The Treasury of Lives

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Gongkar Chode, also known as Dorje Den, is a Sakya monastery in central Tibet. It was founded in 1447 or 1465 by Dorjedenpa Kunga Namgyel.

Sources

Jackson, David. 2016. A Revolutionary Artist of Tibet: Khyentse Chenpo of Gongkar. New York: Rubin Museum of Art.

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The Demoness of Tibet

The Demoness of Tibet is a close copy of a well-known image located in the Tibet Museum in Lhasa. The landscape of Tibet is shown as the mythical demoness of Tibetan legend. Important Buddhist temples and monasteries are located across her body, spanning from the Ngari region in the west to Kham in the east. 

Biographies

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