China 1600 - 1699 Gelug and Buddhist Lineages Collection of Rubin Museum of Art
4th Demo Rinpoche, Lhawang Geleg Gyaltsen (1631-1668). Demo Rinpoche was the most important teacher in the Chamdo area of east Tibet and accompanied the 5th Dalai Lama to Beijing in 1651. The inscriptions along each side of the central figure are verses of blessing composed by the 5th Dalai Lama.