the lama seated in vajraparyankasana on a lotus petal throne with offerings in front consisting of a kundika, a patra with bilva fruit, a sieve and vase with flowers, wearing a red and gold dhonka embroidered with a phoenix and foliate motif and an elaborately decorated patchwork sanghati, the right hand of the lama extended in varada mudra, the left resting in his lap in samadhi mudra, wearing a yellow pandita hat, to the right of the figure sits a mendicant's staff or khakkhara surrounded by stacks of bounded sutras, to the left a large red and blue pitaka basket, all framed by an embellished throne back decorated with golden dragon finials holding flaming jewels, surrounded by scenes depicting the life of the lama, a devotional monk in the bottom right holding a Mt. Meru mandala offering, all set in a mountainous blue and green landscape rich with flowers and foliage