Vajrapani
(item no. 90135)

Central Tibet

1400 - 1499

Sakya Lineage

Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton

Collection of Private


 


Vajrapani (Tibetan: chag na dor je. English: the Vajra Holder): wrathful Tutelary Deity, representing the power of all Buddhas.

Sanskrit: Vajrapani Tibetan: chag na dor je

Along the bottom starting from the left is a donor figure wearing monastic robes and seated before an elaborate shrine. Following that are White Tara, Green Tara, Arapachana Manjushri, white Chaturbhuja Avalokiteshvara, yellow Parnashavari, White Achala, dark blue bhurkumkuta, Vaishravana riding a lion, Panjarnata Mahakala, Shri Devi and Sadhu Mahakala.

Jeff Watt3-2001


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Thematic Set
Collection: Private I
Buddhist Deity: Vajrapani
1400 - 1499 (15th Century)
Painting Style: Central Tibetan



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