A Vintage Collectable Brass Chinese Tibetan Buddhism Tsongkhapa Sculpture

Tsongkhapa (1357–1419), whose name means “The Man from Onion Valley”, was a famous teacher of Tibetan Buddhism whose activities led to the formation of the Geluk school. He is also known by his ordained name Lobsang Drakpa (blo bzang grags pa) or simply as Je Rinpoche (rje rin po che).Tsongkhapa heard Buddha’s teachings from masters of all Tibetan Buddhist traditions, and received lineages transmitted in the major schools.His main source of inspiration was the Kadampa tradition. Based on Tsongkhapa’s teaching, the two distinguishing characteristics of the Gelug tradition are: The union of Sutra and Tantra, and The emphasis on Vinaya (the moral code of discipline).

Size approx  

Height  30 cm

Width    20 cm

Depth   15.5 cm

Condition used without damage.

The magic instruments on both sides of the shoulders are removable.