Item: Teacher (Lama) - Karmapa 9, Wangchug Dorje
| Origin Location | Tibet |
|---|---|
| Date Range | 1600 - 1699 |
| Lineages | Karma (Kagyu) |
| Material | Ground Mineral Pigment, Fine Gold Line on Cotton |
| Collection | Rubin Museum of Art |
Wangchuk Dorje, the 9th Karmapa, (1555-1603): a great traveler, scholar and practitioner. Well educated and a moderately prolific writer, two of his more important compositions on mahamudra were the 'Ocean of Certainty' and 'Eliminating the Darkness of Ignorance.' One of his most famous students was Jonang Taranatha.
At the top left is the female meditational deity, Sitatapatra, white in colour with three faces and eight arms. At the top right corner is a depiction of Tsurphu Monastery. At the bottom left is the protector Raudrantika Mahakala.
Jeff Watt 4-2000 [updated 2-2013]
Publication: Tibetan Paintings
Publication: Selection of Works - Painting (RMA)
Thematic Sets
Collection of RMA: Painting Masterworks Page
Collection of RMA: Persons Masterworks
Subject: Karmapa (Painting Chronology)
Subject: Hat Videos
Painting Sets: Karma Kagyu Lineage Teachers (Masterworks)
Painting Sets: Karma Kagyu Lineage List
Teacher: Karmapa Wangchug Dorje, 9th Masterworks
Tradition: Kagyu Teachers (Paintings)
Collection of Rubin Museum of Art (RMA): Main Page
Teacher: Karmapa (Masterworks)
Subject: Canopy/Parasol in Painting
Tradition: Karma Kagyu, Lineage Teacher Painting Masterworks (Rubin Museum)
Incarnation Lineage: Gyalwa Karmapa Main Page
Painting Tradition: Karma Gar-ri Main Page
Teacher: Karmapa Wangchug Dorje, 9th
Painting Set: Karma Kagyu Lineage (Sertreng, misc.)