Himalayan Art Resources

Item: Vajravega (Buddhist Protector)

རྡོ་རྗེ་ཤུགས། 金剛力
(item no. 77601)
Origin Location Tibet
Date Range 1700 - 1799
Lineages Jonang (Sakya) and Buddhist
Size 110x57cm (43.31x22.44in)
Material Ground Mineral Pigment, Raised Gold on Cotton
Collection Royal Ontario Museum
Notes about the Central Figure

Classification: Deity

Interpretation / Description

Vajravega (T. dor je shug): the principal protector for the Kalachakra Tantra and practices.

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Painting Type: Gold Ground
Painting Style: Aba Region (Jonang Dzamthang)
Collection of Royal Ontario Museum: Paintings - Masterworks
Collection of Royal Ontario Museum: Paintings
Subject: Jonangpa Tradition
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