Himalayan Art Resources

Item: Mandala of Vajrapani (Bodhisattva & Buddhist Deity) - (Sarvadurgati Tantra, Four Kings)

ཕྱག་ན་རྡོ་རྗེ། 金刚手菩萨
(item no. 205457)
Origin Location Tibet
Lineages Buddhist
Material Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton
Collection Private
Notes about the Central Figure

Classification: Deity

Appearance: Peaceful

Gender: Male

Interpretation / Description

Mandala: 23-deity Vajrapani with Direction Guardians

Surrounding deities from the Drub thab gyatso: 31. Manjushri, Arapachana, Red with One Face and Two Hands 32. Manjushri, Anangavajra, Yellow with One Face and Six Hands 33. Manjushri, Dharmadhatu Vagishvara, White with Four Faces and Eight Hands 34. Manjushri, Dharmadhatu Vagishvara, Red with Four Faces and Eight Hands 35. Manjushri, Dharmadhatu Vagishvara, White with One Face and Two Hands

Note, Deity 34 is described as red in the iconographic text, but in this case the artist has chosen a flesh tone for the main face and body, seen in the lower left corner. Deity 31 is also an addition to the list.


View other items in the Thematic Set: Publication: Celestial Palace of the Gods of Tantric Vajrayana