Himalayan Art Resources

Item: Vajrasattva (Buddhist Deity)

རྡོ་རྗེ་སེམས་དཔའ། 金刚萨埵
(item no. 33754)
Origin Location India
Date Range 900 - 999
Lineages Buddhist
Material Stone
Collection Private
Notes about the Central Figure

Classification: Deity

Interpretation / Description

Vajrasattva/Vajrapani.

The Nagari inscription written on the front of the throne will determine if the figure is properly Vajrasattva or Vajrapani.

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