collection	Private

Classification: Person

Appearance: Monastic

Gender: Male

TBRC: bdr:P1410

Interpretation / Description

Deshin Shegpa, 5th Karmapa (1384-1415): composition number #16 from the Karma Kagyu Sertreng set of lineage paintings.

At the top right is the meditational deity Manjushri. Seated at the middle right is the Chinese Ming emperor Yongle Zhu Di. This scene depicts Karmapa's visit to Nanjing.

Jeff Watt 1-2008

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.