Himalayan Art Resources

Item: Vajrasattva (Buddhist Deity) - White (solitary)

རྡོ་རྗེ་སེམས་དཔའ། 金刚萨埵
(item no. 93458)
Origin Location Tibet
Date Range 1800 - 1899
Lineages Nyingma and Buddhist
Material Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton
Collection Private
Notes about the Central Figure

Classification: Deity

Appearance: Peaceful

Gender: Male

Interpretation / Description

Vajrasattva in Solitary Form.

At the center of the composition is the deity that represents the essence of the Five Symbolic Buddhas. Surrounding him are eleven figures of the teaching lineage.

At the top left are the Peaceful Five Symbolic Buddhas. On the right side are the Wrathful Five Symbolic Buddhas in Heruka form. Between the two spheres are Samantabhadra Buddha, Vajrasattva and Shakyamuni Buddha.

At the bottom center is the female protector deity Ekajati. On the left is Rahula. On the right side is Marutse.

Jeff Watt 5-2016

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