Himalayan Art Resources

Item: Vajrapani (Bodhisattva & Buddhist Deity) - Nilambhara

ཕྱག་ན་རྡོ་རྗེ། 金刚手菩萨
(item no. 700005)
Origin Location Tibet
Date Range 1300 - 1399
Lineages Buddhist
Size 23.50cm (9.25in) high
Material Wood
Collection Rubin Museum of Art
Catalogue # acc.# P1995.25.5
Notes about the Central Figure

Classification: Deity

Appearance: Wrathful

Gender: Male

Interpretation / Description

Nilambharadhara Vajrapani.

84000: Translating the Words of the Buddha: Nilamabara Vajrapani (Bhagavannīlāmbara­dhara­vajra­pāṇi­tantra, bcom ldan ’das phyag na rdo rje gos sngon po can gyi rgyud ces bya ba)

Inscription
Wylie Transliteration: om ni lam bha ra dha ra bajra pan ni hum hum phat.

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