Himalayan Art Resources

Item: Vajrapani (Bodhisattva & Buddhist Deity) - Krodha (Wrathful)

ཕྱག་ན་རྡོ་རྗེ། 金刚手菩萨
(item no. 371)
Origin Location Tibet
Date Range 1600 - 1699
Lineages Nyingma
Size 93.98x66.04cm (37x26in)
Material Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton
Collection Shelley & Donald Rubin
Catalogue # acc.# P1996.20.19
Notes about the Central Figure

Classification: Deity

Appearance: Wrathful

Gender: Male

Interpretation / Description

Vajrapani (Tibetan: chag na dor je. English: Holder of the Vajra), wrathful bodhisattva, representing the power of all Buddhas.

Sanskrit: Vajrapani Tibetan: chag na dor je

Jeff Watt 2-2001

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Publications
Publication: Worlds of Transformation

Thematic Sets
Tradition: Nyingma Deity Paintings
Buddhist Deity: Vajrapani Main Page
Buddhist Deity: Vajrapani (Wrathful with a Bell)
Collection of Shelley & Donald Rubin