A SINO-TIBETAN BRONZE-GILT TSONG KHAPA

Dimensions: Length: 14.5 cm, Width: 11.5 cm, Height: 19.5 cm,

Lama Tsongkapa (1357-1419) was the founder of the Gelugpa School of Tibetan Buddhism, and established the Ganden Monastery as the principal seat of the school. Powerfully and heavily cast seated in?dhyanasana, holding an alms bowl and two lotus flower stems, one supporting the book of wisdom and the other his sword, wearing voluminous robes incised with scrolling borders, his face with a benign expression surmounted by a brocade pandita hat, richly gilt overall.
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