Himalayan Art Resources

Item: Chakrasamvara (Buddhist Deity)

འཁོར་ལོ་བདེ་མཆོག། ནང་ལྷ། 勝樂金剛 (全图)
(item no. 77602)
Origin Location Tibet
Date Range 1600 - 1699
Lineages Jonang (Sakya) and Buddhist
Size 111x52.50cm (43.70x20.67in)
Material Ground Mineral Pigment, Raised Gold on Cotton
Collection Royal Ontario Museum
Notes about the Central Figure

Classification: Deity

Interpretation / Description

Chakrasamvara, Raudra Samvara (Tibetan: dem chog drag po): 1000 hands, multi-legged and multi-faced, embracing Vajravarahi and typically appearing in a sixty-two deity mandala. (See HAR 90190.

Lineage: Heruka Shri, Vajrayogini, Kantapa, Tailopa, Naropa, Chatapa, Sonam Jungne, Jigme Jungne, Dashapala, Drenpai Pal, Shri Gupta, Lodro Jungne, Karmin Trin, Jnana Mitra, Taranata, etc.

Jeff Watt 7-2002 [Updated February 2006]

Secondary Images
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Painting Type: Gold Ground
Painting Style: Aba Region (Jonang Dzamthang)
Buddhist Deity: Chakrasamvara Main Page
Collection of Royal Ontario Museum: Paintings - Masterworks
Collection of Royal Ontario Museum: Paintings
Subject: Jonangpa Tradition
Buddhist Deity: Chakrasamvara, Abhidana & Dakarnava
Tradition: Jonang Main Page