The Origins of the Panchen Lama — Youngton Dorje Betanka

[Origins of the Panchen Lama — Yongton Dojbe-Tangka]

Origins of the Panchen Lama — Yongton Dojbe-Tangka, 18th century, Tibet, cloth, color, 125 cm high, 65 cm wide, 68 cm vertical and 42 cm horizontal. The old collection of the Qing Palace
Yong Dun Duo Jiebei (1284-1365) is a famous monk of the Ningma Sect of Tibetan Buddhism. He is good at the new and old secret mantra teachings of the Ningma Sect and the Sutra of the Vajra, especially for his mastery of mantras. Emperor Chengzong of the Yuan Dynasty once ordered him to enter Beijing and offer the Vajra dance in front of the emperor
In the middle of the Thangka is Master Yondondo Gibey, wearing a red Panzhida hat, with a strange face. He holds a bloody gabala bowl in his left hand and a diamond pin in his right hand. There are many disciples listening to his teachings. On the upper left of the painting is the Red Devil of the Fallen Yan, and on the upper right is his guru Suerwang Qiang Basenga; When he practiced the Dharma, the lion’s face of the Great Vader reappeared in the air. At the bottom of the Thangka, there is a Tibetan inscription written in gold, to the effect that: “Jishou Suerwang Qiangba Monk, with the meditation of Manjusri’s great majesty Vajra, is a servant of Da Zitian and his dependents, and is modest.”