Item: Vajrasattva (Buddhist Deity)

Tibetan: རྡོ་རྗེ་སེམས་དཔའ། Chinese: 金刚萨埵

(item no. 92039)

Origin Location	Tibet
Date Range	1700 - 1799
Lineages	Nyingma and Buddhist
Material	Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton
Collection	U. of Michigan Museum of Anthropology
Catalogue #	#17489, Koelz Collection

Classification: Deity

Interpretation / Description

Vajrasattva. The hats worn by the figures of Tibetan teachers appear to be in the style of Payul Monastery belonging to the Nyingma Tradition of Tibetan Buddhism.

Jeff Watt 2-2011