Cleveland Museum of Art

Portrait of Phagmo Drupa Dorje Gyalpo (1110–1170)

Date: 1200s
Medium: gilt bronze with gold, silver, copper, turquoise, lapis, and coral inlay
Culture: Central Tibet
Department: Indian and Southeast Asian Art
Institution: Cleveland Museum of Art

This portrait statue depicts the first monastic leader of the prominent Buddhist monastery of Densatil, an influential early leader of the Tibetan Buddhist monastic order called Kagyu, famous for his views on the importance of meditation. He sits on a lotus pedestal and lion throne, like a Buddha, and his hand positions (mudras) communicate that meditation leads to enlightenment.

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