Teacher (Lama) - Dalai Lama V, Ngagwang Lobzang Gyatso
Tibet
1700 - 1799
Gelug Lineage
Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton
Collection of Rubin Museum of Art
Ngagwang Lobzang Gyatso, the 5th Dalai Lama (1617-1682) surrounded by scenes depicting his life story from birth to death. The story begins at the viewers top left and moves counter-clockwise to the viewers top right.