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SINO-TIBETAIN 18th CENTURY
Gilt bronze repoussé statue of Tsongkhapa, seated in vajrasana on a double lotiform base, hands in dharmachakra mudra and holding lotus stems blossoming on his shoulders. The monastic robe is delicately embellished with fine chasing. The base is sealed and incised with a double vajra.
H. 27 cm
NOTE
Tsongkhapa (1357-1419) was a Tibetan religious master and philosopher, founder of the Gelugpa sect.
Gelugpa sect, also known as the Yellow Cap school, which became the politically dominant lineage at the end of the 16th century, to which the Dalai Lamas belong.
Gilt bronze repoussé statue of Tsongkhapa, seated in vajrasana on a double lotiform base, hands in dharmachakra mudra and holding lotus stems blossoming on his shoulders. The monastic robe is delicately embellished with fine chasing. The base is sealed and incised with a double vajra.
H. 27 cm
NOTE
Tsongkhapa (1357-1419) was a Tibetan religious master and philosopher, founder of the Gelugpa sect.
Gelugpa sect, also known as the Yellow Cap school, which became the politically dominant lineage at the end of the 16th century, to which the Dalai Lamas belong.