Item: Vajradhara Buddha
རྡོ་རྗེ་འཆང། སངས་རྒྱས།
金刚持
(item no. 1078)
| Origin Location | Tibet |
|---|---|
| Date Range | 1500 - 1599 |
| Lineages | Karma (Kagyu) and Buddhist |
| Material | Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton |
| Collection | Rubin Museum of Art |
| Catalogue # | acc.# P2001.30.2 |
Notes about the Central Figure
Classification: Deity
Vajradhara, the Tantric Buddhist primordial Buddha and the lineage teaches of the Karma Kagyu tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. (Note the image of the Five Deity Jinasagara Avalokiteshvara in the upper right corner of the composition).
Jeff Watt, 8-2010
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