Himalayan Art Resources

Item: Vajrasattva (Buddhist Deity) - White (solitary)

རྡོ་རྗེ་སེམས་དཔའ། 金刚萨埵
(item no. 31766)
Origin Location Tibet
Date Range 1700 - 1799
Lineages Buddhist
Material Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton
Collection Yale University Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library
Notes about the Central Figure

Classification: Deity

Appearance: Peaceful

Gender: Male

Interpretation / Description

Vajrasattva in Solitary Aspect.

At the top center is Nageshvara Buddha with a monastic figure on the right and left.

At the bottom center is White Shadbhuja Mahakala with Shri Devi Magzor Gyalmo on the left and Outer Yama Dharmaraja on the right.

The style of art, composition and iconographic program is characteristic of Tashi Lhunpo Monastery of the Panchen Lama.

Jeff Watt 3-2013

Secondary Images
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