Himalayan Art Resources

Item: Teacher (Lama) - Rongzom Chokyi Zangpo

བླ་མ། 喇嘛
(item no. 77570)
Origin Location Tibet
Date Range 1600 - 1699
Lineages Jonang (Sakya) and Buddhist
Size 99x56cm (38.98x22.05in)
Material Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton
Collection Royal Ontario Museum
Notes about the Central Figure

Classification: Person

Gender: Male

Interpretation / Description

Rongzom Chozang (1012-1131): a great translator of the early Nyingmapa Tradition. He travelled extensively and studied in India with many teachers. This painting is from a much larger set that depicts the pre-incarnations of Jonang Taranata.

Jeff Watt 3-2005

Secondary Images
Related Items
Thematic Sets
Painting Tradition: Khyenri Main Page
Tradition: Jonang Masterworks
Collection of Royal Ontario Museum: Paintings
Collection of Royal Ontario Museum: Paintings - Masterworks
Tradition: Jonang Painting Masterworks (Teachers)
Teacher: Rongzom Chokyi Zangpo
Subject: Jonangpa Tradition
Teacher: Jonang Taranata Incarnations (Miscellaneous)
Tradition: Jonang Main Page
Painting Style: Khyenri - Teachers & Siddhas