Item: Teacher (Lama) - Panchen Lama 4, Lobzang Tenpai Nyima

Tibetan: བླ་མ། Chinese: 喇嘛

(item no. 92059)

Origin Location	Ladakh, Northern India
Date Range	1800 - 1899
Lineages	Gelug and Buddhist
Material	Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton
Collection	U. of Michigan Museum of Anthropology
Catalogue #	#9589 Koelz Collection

Classification: Person

Appearance: Monastic

Gender: Male

Interpretation / Description

Lobzang Palden Yeshe, the 3rd Panchen Lama (1738-1780).

Directly above is the buddha Amitabha, seated, and red in colour. The meditational deity Vajrabhairava stands in the upper left corner.

At the bottom center is Shri Devi, Magzor Gyalmo, with the two worldly protectors Dorje Setrap on the left and Chingkarwa on the right.

Jeff Watt 5-2001