Gorampa Sonam Sengge, Sixth Abbot of Ngor (Primary Title)
new title identified by Ulrich von Schroder, 1996, formerly entitled "Sakyapa Teachers and Divinities" (Translation)
thanka (Object Name)
Gorampa Sonam Sengge led the Sakya monastery at Ngor in the 1480s and was also a member of the important Lamdrey teaching lineage. This painting comes from a set whose central figures trace that line of teachers. Around Gorampa are his teachers and their teachers before them: the “power lines” through which flow the authenticity and effectiveness of his wisdom. His hands appropriately in the teaching gesture, Gorampa now offers to share his knowledge with us. Virtually present, his face suffused with wisdom and compassion, he will serve as our spiritual guide through the meditative terrain of a journey toward awakening.
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