Himalayan Art Resources

Item: Vajradhara Buddha - with the 84 Mahasiddhas

རྡོ་རྗེ་འཆང། སངས་རྒྱས། 金刚持
(item no. 700)
Origin Location Tibet
Date Range 1300 - 1399
Lineages Uncertain
Size 45.72x41.28cm (18x16.25in)
Material Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton
Collection Rubin Museum of Art
Notes about the Central Figure

Classification: Deity

Appearance: Peaceful

Gender: Male

Interpretation / Description

Vajradhara (Tibetan: dor je chang. English: the Vajra Holder) surrounded by the 84 famous Indian Tantric Adepts.

Sanskrit: Vajradhara Tibetan: Dor je chang

Jeff Watt 2-2001

Secondary Images
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Collection of Rubin Museum of Art: Painting Gallery 7
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Buddhist Deity: Vajradhara & Eighty-four Mahasiddhas
Buddhist Deity: Vajradhara, Solitary
Buddhist Deity: Vajradhara & the Eighty-four Mahasiddhas (Single Composition)
Subject: Vajrasana Mahasiddhas (Single Composition)
Buddhist Deity: Vajradhara & Mahasiddhas (Single Paintings)