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Palcho Monastery Kumbum Stupa: Sachen Kunga Nyingpo

CHINA, Tibet, Gyantse; 14th–17th century; Clay; H: 100 cm
Sachen Kunga Nyingpo is the son of the founder of Sakya Monastery, Konchok Gyalpo, and is the First Patriarch of the Sakya school. The painted figure sits cross-legged upon a lotus throne with a flame patterned nimbus and aureole. The figure is dressed in monk's attire under a maroon waistcoat and brown mantle. The hands rest on the knees, with the right hand in bhumisparsa (earth-touching) mudra.

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