Framed tangka depicting Buddha Shakyamuni. He is seated on a multi-colored lotus base and is flanked by two monk attendants. He wears red, orange and green robes, his right hand rests on his right knee in earth-touching gesture. The two attendants are dressed in similar colors to Lord Buddha and each hold a septor and alms bowl. They face the central figure. Marpa and Milarepa are depicted above the red aureoles that enclose the monks’ heads. In the bottom portion of the painting under the standing monks are two Lamas, the left wears the pandit”s hat of an Abbot. In the center of the throne is a depiction of a 4-armed deep blue Mahakala. In the top register, from left to right are, a siddha, Vajradhara, two Buddhas, Blue Medicine Buddha and a defaced siddha. In the bottom register from left to right are three benevolent deities and Jambala.
