Minneapolis Institute of Art
Portrait of a lama (teacher)
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- Date
- 16th century
- Medium
- bronze, copper
- Department
- Asian Art
- Institution
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
- Object ID
- 13144
What the image shows
A seated figure in traditional robes, possibly a monk, is depicted in a meditative pose.
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From the Minneapolis Institute of Art record
In Tibetan Buddhism, monastic sects developed around the concept of a spiritual hero, or arhat, who demonstrated modes of following the path of the Buddha in new, and often legendary, ways. Knowledge was transmitted through a succession of lamas (teachers), appointed with the belief that the future leader was the reincarnation of the former. Many arhats or lamas were visualized and venerated in a manner similar to bodhisattvas and the historical Shakyamuni Buddha himself. Asia
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- Credit line
- Gift of Ruth and Bruce Dayton
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