Himalayan Art Resources

Item: Vajrapani (Bodhisattva & Buddhist Deity)

ཕྱག་ན་རྡོ་རྗེ། 金刚手菩萨
(item no. 200423)
Origin Location Nepal
Date Range 1000 - 1099
Lineages Buddhist
Size 13.50cm (5.31in) high
Material Copper
Collection Private
Notes about the Central Figure

Classification: Deity

Interpretation / Description

Vajrapurusa. He is a personification of a vajra, a retinue figure associated with a specific form of Vajrapani in Newar Buddhism, but not identical to Vajrapani. He wears a distinct cape, has a vajra on his head and makes a unique mudra of folded arms.


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