Item: Vajrapani (Bodhisattva & Buddhist Deity) - Bhutadamara

Tibetan: ཕྱག་ན་རྡོ་རྗེ། Chinese: 金刚手菩萨

(item no. 34811)

Origin Location	Tibet
Date Range	1700 - 1799
Lineages	Gelug and Buddhist
Material	Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton
Collection	Private

Classification: Deity

Appearance: Wrathful

Gender: Male

Interpretation / Description

Vajrapani, Bhutadamara from the Vajra Dakini Tantra. This form of Bhutadamara is most commonly associated with the practice of Maharakta Ganapati.

At the top left is Jowo Atisha. At the top right is the Indian scholar Vasubandhu. At the bottom center is 'Outer' Yama Dharmaraja.

Jeff Watt 8-2014