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Excerpt from a thangka, applique and embroidery; early 20th century; size: 428 cm x 307 cm; loan from the National Museum, Paro
Tenzin Drugye (1591-1656), a confidante of the Shabdrung's, was the first secular ruler of Bhutan.
Excerpt from a thangka, applique and embroidery; early 20th century; size: 428 cm x 307 cm; loan from the National Museum, Paro
The monk Pekar Jugne (1604-1672) was the first to be entrusted by the Shabdrung with the post of Bhutan's head abbot.
Je Jamyang Gyeltsen, bronze, fire-gilding; 18th century, size: 44 cm x 27 cm x 20 cm; loan from the National Museum of Bhutan
Je Jamyang Gyeltsen lived from 1742 until 1803. He was Bhutan's 18th head abbot. The cleric is represented in the seating position of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas* (vajraparyanka), the hands show the gesture of the
»Wheel of Teaching« (dharmacakra mudra). On his head he wears the five-leaved Buddha crown and the hair knot of the
tathagatas, as are worn during tantric rites.
Ngawang Trinle Lhundrup was Bhutan's 67th Je Khenpo, from 1971 to 1987. The mural behind him shows the founder of the dual system of government, the Shabdrung Ngawang Namgyel.
Photo by Françoise Pommaret
Calendar sheet, paper print; size: 72 cm x 45 cm; loan from the Museum für Völkerkunde, Wien
Calendars with pictures of the present Je Khenpo can be found hanging in many houses.