Himalayan Art Resources

Item: Vajradhara Buddha

རྡོ་རྗེ་འཆང། སངས་རྒྱས། 金刚持
(item no. 205612)
Origin Location Tibet
Date Range 1960 -
Lineages Karma (Kagyu) and Buddhist
Material Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton
Collection Private
Notes about the Central Figure

Classification: Deity

Interpretation / Description

Vajradhara.

Vajradhara is flanked by Manjusri on his right and Vajrapani on his left. At the top is the 1st Karmapa Dusum Khyenpa. In the sky, seated on clouds are Tilopa and Naropa. Below them on the left sits Marpa, and on the right Milarepa. Below them on the left is the 2nd Karmapa Karma Pakshi and on the right Gampopa.

The three protectors below are common in the Karma Kagyu tradition: Bernagchen Mahakala in the center, Garwang Nagpo on the right and Sri Devi Rangjung Gyalmo on the left.


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