Keywords: Portrait of Munchen Sangye Rinchen.jpg Portrait of Munchen Sangye Rinchen the Eighth Abbot of Ngor Monastery 1513 “16 holds a book and sits on a lion throne under a lobed arch studded with lotus buds Immediately above is the Buddha attaining enlightenment accompanied by additional Buddhist deities and patriarchs of the Sakya monastic lineage In the lower register are red and blue wrathful protective deities and the four lokapalas or guardian kings shown in yellow Distemper and gold on cloth 30 5/8 x 26 3/16 in 77 8 x 66 5 cm http //www metmuseum org/collection/the-collection-online/search/37817 http //images metmuseum org/CRDImages/as/original/DP238089 jpg direct link late 16th century author PD-old-100 Tibetan Buddhist paintings in the Metropolitan Museum of Art 16th-century paintings from Tibet Mandala thangka from Tibet Files uploaded by Yann Forget Sakya |