Tsongkhapa with Disciples and Deities
Artist
Mongolian (Mongolian)Date
19th centuryMedium
Pigments, gilding on sized clothDimensions
Work : 4 1/2 x 3 1/2 x 3/8 in. (11.43 cm x 8.89 cm x 10 mm)Credit Line
Gift of David Kamansky and Gerald WheatonObject Number
2014.23.344.1.A-CLabel
Tsongkhapa and his disciples are portrayed here with two bodhisattvas—Manjushri and Avalokiteshvara—and one dharmapala—Yama Dharmaraja—all of whom function as important meditational deities within the Gelug School. The reverse side of the painting is inscribed with the five-syllable consecration mantra: oṃ āh hūm svā hā.