ABM 011
Code: ABM 011
Country: Tibet
Style:
Date: 1250 - 1300
Dimensions in cm WxHxD: 8 x 10
Materials: Buff paper
Golden Tsa ka li («tsakli») initiation card depicting a deity of the Sarvadurgatiparishodhana Tantra
On the back side are Tibetan invocations and mantras in dBu med script. These three Tsa ka li are part of a larger serie of which some are in the collection of the Newark Museum (94.221.1-3) and various Private Collections. One of the Tsa ka li in the collection of the Newark Museum (94.221.3) depicts according to the inscription Sangs rgyas yar byon (1203-1272) (BA: 307, 650-2) the third abbot of the sTag lung monastery. This inscription is signed by his nephew, one of his disciples, Grags pa pal ozer zang po (1251-1296).
The sTag lung monastery, also known as dPal sTag lung thang was founded in 1180 by sTag lung thang pa bKra shis dpal (1142-1210). Seat of the sTag lung pa bKa' brgyud. 'Phags chu valley; Byang district. Central Tibet (dBus). It can be assumed that this set of tsa ka li was painted in the 2nd half of the 13th century, possibly at the request of Grags pa pal ozer zang po (1251-1296).
On the back side are Tibetan invocations and mantras in dBu med script. These three Tsa ka li are part of a larger serie of which some are in the collection of the Newark Museum (94.221.1-3) and various Private Collections. One of the Tsa ka li in the collection of the Newark Museum (94.221.3) depicts according to the inscription Sangs rgyas yar byon (1203-1272) (BA: 307, 650-2) the third abbot of the sTag lung monastery. This inscription is signed by his nephew, one of his disciples, Grags pa pal ozer zang po (1251-1296).
The sTag lung monastery, also known as dPal sTag lung thang was founded in 1180 by sTag lung thang pa bKra shis dpal (1142-1210). Seat of the sTag lung pa bKa' brgyud. 'Phags chu valley; Byang district. Central Tibet (dBus). It can be assumed that this set of tsa ka li was painted in the 2nd half of the 13th century, possibly at the request of Grags pa pal ozer zang po (1251-1296).