Item: Vajradhara Buddha
རྡོ་རྗེ་འཆང། སངས་རྒྱས།
金刚持
(item no. 167)
| Origin Location | Tibet |
|---|---|
| Date Range | 1500 - 1599 |
| Lineages | Sakya and Buddhist |
| Size | 88.90x64.77cm (35x25.50in) |
| Material | Ground Mineral Pigment, Fine Gold Line on Cotton |
| Collection | Rubin Museum of Art |
| Catalogue # | acc.# P1994.10.14 |
Notes about the Central Figure
Classification: Deity
Vajradhara (Tibetan: dor je chang. English: the Vajra Holder): the primordial Buddha of Vajrayana Buddhism, surrounded by the 84 famous Indian adepts (Sanskrit: mahasiddhas) of India.
Sanskrit: Vajradhara
Tibetan: Dor je chang
Jeff Watt 11-2000
Collection of Rubin Museum of Art: Painting Gallery 6
Buddhist Deity: Vajradhara Main Page
Buddhist Deity: Vajradhara & Eighty-four Mahasiddhas
Buddhist Deity: Vajradhara & the Eighty-four Mahasiddhas (Single Composition)
Buddhist Deity: Vajradhara, Solitary
Subject: Vajrasana Mahasiddhas (Single Composition)
Buddhist Deity: Vajradhara & Mahasiddhas (Single Paintings)
Collection of RMA: Indian Adepts Masterwork Paintings
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