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Abbots of the Ngor Monastery, late 16th century. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

Abbots of the Ngor Monastery, late 16th century. The first two abbots of the Ngor Monastery in central Tibet, the older Sempa Chenpo and the younger Jamyang Sherab Gyatsho, engage in a lively conversation. They may be discussing the teachings of the "Hevajra Tantra": the wrathful deity Hevajra, united with his female partner, occupies the space between their flowered halos. Above Hevajra is the Buddha Vajradhara, the ultimate source of the tantra’s teachings, surrounded by members of the teaching lineage. The fifth figure on the left wears a red hat identical to that of the younger abbot at the centre. He is Sakya Pandita, a prominent lama of the Sakya monastic tradition. When Ngor Monastery was founded in 1429, it became the center for a new branch of the Sakya lineage.

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Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

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HRM23B16_331

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Droits gérés

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57,3Mo (2,9Mo) / 34,2cm x 42,0cm / 4039 x 4960 (300dpi)

Mots clés

people man group job man men red Asian Asia religious education sitting arts painting monastery teacher country religion Buddhism art green guy occupation Buddha continent museum color location century speaking conversation teaching profession Tibet Tibetan prayer beads ROSARY conversing seated two people LEGS CROSSED posture educator cross-legged Colour 16th century abbot sixteenth century Tibetan Buddhism lama tempera TGN portrait talking Unknown Hevajra green colour VAJRADHARA Walters Art Museum Heritage Art Sakya Pandita Pandita Sakya Ngor Kunga Gyeltsen Gyeltsen Kunga Fotuo tempera on cloth tempera on cloth U-Tsang Muchen Sempa Chenpo Chenpo Muchen Sempa Sempa Chenpo Jamyang Sherab Gyatsho Gyatsho Jamyang Sherab