Himalayan Art Resources

Item: Vajradhara Buddha

རྡོ་རྗེ་འཆང། སངས་རྒྱས། 金刚持
(item no. 381)
Origin Location Tibet
Date Range 1600 - 1699
Lineages Nyingma
Size 63.50x48.26cm (25x19in)
Material Ground Mineral Pigment, Fine Gold Line on Cotton
Collection Rubin Museum of Art
Catalogue # acc.# P1996.20.26
Notes about the Central Figure

Classification: Deity

Interpretation / Description

Ratna Dorje Chang and the lineage teachers of the Chod Tradition.

Front of Painting
English Translation of Inscription: "I pay homage to Ratna Vajradhara"

Wylie Transliteration of Inscription: Transliteration (corrected): ratna rdo rje 'chang la na mo

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