A TIBETAN MINIATURE BRONZE OF TSONGKHAPA, 18TH-19TH CENTURY
BronzeTibet, 18th to 19th centuryTsonkhapa lived during the 14th and 15th centuries and became famous for his reformatory activities. He founded his first monastery, the well-known Ganden Monastery, in 1409. The monks belonging to his school were called Gelugpa, the “virtuous” or “chaste”, as Tsongkhapa was a staunch puritan. In depictions he shows the same attributes as the bodhisattva Manjushri – sword on the left, the prajnaparamita book with flaming pearl on the right, each in front of lotus blossoms. His hands show the dharmachakra mudra.Dimensions: HEIGHT 4 CMCondition: Good conditionProvenance: Galerie Zacke archive; previously in a German private collection and acquired between 1970 and 1980.