Item: Teacher (Lama) - Kuyalwa Rinchen Gonpo
| Origin Location | Tibet |
|---|---|
| Date Range | 1200 - 1299 |
| Lineages | Kagyu, Taklung (Kagyu) and Buddhist |
| Size | 28.58x20.96cm (11.25x8.25in) |
| Material | Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton |
| Collection | John and Berthe Ford |
Classification: Person
Appearance: Monastic
Gender: Male
Kuyalwa Rinchen Gonpo of the Taglung Kagyu Tradition of Tibetan Buddhism.
At the top center is Taglung Tangpa Chenpo with Gampopa at the left and Pagmodrubpa on the right.
Descending from the top left is the primordial Buddha Vajradhara followed by the Marpa Kagyu lineage of Tilopa, Naropa, Marpa and Milarepa. Below Milarepa are yellow Manjushri, white Avalokiteshvara, and green Vajrapani. Descending from the top right is the Kadam lineage of Atisha, Dromton, Putowa, etc.
At the bottom left is the donor figure who likely commissioned the painting. In the bottom register beginning on the left side are the meditational deities white Tara, green Tara, white Ushnishavjiya, white Sitatapatra, red Hayagriva and blue Achala.
Jeff Watt 10-2011
Exhibition: Mirror of the Buddha
Publications
Publication: Tibet, Tradition & Change
Thematic Sets
Tradition: Taglung Kagyu Main Page
Teacher: Kuyalwa Rinchern Gonpo
Teachers: Early Paintings of Teachers (Indian Style)
Subject: Lineage Paintings (Kagyu/Kadam)
Publication: Tibet, Tradition & Change (Painting)
Collection of John and Berthe Ford
Subject: Lineage Paintings - Dual
Teachers: Early Teachers (Right Facing)
Teachers: Early Teachers (Single Figures)
Tradition: Kagyu Teachers (Paintings)