Yonghe Temple: Sixth Panchen Lama
Gilt copper alloy
Yonghe Temple: Sixth Panchen Lama
CHINA, Beijing; Qing dynasty
Lobsang Palden Yeshe, the Sixth Panchen Lama, was invited to Beijing in 1778 to celebrate the birthday of Emperor Qianlong (reigned 1736–1795) but died from smallpox during his visit. He was only 42 years old. This 18th century sculpture shows him in monastic attire wearing a ritual hood. The figure sits in full lotus position upon a double lotus pedestal, with the right hand raised in the vitarka (teaching) mudra. The clothing is remarkably detailed and natural-looking.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture St-Z, page 1415.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Yonghe Temple: Sixth Panchen Lama." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture St-Z, vol. 13, 2016, pp. 1415.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Yann Lovelock, Yuan Chou, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Yonghe Temple: Sixth Panchen Lama" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture St-Z, 13:1415.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Lovelock, Y., Chou, Y., Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Yonghe Temple: Sixth Panchen Lama. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture St-Z (Vol. 13, pp. 1415).
@misc{Hsingyun2016,
author = Hsingyun and Youheng and Lovelock, Yann and Chou, Yuan and Huntington, Susan and Edson, Gary and Neather, Robert,
booktitle = {Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture St-Z},
pages = 1415,
title = {{Yonghe Temple: Sixth Panchen Lama}},
volume = 13,
year = {2016}}
author = Hsingyun and Youheng and Lovelock, Yann and Chou, Yuan and Huntington, Susan and Edson, Gary and Neather, Robert,
booktitle = {Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture St-Z},
pages = 1415,
title = {{Yonghe Temple: Sixth Panchen Lama}},
volume = 13,
year = {2016}}