Images of the Lama Gongdu 'Revealed Treasure'
Images from the Lama Gongdu Cycle of Revealed Treasure 'Terma' teachings of the Nyingma tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. Although Nyingma in origin the paintings follow closely the 18th century artistic style of Palpung Monastery, a Karma Kagyu establisment founded by Situ Panchen. It could also be said that the paintings are done in a 'Kham' painting style (Kham-dri).
Sanggye Lingpa (1340-1396) discovered the Lama Gongdu, Middling Collection of Precepts, the Gathering of the Guru's Intention (Tibetan: ka du bar wa la ma gong pa du pa), in the great cave of Puri Rinchen Barwa in the year 1364.