Himalayan Art Resources

Item: Teacher (Lama) - Karmapa 7, Chodrag Gyatso

བླ་མ། 喇嘛
(item no. 61040)
Origin Location Tibet
Date Range 1900 - 1959
Lineages Karma (Kagyu) and Buddhist
Material Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton
Collection Private
Notes about the Central Figure

Classification: Person

TBRC: bdr:P821

Interpretation / Description

Chodrag Gyatso, 7th Karmapa.

In the center is Chodrag Gyatso, performing the teaching gesture at the heart. In the upper-left corner is Vajravidarana, a purification deity. The red-hatted lama with a mala in hand is Chodrag Gyatso's student, the 4th Shamar, Chokyi Dragpa. Below him wearing a pandita hat is Penchen Shagchog. To the bottom-right is the Second Tai Situ, Tashi Namgyal.

Shinzo Shiratori 11-2024


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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