Himalayan Art Resources

Item: Vajradhara Buddha - with consort

རྡོ་རྗེ་འཆང། སངས་རྒྱས། 金刚持
(item no. 44026)
Lineages Buddhist
Material Metal
Collection Private
Notes about the Central Figure

Classification: Deity

Appearance: Peaceful

Gender: Male

Interpretation / Description

Vajradhara with consort. This image coluld also be Vajrasattva Heruka with consort or Orgayn Dorje Chang - one of the eight forms of Padmasambhava.

Vajrasattva almost never has a thrid eye. Vajradhara can sometimes be found with a third eye and Orgyan Dorje Chang often has a third eye.

Jeff Watt 6-2013

Secondary Images
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Publications
Publication: Hanhai, 2007 December

Thematic Sets
Buddhist Deity: Vajradhara with Consort (Sculpture)
Buddhist Deity: Vajradhara (with Three Eyes)