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(15959_ng.tif) Portrait of Lama Yeshe, 1975. With the idea of commissioning a statue of Lama Yeshe, Mummy Max (Max Matthews) arranged for a series of shots taken just of his head from every angle, as well as photos of Lama in meditation posture. Photo taken on Saka Dawa (the celebration of Buddha's birth, enlightenment, and death) at Chenrezig Institute, Australia, 1975. Photo donated by Wendy Finster.