Himalayan Art Resources

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

ཕྱག་ན་རྡོ་རྗེ། 金刚手菩萨
(item no. 57315)
Origin Location Tibet
Date Range 1200 - 1299
Lineages Buddhist
Size 15.50cm (6.10in) high
Material Metal
Collection Private
Notes about the Central Figure

Classification: Deity

Appearance: Wrathful

Gender: Male

Interpretation / Description

Vajrapani, Krodha: it is possible that this sculpture is of Vajravidarana. The only difference between Vajrapani and Vidarana is a single vajra scepter and a double vajra scepter.

Secondary Images
Related Items
Thematic Sets
Sculpture: Monastic Period (Tibet, 13-14th century)
Sculpture: Monastic Period (Semi-peaceful/Semi-wrathful))
Buddhist Deity: Vajrapani Main Page
Buddhist Deity: Vajrapani, Bodhisattva (Non-iconic Figures)
Tibet: Tsuglakang Temple (Deities)
Buddhist Deity: Vajrapani, Peaceful, Main Page
Buddhist Deity: Vajrapani, Semi-peaceful
Sculpture: Monastic Period (Masterworks)
Tibet: Tsuglakang Temple, Lhasa (Visual Dharma)
Buddhist Deity: Vajravidarana (Sculpture)
Buddhist Deity: Vajrapani Masterworks (Wrathful Sculpture)
Buddhist Deity: Vajrapani (peaceful, vajra & bell)
Subject: Art Evaluation Criteria (Sculpture)