About Umapa Tsondru Sengge

Umapa, also known as Tsondru Sengge or, by his tantric name, Pawo Dorje, was born in Markham region of eastern Tibet in the mid-fourteenth century. Barring his few years in central Tibet, which were recorded sporadically in biographical accounts of other Tibetan masters, most of his activities were carried out in and around the region of Markham.

Depicting the Painting of Shakyamuni with Geluk Masters

Dec

2018

Art, Himalayan Art, Thangka, Tibetan paintings sadiksha

This 18th-century painting depicts Shakyamuni Buddha with primordial buddha Vajradhara, bodhisattvas Maitreya and Manjushri, and Geluk masters. Thangka Painting Chart Shakyamuni with Geluk Masters N°1 Bodhisattva Maitreya Maitreya is regarded as a future Buddha of this world in Buddhist eschatology. In some Buddhist literature, such as the Amitabha Sutra and the Lotus Sutra, he is referred to as Ajita. According to Buddhist tradition, Maitreya is a bodhisattva who will appear on Earth in the future, .