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Sakya Pandita Kunga Gyeltsen (1182-1251)
OriginTibet
Date16th century
Dimensions6 7/8 × 4 5/8 × 4 1/2 in.
MediumGilt copper alloy with pigments
Classification(s)
Credit LineRubin Museum of Art
Object numberC2005.16.37
Himalayan Art Resources Number65460
DescriptionKunga Gyaltsen (1182–1251) is the fourth of the great founders of the Sakya tradition and the sixth throne holder, or abbot, of Sakya Monastery. He is shown wearing a traditional scholar’s hat of red cloth, which he designed and later became associated with the Sakya School. He is sitting in a vajra posture, wearing a monk’s robe, with his hands in the gesture of teaching (dharmachakra). His downcast eyes and slight smile give him a peaceful expression.Not on view
ca. 15th century
18th century
Dated by inscription, 1667
17th century
ca. 16th century
14th or 16th - 17th century
18th century
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ca. 18th-19th century