Turning the Wheel: Historic Teachers and Tulku of Tibet

This exhibition features sculpture from the Museum’s collection of historic Tibetan lamas and noted teachers of Tibetan Buddhism. Two prominent sculptures include Tsong Khapa, (1357-1419) the founder of the Gelug School of Tibetan Buddhism and a widely recognized manifestation of Manjushri, and Padmasambhava, the great 8th Century master who played a major role in the establishment of Buddhism in Tibet.