Item: Vajradhara Buddha - with consort

Tibetan: རྡོ་རྗེ་འཆང། སངས་རྒྱས། Chinese: 金刚持

(item no. 100609)

Origin Location	Tibet
Date Range	1500 - 1599
Lineages	Kagyu, Drukpa (Kagyu) and Buddhist
Material	Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton
Collection	Publication: A Tale of Thangkas
Painting School	Gyangtse

Classification: Deity

Appearance: Peaceful

Gender: Male

Interpretation / Description

Vajradhara, Buddha (Tibetan: dor je chang, sang gye. English: the Vajra Holder, Enlightened One). The primordial buddha, personification of the dharmakaya - truth body of enlightenment and progenitor of the Vajrayana system of buddhism. He is embracing a consort having the same colour while holding a curved knife and skullcup. This is the first painting in a large set of paintings likely depicting a Drugpa Kagyu Lineage of Teachers.

Jeff Watt 2-2016

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