Himalayan Art Resources

Item: Vajrasattva (Buddhist Deity) - Samputa Tantra (3 faces, 6 hands)

རྡོ་རྗེ་སེམས་དཔའ། 金刚萨埵
(item no. 102261)
Origin Location Tibet
Date Range 1800 - 1899
Lineages Sakya and Buddhist
Material Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton
Collection Shechen Archives - photographs
Notes about the Central Figure

Classification: Deity

Appearance: Semi-Peaceful

Gender: Male

Interpretation / Description

Samputa Vajrasattva, white in colour, with three faces and six hands embracing the consort similar in appearance.

At the top center is the mahasiddha Dombi Heruka riding a tiger. At the left is Jetsun Dragpa Gyaltsen. On the right side is Chogyal Pagpa.

At the bottom left is Shmashana Adhipati appearing as a skeleton couple. On the right is Black Jambhala.

Jeff 2-2011

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