Himalayan Art Resources

Item: Teacher (Lama) - Kyungpo Naljor

བླ་མ། 喇嘛
(item no. 89716)
Origin Location Tibet
Date Range 1900 - 1959
Lineages Shangpa Kagyu
Material Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton
Collection Private
Notes about the Central Figure

Classification: Person

TBRC: bdr:P39

Interpretation / Description

Khedrup Khyungpo Naljor (b. 978/990, d.1127): founder of the Shangpa Kagyu School.

At the top center is the primordial Buddha Vajradhara, blue is colour. At the top left is Padmasambhava with the dakini Niguma on the right side. At the middle left is Hayagriva and on the left, the 2nd Karmapa, Karma Pakshi. At the bottom center is Chakrasamvara and on the left Simhamukha and on the right Six-armed Mahakala.

Jeff Watt, 11-2009

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Teacher: Khyungpo Naljor