Item: Vajradhara Buddha
| Origin Location | Tibet |
|---|---|
| Date Range | 1500 - 1599 |
| Lineages | Sakya, Ngor (Sakya) and Buddhist |
| Material | Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton |
| Collection | Private |
Classification: Deity
Vajradhara, Nairatmya, Virupa and Kanha.
"Vajra Nairatma, [with] a body black in colour, one face and two hands. The right [hand] holds aloft a curved knife and the left a skullcup to the heart, and carrying a katvanga [in the bend of] the elbow. Having three eyes and bared fangs. Yellow hair bristling upwards. A crown of five dry human skulls and a necklace of fifty. Adorned with the five ornaments of bone. Wearing a lower garment of tiger skin. Standing on a corpse seat in a dancing manner with the left leg extended in a half [vajrasana] posture." (Konchog Lhundrub, 1497-1557).
Jeff Watt, 6-2006
Publication: Tibetan Painted Scrolls
Thematic Sets
Subject: Margapala Lineage Paintings (Figure & Composition Types)
Buddhist Deity: Vajradhara Main Page
Buddhist Deity: Vajra Nairatmya Main Page
Subject: Margapala Sets (Four Figures)
Subject: Margapala Lineage Paintings (Four Figures)
Buddhist Deity: Vajradhara, Solitary
Buddhist Deity: Vajradhara (Lineage Sets)
Painting Set: Margapala [10]
Indian Adept: Virupa (Painting Masterworks)
Buddhist Deity: Nairatmya, Lineage Sets
Buddhist Deity: Vajra Nairatmya (Painting Masterworks)