Karma Kagyu Lineage

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Eastern Tibet

1700 - 1799

Karma (Kagyu) Lineage

33.02x24.13cm (13x9.50in)

Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton

Collection of Rubin Museum of Art

Dusum Khyenpa, the 1st Karmapa, (1110-1193): founder of the Karma (Kamtsang) branch of the Kagyu Tradition.

Having an older appearance with gray hair and the head turned to the side he performs the mudra of Dharma teaching with the hands held at the level of the heart in a similitude of a Dharma wheel. Atop the head is a black vajra crown adorned with gold ornamentation - received as a gift from the dakinis in acknowledgment of his realization. Wearing in the red robes of a fully ordained monk he is further attired in a meditation cape. Above an ornate throne and jewel carved backrest covered with brocade he sits in vajra posture gazing to the side. Appearing at the upper left is Lama Gampopa wearing a red pandita hat, monastic robes and performing the mudra of generosity with the left hand. In a relaxed posture on a western style chair with the right leg extended and the left folded he is surrounded by radiant spheres and cascading rainbow light.

At the left side a solitary monk with the hands raised and joined in respectful devotion sits on a traditional monk's mat. Positioned in front is the wrathful protector Chaturbhuja Mahakala, with one face and four hands, dark blue in colour, holding a curved knife and skullcup in the first pair of hands and a sword and spear in the second. On a corpse seat, sun disc and white lotus blossom he is surrounded by the orange flames of pristine awareness.

On a black swatch in the lower frame of silk brocade is an offering goddess of cloth applique. With one face, two hands and blue in colour she stands in a dancing posture. This painting likely belongs to a set portraying each of the Karmapa incarnate lamas accompanied at the bottom by various offering goddesses in applique.

Dusum Khyenpa on hearing the news of the passing of his teacher returned from the region of Kham in the east to Daklha Gampo monastery in central Tibet and experienced a vision of Gampopa appearing in the sky above the monastery. He served as abbot of Daklha Gampo and later founded Tsurphu monastery - becoming the seat of the future incarnate Karmapa lamas.

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Dudul Dorje, the 13th Karmapa, (1733-1797): able to teach the word of the Buddha to both humans and animals; from a set of paintings nearly thirty in number designed by Situ Panchen Chokyi Jungne in the 18th century.

Formal in appearance and fair in colour Dudul Dorje sits with the proper right hand in the open gesture (mudra) of generosity extended over the right knee. The left hand is held to the heart in the gesture of blessing. Adorning the head he displays the black vajra crown, typical of the Karmapa lamas, a gift of the dakinis bestowed originally to Dusum Khyenpa. Wearing the red and orange robes of a fully ordained monk (bhikshu), he sits atop a throne and cushioned seat with an elaborate backrest and brocade. In front on a low table an assortment of ritual objects and delicacies are displayed. On the ground in front of that are rows of various gems, precious jewels and a stalk of red coral. At the middle right a tree rises upward on a long trunk and branches copiously endowed with green foliage and fruit. The middle left background is filled with an idyllic landscape scene and tall mountains typical of the Karma Gadri and Karshodpa styles of painting.

At the top left a human figure sits atop a white lotus next to the female deity White Parasol, Sitatapatra, encircled by a ring of flames. To the left is White Amitayus seated above a large white billowing cloud.


At the bottom left are three seated figures with two wearing religious hats denoting rank. The figure at the bottom left is holding upraised an offering plate held respectfully with a white ceremonial scarf (katag). At the bottom right is the Great Black One of the Vajra Pavilion, Mahakala Panjarnata, surrounded by the flames of wisdom fire.

Tibet

1700 - 1799

Karma (Kagyu), Kagyu and Buddhist Lineages

Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton

Collection of Rubin Museum of Art

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Deshin Shegpa, 5th Karmapa (1384-1415): composition number #16 from the Karma Kagyu Sertreng set of lineage paintings composed by Situ Panchen Chokyi Jungne.

At the top right is the meditational deity Manjuvajra Guhyasamaja. Seated at the middle right is the Chinese emperor Taming Gyallon.

Eastern Tibet

1700 - 1799

100x60cm (39.37x23.62in)

Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton

Collection of Publication: Tibetan Paintings

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Tibet

Karma (Kagyu) and Buddhist Lineages

Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton

Collection of Museum der Kulturen, Basel

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