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Tsonggkapa (1357-1419) was the founder of the Gelug sect of Tibetan Buddhism. Here he is shown with his right hand raised in the Vitarka Mudra, indicating that he is giving a sermon to the surrounding divine assembly.
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A TANGKA OF TSONGKHAPA
19TH CENTURY
scroll, mounted and framed, ink and colour on cloth
36 5/8 x 23 ¾ in. (93 x 60.4 cm.)
19TH CENTURY
scroll, mounted and framed, ink and colour on cloth
36 5/8 x 23 ¾ in. (93 x 60.4 cm.)
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Tsonggkapa (1357-1419) was the founder of the Gelug sect of Tibetan Buddhism. Here he is shown with his right hand raised in the Vitarka Mudra, indicating that he is giving a sermon to the surrounding divine assembly.