Ih Juu Monastery: Third Dalai Lama
Gilt copper alloy
Ih Juu Monastery: Third Dalai Lama
CHINA, Inner Mongolia, Hohhot; Qing dynasty
Sonam Gyatso, the Third Dalai Lama, introduced the Gelug teachings of Tibetan Buddhism into the Mongolian regions during the 16th century. As a consequence, he was given the title of Dalai Lama by the then ruler, Altan Khan, in 1578. The title was later conferred onto two predecessors. This statue of him wears the yellow monastic hat of the Gelug school. One hand is raised in vitarka (teaching) mudra while the figure smiles benevolently.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture G-M, page 473.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Ih Juu Monastery: Third Dalai Lama." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture G-M, vol. 11, 2016, pp. 473.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Yann Lovelock, Yuan Chou, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Ih Juu Monastery: Third Dalai Lama" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture G-M, 11:473.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Lovelock, Y., Chou, Y., Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Ih Juu Monastery: Third Dalai Lama. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture G-M (Vol. 11, pp. 473).
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