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A gilt copper figure of Khedrubje Geleg Palzang
Tibet, 17th/18th century

18 September 2013, 10:00 EDT
New York

Sold for US$9,375 inc. premium

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A gilt copper figure of Khedrubje Geleg Palzang

Tibet, 17th/18th century
Seated on a broad-leafed lotus and stamen pedestal, the Panchen Lama rests his left hand on a manuscript, his right raised in the teaching gesture, the hems of his robes with incised floral patterns; a Tibetan inscription on the reverse reads: mkhas grub dge legs dpal bzang la na mo; "the learned and accomplished Gelek Palsang".
5 in. (12.6 cm) high

Footnotes

Thought to be an emanation of Manjushri, Khedrup Gelek Palsang (1385-1438) was a disciple of Tsongkhapa, the founder of the Gelugpa school, and became its first Panchen Lama in 1431. The Tsuklakhang, the main temple of the Palcho monastery in Gyantse province, was built in 1418–28 by one of Khedrup Je's devotees, the second Prince of Gyantse. Remembered foremost as a great teacher, he was influential in the education of the first Dalai Lama and wrote a central text on the Gelug-Kagyu tradition of Mahamudra - a meditation practice examining the nature of mind.

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