Nyentok Monastery: Tsongkhapa
Nyentok Monastery: Tsongkhapa
CHINA, Qinghai, Rebkong; Qing dynasty
This mural depicts Tsongkhapa, the founder of the Gelug school, who came to be regarded as a manifestation of Manjusri Bodhisattva. His important works include the Great Treatise on the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment and Great Treatise on the Stages of the Hidden Path.
Tsongkhapa sits in full lotus position on a lotus throne, wearing a yellow hat and robe. Both hands form the Dharmacakra (Dharma wheel) mudra while holding lotuses that support a sword and a scripture, symbols of Manjusri. Tsongkhapa is flanked by two small disciples. Mountains, trees, temples, palaces, and monks fill the background.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O, page 718.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Nyentok Monastery: Tsongkhapa." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O, vol. 15, 2016, pp. 718.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Graham Wilson, Manho, Mankuang, and Susan Huntington. 2016. "Nyentok Monastery: Tsongkhapa" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O, 15:718.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Youlu, Wilson, G., Manho, Mankuang, & Huntington, S.. (2016). Nyentok Monastery: Tsongkhapa. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Painting I-O (Vol. 15, pp. 718).
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