Word: tsongkhapa
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...consecration ceremony through which the deity represented comes to dwell in the painting and endows it with a "soul." Among 200 scrolls on display is a 19th century image, third of a series probably consisting of four parts, of a 14-15th century reformer of Tibetan Buddhism, Tsongkhapa. A student of tantras who experienced visions of Buddhas, he is portrayed on the scroll as an enlightened being presenting instructions on how to follow his spiritual path. The exhibition also features a series of statues representing Buddhas, who the Tibetans believe are the embodiment of ultimate truth. One 16th century...
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