Item: Teacher (Lama) - Karmapa 5, Deshin Shegpa
| Origin Location | Eastern Tibet |
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| Date Range | 1700 - 1799 |
| Size | 100x60cm (39.37x23.62in) |
| Material | Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton |
| Collection | Publication: Tibetan Paintings |
| Catalogue # | Collection of Tambaram Gallery, New York |
Deshin Shegpa, 5th Karmapa (1384-1415): composition number #16 from the Karma Kagyu Sertreng set of lineage paintings.
At the top right is the meditational deity Manjuvajra Guhyasamaja. Seated at the middle right is the Chinese emperor Taming Gyallon.
Jeff Watt 1-2008
Text Reference: bka' brgyud gser phreng rnam thar zla wa chu shel gyi phreng ba bar cha (The Golden Garland of Kagyu Biographies). Situ Chokyi Jungne. Vajra Vidya Institute Library, 2005.
Tibetan Paintings by Pratapaditya Pal (list of image plates)
Publication: Tibetan Paintings
Thematic Sets
Teacher: Karmapa Deshin Shegpa, 5th
Painting Sets: Karma Kagyu Lineage Paintings (Karma Gar-ri)
Subject: Six Liberations
Incarnation Lineage: Gyalwa Karmapa Main Page
Teacher: Deshin Shegpa, 5th Karmapa
Painting Style: Palpung Monastery (following Karma Gadri Style for Lineage Painting Sets)
Painting Set: Karma Kagyu Lineage (Palpung Page, Set 1)
Painting Set: Karma Kagyu Lineage (Sertreng, misc.)
Teacher: Karmapa (Masterworks)