Himalayan Art Resources

Buddhist Deity: Vajrapani, Wrathful (Compendia Literature Collections)

Vajrapani, Wrathful Figures

Subjects, Topics & Types:
- Description
- Textual Collections Chronological Order:
--- Sarvadurgati Parishodhana Tantra (below)
--- Bari Gyatsa (no forms of Vajrapani)
--- Sadhanasamucchaya (below)
--- Patsab Gyatsa
--- Mitra Gyatsa
--- Nartang Gyatsa (below)
--- Rinjung Gyatsa/Lhantab
--- Zurkha Gyatsa (below)
--- Sadhanamala
- Others...

Video: Vajrapani Compendia Literature


Sarvadurgati Parishodhana Tantra: (Contents Page
6. Activity-Jvalanala with 12 deities
7. Vajrapani and the 4 Direction Kings (Peaceful)
8. Vajrapani and the 8 Dikpala (bottom right, Peaceful)
9. Trailokyavijaya and the 8 Planets
10. Vajrapani and the 8 Great Nagas (Peaceful)
11. Trailokyavijaya and the 9 Bhairavas
12. Trailokyavijaya and the 8 Mahadevas
Sadhanasamucchaya: (Drub Thab Gyatso)
140. Vajrapani, Bhutadamara (Thartse Namkha Chime edited text)
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150. phyag na rdo rje 'byung po 'dul byed (9th Je Khenpo Shakya Rinchen edited text)
151. yang 'byung po 'dul byed (9th Je Khenpo Shakya Rinchen edited text)
Nartang Gyatsa:
16. Bhutadamara Vajrapani
23. Sutrakrama Ekavira Vajrapani
Zurkha Gyatsa: (Contents Page)
51. bya rgyud rdo rje’i rigs kyi bdag po phyag rdor gos sngon can gyi sgrub thabs dang rjes gnang /
52. phyag rdor u tsar+ya na’i sgrub thabs dang rjes gnang /
53. phyag rdor gtum po khyung lnga’i sgrub thabs dang rjes gnang /
54. phyag rdor gtum po khra thogs kyi sgrub thabs dang rjes gnang /
55. phyag rdor ‘byung po ‘dul byed kyi sgrub thabs dang rjes gnang/
70. Phyag rdor ‘khor lo chen po’i sgrub thabs dang rjes gnang bya tshul/
83. mi tra lugs gsum pa thugs kyi lha phyag na rdo rje’i sgrub thabs dang rjes gnang skor/
103. phyag na rdo rje gtum po lha dgu’i sgrub thabs dang rjes gnang /
104. phyag rdor gtum po’i bskyed chog/ (rjes gnang gtum pol ha dgu dang rigs ‘gre/)

Jeff Watt [updated 9-2022, 1-2025]

(The images below are only a selection of examples from the links above).