Himalayan Art Resources

Item: Teacher (Lama) - Karmapa 8, Mikyo Dorje

བླ་མ། 喇嘛
(item no. 68498)
Origin Location Tibet
Date Range 1500 - 1599
Lineages Kagyu, Karma (Kagyu) and Buddhist
Material Silver, Painted Face/Hair
Collection Rubin Museum of Art
Notes about the Central Figure

Classification: Person

TBRC: bdr:P385

Interpretation / Description

Mikyo Dorje, 8th Karmapa (1507-1554 [47 yrs]).

Tibetan Printed Script (Uchen)
English Transliteration: Homage to Lord Mikyo Dorje!
Wylie Transliteration: rje mi skyod rdo rje la na mo.

Secondary Images
Related Items
Exhibition Appearances
Exhibition: RMA Masterworks, January 28th, 2021

Thematic Sets
Teacher: Karmapa Mikyo Dorje, 8th
Sculpture: Silver (Figurative)
Teacher: Karmapa (Sculpture & Iconography)
Collection of Nyingjei Lam (Tibetan Teachers)
Collection of Nyingjei Lam (Inscriptions)
Incarnation Lineage: Gyalwa Karmapa Main Page
Collection of Nyingjei Lam
Sculpture: Karma Garlug Style
Collection of Rubin Museum of Art: Sculpture Main Page
Teacher: Karmapa (Sculpture Masterworks)
Sculpture: Portraits Page