Tibetan Buddhism

Rumtek Monastery (རུམ་ཐེག་དགོན་པ) is the largest gompa in the state of Sikkim. It was built in the 1700s under Changjub Dorje, the 12th Karmapa Lama. It is home to the community of monks and where they perform the rituals and practices of the Karma Kagyu lineage. A golden stupa contains the relics of the 16th Karmapa. The gompa also contains a college of higher Buddhist studies.

Thangka of Krishna (black) Yamari

(Meaning: Glorious Melodious Speech, Enemy of Death)

Nyingma and Drigung (Kagyu) Lineages

Portable Shrine (made from a log)

Tibet, early 16th century

Wood with mineral pigments, Diameter: w. 16.20 cm (6 3/8 inches); Overall: h. 25.40 cm (10 inches)