Palcho Monastery Kumbum Stupa Wish Fulfilling Shrine: Gampopa
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Palcho Monastery Kumbum Stupa Wish Fulfilling Shrine: Gampopa
CHINA, Tibet, Gyantse
Gampopa is also known as the physician of Dagpo. He was a disciple of Milarepa in the early 12th century and an important forerunner of the Karma Kagyu school. The Gampopa figure wears clothing that represents a Tibetan monk and a red ritual hat. He has a disproportionately large head compared with the body. The figure sits in a full lotus position with hands in the dhyana (meditation) mudra. The rim of the throne-back is decorated with cloud patterns that culminate in a flaming Dharma jewel. There is a lotus flanked by a pair of lions on the base of the throne.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture N-Sr, page 799.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Palcho Monastery Kumbum Stupa Wish Fulfilling Shrine: Gampopa." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture N-Sr, vol. 12, 2016, pp. 799.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Yann Lovelock, Yuan Chou, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Palcho Monastery Kumbum Stupa Wish Fulfilling Shrine: Gampopa" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture N-Sr, 12:799.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Lovelock, Y., Chou, Y., Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Palcho Monastery Kumbum Stupa Wish Fulfilling Shrine: Gampopa. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture N-Sr (Vol. 12, pp. 799).
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