A TIBETAN MINIATURE BRONZE OF TSONGKHAPA, 18TH-19TH CENTURY Catalog Number: AB0319-0039 Bronze Tibet, 18th to 19th century Tsonkhapa lived during the 14th and 15th centuries and became famous for his reformatory activities. He founded his first monastery, the well-known Ganden Monastery, in 1409. The monks belonging to his school were called Gelugpa, the “virtuous” or “chaste”, as Tsongkhapa was a staunch puritan. In depictions he shows the same attributes as the bodhisattva Manjushri – sword on the left, the prajnaparamita book with flaming pearl on the right, each in front of lotus blossoms. His hands show the dharmachakra mudra. Dimensions: HEIGHT 4 CM Condition: Good condition Provenance: Galerie Zacke archive; previously in a German private collection and acquired between 1970 and 1980.
A TIBETAN MINIATURE BRONZE OF TSONGKHAPA, 18TH-19TH CENTURY Catalog Number: AB0319-0039 Bronze Tibet, 18th to 19th century Tsonkhapa lived during the 14th and 15th centuries and became famous for his reformatory activities. He founded his first monastery, the well-known Ganden Monastery, in 1409. The monks belonging to his school were called Gelugpa, the “virtuous” or “chaste”, as Tsongkhapa was a staunch puritan. In depictions he shows the same attributes as the bodhisattva Manjushri – sword on the left, the prajnaparamita book with flaming pearl on the right, each in front of lotus blossoms. His hands show the dharmachakra mudra. Dimensions: HEIGHT 4 CM Condition: Good condition Provenance: Galerie Zacke archive; previously in a German private collection and acquired between 1970 and 1980.
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