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Portrait of Phagmo Drupa Dorje Gyalpo (1110–1170)
1200s
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
This portrait statue depicts the first monastic leader of the prominent Buddhist monastery of Densatil, an influential early leader of the Tibetan Buddhist monastic order called Kagyu, famous for his views on the importance of meditation. He sits on a lotus pedestal and lion throne, like a Buddha, and his hand positions (mudras) communicate that meditation leads to enlightenment.
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- Title: Portrait of Phagmo Drupa Dorje Gyalpo (1110–1170)
- Date Created: 1200s
- Physical Dimensions: Overall: 13.5 x 12 x 8.5 cm (5 5/16 x 4 3/4 x 3 3/8 in.); Base: 8 x 19 x 14 cm (3 1/8 x 7 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.)
- Provenance: (David Tremayne, Ltd., London, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art), The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Type: Sculpture
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1993.160
- Medium: gilt bronze with gold, silver, copper, turquoise, lapis, and coral inlay
- Inscriptions: / / Na mo 'ghu ru / / Ngan lam ban chung bdag gis ni / / bla ma Rin chen sku bzhengs pa yi / / bsod nams 'di yi byin brlabs kyis / / 'gro drug sdug sngal zad par shog / / Translation: "Salutations to the master ! May the sufferings of the six kinds of beings be appeased through the blessing of merit gained by me, the little monk of Ngan.lam, in having this statue of the Lama Rin.chen made."
- Department: Indian and Southeast Asian Art
- Culture: Central Tibet
- Credit Line: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
- Collection: Tibetan Art
- Accession Number: 1993.160
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