The Fifth Dalai Lama Ngawang Lobzang Gyatso (1617–1682) with Previous Incarnations

Location: Central Tibet
Date: 18th century
Material: Pigments on cloth
Catalog Number: F1996.29.3 (HAR 506)
Collection: Rubin Museum of Art
Provenance: Gift of the Shelley & Donald Rubin Foundation

Rubin Museum of Art, "The Fifth Dalai Lama Ngawang Lobzang Gyatso with Previous Incarnations: Himalayan Art Up Close," YouTube, April 3, 2024, 6:14, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7bTYuAKezg.

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In Himalayan regions and culturally connected regions of Inner Asia the main religious traditions are Buddhism, Hinduism, and Bon.

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