This image of Gesar of Ling depicts the warrior-king riding in clouds of blessings. Gesar is in golden armor, seated on his red horse Kyang-gö Perpo. In his right hand, he holds bacha samdrup, the wish-fulfilling horsewhip, which accomplishes whatever the rider desires. In his left he holds the wish-fulfilling jewel. Distinctive to this image is the zi-stone ring on Gesar’s right thumb, which is modeled after a ring possessed by Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, himself a descendent of Gesar of Ling.

The original tangka was painted by Noedup Rongae. Noedup is an artist to the Kalapa Court and a treasure to both Shambhala and the Himalayan Buddhist world. His paintings can be found in numerous Buddhist centers in Asia and the West. Noedup escaped from Tibet with his father in 1958 and came to North America in 1973. He painted many well-known tangkas in Shambhala, most notably the Shambhala Lineage Tangka.

Colour Print 9" x 6"