Thangka on canvas, Tibet, 19th century The central medallion shows Lama Tsongkhapa (1357-1419): founder of the Gelugpa school. In the guise of a monastic scholar, wearing a yellow pandita hat and the orange robes of a monk, he performs with both hands the gesture of teaching dharma at heart level, while holding the stems of two lotus flowers blossoming at both ears and supporting a wisdom sword on the right and a book on the left. With both legs bent in vajra posture, he sits on a moon disk and a blue, green, red and orange lotus seat surrounded by a golden nimbus. He is accompanied by six deities, top center Shakyamuni Buddha, right Maitreya bodhisattva, left Manjusri bodhisattva. Bottom center: a white Tara surrounded by Yama Dharmaraja on the left and Vajrapani on the right. Surrounding blue fabric and band embroidered with a flower. 45 x 35 cm