Himalayan Art Resources

Item: Vajrapani (Bodhisattva & Buddhist Deity)

ཕྱག་ན་རྡོ་རྗེ། 金刚手菩萨
(item no. 65566)
Origin Location India
Date Range 1000 - 1099
Lineages Buddhist
Material Metal
Collection Rubin Museum of Art
Notes about the Central Figure

Classification: Deity

Interpretation / Description

Vajrapani.

(For a similar sculpture see the publication Tibet: Tradition and Change, Pratap Pal, The Albuquerque Museum, pages 102-103, plate 51: An Angry Form of Vajrapani).

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