Vajradhara (buddha)
(item no. 90137)

Tibet

1400 - 1499

Sakya Lineage

Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton

Collection of Private


 


Vajradhara, Buddha (Tibetan: dor je chang, sang gye. English: the Vajra Holder, Enlightened One). The primordial buddha, personification of the dharmakaya - truth body of enlightenment and progenitor of the Vajrayana system of Buddhism, particularly the Father (method) and Non-dual tantras. At the right is Vira Vajradharma (Tib.: pa wo dor je cho), red in colour, the primordial buddha of the Mother (wisdom) class of tantra.

Sanskrit: Vajradhara Tibetan: Dor je chang

From the top center, moving left and descending, are the lineage teachers of the Margapala Lineage (Lamdre). On the viewers right are the lineage teachers of the Chakrasamvara cycle of tantra.

Jeff Watt 3-2001


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Thematic Set
Collection: Private I
Buddhist Deity: Vajradhara
1400 - 1499 (15th Century)
Tibet: Painting (West Tibet)



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