The First Dorje Drak Rigdzin

A nineteenth century painting featuring the First Dorje Drak Rigdzin, Rigdzin Godemchen Ngodrub Gyeltsen, a Nyingma treasure revealer who discovered the Jangter, or Northern Treasures. 

Source:
Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art,
Gift of Shelley and Donald Rubin
Godemchen Ngodrub Gyeltsen (1337-1409)
Tibet; 19th century
Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton, 20 1/2 x 15 in. (52.1 x 38.1 cm)
C2006.66.580

Depicted in this piece:

  • The First Dorje Drak Rigdzin, Rigdzin Godemchen