Item: Teacher (Lama)

Tibetan: བླ་མ། Chinese: 喇嘛

(item no. 65603)

Origin Location	Tibet
Date Range	1800 - 1899
Lineages	Kagyu, Karma (Kagyu) and Buddhist
Material	Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton
Collection	Rubin Museum of Art

Classification: Person

Interpretation / Description

Drogon Rechen: at the top right is the peaceful form of the bodhisattva Vajrapani. An attendant stands to he side of the central figure and in the lower right corner is Mahakala Bernagchen. (See HAR #11172).

Jeff Watt 1-2008

Drogon Rechen: above the central figure of Drogon Rechen at the upper right is the bodhisattva Vajrapani in peaceful appearance. Below to the left of Drogon Rechen is a servant and across to the right side is Mahakala Bernagchen (Black-Cloaked One), the special protector to the Gyalwa Karmapas.

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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