Happy #FathersDay to all the fathers and father figures in our lives! In Buddhism, the term “father and son” is often used in defining the close spiritual relationship between teachers and students. Lama Tsongkhapa (1357-1419) had this relationship with his two close disciples, Gyaltsap Dharma Rinchen (1364-1432) and Kedrup Geleg Pal Zangpo (1385-1438), depicted in this work, referred to as “Three Figures of Father and Sons." Lama Tsongkhapa, founder of the Geluk Tibetan Buddhist tradition, is depicted here in the appearance of a monastic scholar with a yellow pandita hat and the orange patchwork robes of a fully ordained monk. He performs with both hands the mudra of Dharma teaching, while holding the stems of two lotus flowers blossoming at both ears. The blossoms support a wisdom sword on the right and a book on the left. At the front, sit his two close disciples. Both wear monastic robes and yellow hats, each holding a book in the left hand while the right hands assume postures o...