Himalayan Art Resources

Item: Mandala of Vajrapani (Bodhisattva & Buddhist Deity)

ཕྱག་ན་རྡོ་རྗེ། 金刚手菩萨
(item no. 205458)
Origin Location Tibet
Lineages Buddhist
Material Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton
Collection Private
Notes about the Central Figure

Classification: Deity

Interpretation / Description

Mandala: 45 deity Vajrapani

Surrounding deities from the Drub thab gyatso: 41. Manjushri, Orange with Three Faces and Six Hands Manjushri, Orange with Three Faces and Six Hands, Manjushri, Orange with Three Faces and Six Hands Manjushri, Orange with one face and two Hands, Manjushri, Orange with one face and two Hands

Note, 4 additional forms of Manjusri have been added to the list of the Drub thab gyatso deities. These likely originate from a different version of the text used by the artists.


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