Jikten Gonpo with the First Chungtsang and the Second Chetsang

This sixteenth century painting shows the Drigung founder, Jikten Gonpo, with two men who stood at the beginning of the two main incarnation lines at monastery, the Drigung Chetsang and the Drigung Chungtsang.

Source:
Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art, Gift of Shelley and Donald Rubin
Drigungpa Jikten Sumgon (1143-1217)
U Province, Central Tibet; ca. early 18th century
Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton, 46 5/8 x 26 13/16 x 3/4 in. (118.4 x 68.1 x 1.9 cm)
C2006.66.555

Depicted in this piece:

  • Jikten Gonpo Rinchen Pel
  • Padmasambhava
  • The First Drigung Chungtsang, Chokyi Drakpa
  • The Second Drigung Chetsang, Konchok Trinle Zangpo