Item: Vajradhara Buddha - (solitary)
རྡོ་རྗེ་འཆང། སངས་རྒྱས།
金刚持
(item no. 87083)
| Origin Location | Tibet |
|---|---|
| Date Range | 1400 - 1499 |
| Lineages | Sakya, Ngor (Sakya) and Buddhist |
| Material | Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton |
| Collection | Philadelphia Museum of Art |
Notes about the Central Figure
Classification: Deity
Appearance: Peaceful
Gender: Male
Vajradhara. The first painting from a set of Sakya Lamdre lineage paintings. The total number of paintings in the set is unknown and presently only these three paintings have been located from the set.
Jeff Watt, 8-2010
Subject: Margapala Lineage Masterworks
Buddhist Deity: Vajradhara, 金刚总持, རྡོ་རྗེ་འཆང། (Painting Masterworks)
Collection of Philadelphia Museum of Art (Sakya Masterpieces)
Collection of Philadelphia Museum of Art (Masterpieces)
Painting Set: Margapala [2] (Ngorchen)
Buddhist Deity: Vajrapani (Vajradhara Set of Three)
Collection of Philadelphia Museum of Art (Painting)
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