Himalayan Art Resources

Item: Vajrayogini (Buddhist Deity) - (Naropa Tradition)

རྡོ་རྗེ་རྣལ་འབྱོར་མ། སྣང་བརྙན་ཡོངས། 金刚瑜伽佛母(全图)
(item no. 90725)
Origin Location Tibet
Date Range 1700 - 1799
Lineages Sakya
Material Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton
Collection Tibet House, New York
Notes about the Central Figure

Classification: Deity

Appearance: Semi-Peaceful

Gender: Female

Interpretation / Description

Vajrayogini (Tibetan: dor je nal jor ma); from the tradition of mahasiddha Naropa.

Sanskrit: Vajrayogini Tibetan: Dor je nal jor ma

In the middle of a palace, placed in the center of a mandala, red in colour, looking upward, Vajrayogini stands below the assembly of lineage teachers. At the bottom left are the protectors Shri Chitipati and Magzor Gyalmo.

Jeff Watt 2-2000

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