Gampopa and Karmapa

This 16th century painting depicts two founding patriarchs of the Karma Kagyu school, Gampopa Sonam Rinchen and Dusum Khyenpa, later known as the First Karmapa.  

Source:

Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art, Gift of the Shelley & Donald Rubin Foundation
Gampopa
Tibet; 15th century
Pigments on cloth, 26 3/4 x 23 in. (67.9 x 58.4 cm)
F1997.34.1

Depicted in this piece:

  • Gampopa Sonam Rinchen
  • The First Karmapa, Dusum Khyenpa