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3284 Incised with patterns all over the figure and base, this finely executed
A COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF SENGGE GYALTSEN portrait is identified by inscription as Sengge Gyaltsen (13th/14th
TIBET, 14TH/15TH CENTURY century), who is related to both the Kadam and the Sakya traditions.
Inscription (Lantsha script around the base) translated, ‘The Tathagata Considered by some to be a reincarnation of Dromton Gyalwa’i
has taught the cause of the origin of phenomena and the great Jungne, Sengge Gyaltsen transmitted the Kalacakra teachings to
mendicant [the Buddha] has also taught their cessation’. Khedrup Gelek Pelzang (1385-1438), one of the two main disciples of
Inscription (Tibetan script) translated, ‘Homage to the Dharma Lord, Tsongkapa.
Seng ge Gyaltsen’.
Himalayan Art Resources item no.2341 An interesting detail is the medallion of a lama on the vest in the front
6 1/8 in. (15.5 cm) high of his chest, which Dinwiddie suggests is associated with the Vinaya
lineage introduced into Tibet by the Kashmiri master Sakyasribhadra
US$20,000 - 30,000 (c.1140-1225) (Portrait of the Masters, p.343).

西藏 十四／十五世紀 僧格嘉森銅像 Published
Portraits of the Masters, pp.342-5, no.100.

Published & Exhibited
Monasterios y Lamas del Tibet, p.214, no.185.

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