ABS 212
Code: ABS 212
Country: Tibet
Style:
Date: 1450 - 1550
Dimensions in cm WxHxD: 7.6 x 11.6 x 4.9
Materials: Gilt copper
Tsongkhapa? (1357-1419)
A master sits in meditation posture on a lotus throne and performs the teaching gesture. He is wearing the monk’s robe and the pointed hat of the scholars with extended earflaps and is holding the stems of lotuses, the blossoms of which unfold at his shoulders. These support his attributes: the sword of wisdom on the right and a book on the left. These are also the traditional attributes of the wisdom bodhisattva Manjushri. This combination of elements seems to identify him as Tsongkhapa. He was an important figure in Tibetan Buddhism and founder of the Geluk school, and is believed to be the emanation of Manjushri. However, in the absence of an inscription, this identification remains uncertain.
A master sits in meditation posture on a lotus throne and performs the teaching gesture. He is wearing the monk’s robe and the pointed hat of the scholars with extended earflaps and is holding the stems of lotuses, the blossoms of which unfold at his shoulders. These support his attributes: the sword of wisdom on the right and a book on the left. These are also the traditional attributes of the wisdom bodhisattva Manjushri. This combination of elements seems to identify him as Tsongkhapa. He was an important figure in Tibetan Buddhism and founder of the Geluk school, and is believed to be the emanation of Manjushri. However, in the absence of an inscription, this identification remains uncertain.