Himalayan Art Resources

Item: Teacher (Lama) - Teacher

བླ་མ། 喇嘛
(item no. 61081)
Origin Location Tibet
Date Range 1900 - 1959
Lineages Kagyu, Karma (Kagyu) and Buddhist
Material Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton
Collection Private
Notes about the Central Figure

Classification: Person

Appearance: Monastic

Gender: Male

Interpretation / Description

9th Tai Situ, Pema Nyingje Wangpo (1774-1853).

At the center of the composition is the 9th Tai Situ, Nyingje Wangpo, performing the gesture of teaching. In the upper left corner is the meditational deity Mahamaya with consort. Beneath the deity wearing a lotus hat is the Dzigar Shipa Rigdzin Dorje Dragpa, and below him is Situ's student Dabzang Nyedon Tenpa Rabgye (1808-1864/1867). The protector deity at the lower right is Panjarnata Mahakala.

Shinzo Shiratori 1-2025


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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