Portrait of Taglung Thangpa Chenpo
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Caption
Portrait of Taglung Thangpa Chenpo, early to mid 14th century. Opaque watercolor and gold on cotton, 20 3/8 × 15 in. (51.8 × 38.1 cm) frame: 28 3/4 × 22 3/4 × 2 in. (73 × 57.8 × 5.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Asian Art Council, 1991.86. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Title
Portrait of Taglung Thangpa Chenpo
Date
early to mid 14th century
Geography
Place made: Tibet
Medium
Opaque watercolor and gold on cotton
Classification
Dimensions
20 3/8 × 15 in. (51.8 × 38.1 cm) frame: 28 3/4 × 22 3/4 × 2 in. (73 × 57.8 × 5.1 cm)
Inscriptions
"The ascetic practice of patience is hold patience.It is the excellent way to get beyond suffering, this is the word of the Buddha. For an ordained monk to do harm or to hurt others is not the virtuous practice." ( The following is tentative): " The city of gandharvas, the wheel of existence, or karmic imprints, know them as the great pureland of Sukhavati. Unborn and unagitated from the beginning of no beginning may the ' Auspicious blessings' of taglung Thangpa come! I will what they command, the venerable, incomparable father and his sons, who are no separate from me. May they be capable of purifying the illusions of my mind, and of leading all beings (on the path to liberation). May all be auspicious!"
Credit Line
Gift of the Asian Art Council
Accession Number
1991.86
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