Origin Location | Tibet |
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Date Range | 1500 - 1599 |
Lineages | Ngor (Sakya) |
Size | 77.47x63.17cm (30.50x24.87in) |
Material | Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton |
Collection | The Brooklyn Museum of Art |
Catalogue # | acc. #BMA 77.257.3, Anonymous gift |
Painting School | Ngor |
Classification: Person
Appearance: Monastic
Gender: Male
A Sakya teacher of the Lamdre lineage surrounded by the teachers of the Eight Deity Panjarnata Mahakala Lineage of Transmission. (Belonging to a large and well known set of Lamdre Lineage paintings).
At the top center is the primordial Buddha Vajradhara. At the bottom center is Panjarnata Mahakala with Shri Devi on the right, followed by the two wealth deities Yellow Jambhala and Vasudhara. On the left side is Brahmarupa Mahakala followed by the 2 long-life deities White Amitayus and White Tara.
Jeff Watt 3-2002