Thangka painting
Tangka
early 19th century (made)
early 19th century (made)
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This scroll painting or tangka depicts the Fourth Panchen Lama (phonetic Tibetan: Ten pai niyma Chog les man gyal; transliterated Tibetan: bsTan p’ai ni ma Phyogs las man rgyal) (1781-1826). He is surrounded by scenes from his life. Above the Panchen Lama is shown his chief monastery at Tashilunpho. The institution of the Panchen Lama was created by the Fifth Dalai Lama (1617-1682), who declared his teacher Choki Gyaltsen (1570-1662) to be an incarnation of the Buddha Amitabha. Sucessive re-incarnations of Choki Gyaltsen have been recognised as Panchen Lamas. Panchen refers to the Indian word Pandita, or teacher.
Object details
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| Title | Thangka painting |
| Materials and techniques | Gouache on cotton cloth |
| Brief description | Fourth Panchen Lama and Tashilunpho monastery, Tibet, 20th century |
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| Historical context | Scroll painting or tangka depicting the Fourth Panchen Lama, Ten pai niyma Chog les man gyal (bsTan p'ai ni ma Pyogs las man rgyal) (1781-1826) surrounded by scenes from his life. Above him is shown Tashilunpho monastery, the chief seat of the Panchen Lamas in southern Tibet. |
| Summary | This scroll painting or tangka depicts the Fourth Panchen Lama (phonetic Tibetan: Ten pai niyma Chog les man gyal; transliterated Tibetan: bsTan p’ai ni ma Phyogs las man rgyal) (1781-1826). He is surrounded by scenes from his life. Above the Panchen Lama is shown his chief monastery at Tashilunpho. The institution of the Panchen Lama was created by the Fifth Dalai Lama (1617-1682), who declared his teacher Choki Gyaltsen (1570-1662) to be an incarnation of the Buddha Amitabha. Sucessive re-incarnations of Choki Gyaltsen have been recognised as Panchen Lamas. Panchen refers to the Indian word Pandita, or teacher. |
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| Accession number | IM.135-1926 |
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| Record created | March 11, 2003 |
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