A THANGKA OF A PANCHEN LAMA INCARNATION

18TH-19TH CENTURY

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A THANGKA OF A PANCHEN LAMA INCARNATION
18TH-19TH CENTURY
The teacher Abhayakaragupta is depicted wearing flowing robes and a pandita hat beside a snake. To the top left corner, Vajrayogini is surrounded by flames and draped with a garland of skulls. The siddha Ratnasambhava sits to the top right and Mahalaka Panjarnata is shown to the bottom right, holding a staff.

16 3/8 in. x 27 ½ in. (41.5 cm. x 70 cm.), framed and glazed

Provenance

The collection of Cheng Huan, Q.C., S.C.

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Lot Essay

The Panchen Lamas are a line of successively re-incarnating teachers in Tibetan Buddhism, closely associated with the Dalai Lamas, and their principal monastic seat is the Monastery of Tashi Lhunpo near Shigatse in Tsang Province, Tibet.

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