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The 16th Gyalwa Karmapa, Rangjung Rigpe Dorje, wearing the black crown (shwa nag) of the...

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PRM479681
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The 16th Gyalwa Karmapa, Rangjung Rigpe Dorje, wearing the black crown (shwa nag) of the Kagyud order of Buddhism at his summer palace at Tsurphu, Tolung Valley, c.1946-50 (b/w photo)
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Richardson, Hugh Edward (1905-2000) / Scottish
Location
Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford, UK
Medium
black and white photograph
Date
c. 1946 AD - c. 1950 AD (C20th AD)
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There are flower pots beside him and a display of clocks behind him. The wall behind him is composed of decorated panels and there are religious images behind glass panes. The sixteenth Gyalwa Karmapa, Rangjung Rigpe Dorje (1924-81) was spiritual leader of the Karma Kagyu lineage of Tibetan Buddhism.

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© Pitt Rivers Museum / Bridgeman Images
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interior / costume / buddhism / clocks / gyalwa karmapa / spiritual / ornate / asia / crown / tibetan / flowers / asian / hat / summer palace / seated / portrait / monk / headdress / tolung valley / traditional dress / leader / rangjung rigpe dorje / buddhist / shwa nag / karma kagyu / tsurphu / tibet / Photograph / Photography / Mzphoto
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