Himalayan Art Resources

Item: Vajrasattva (Buddhist Deity) - White (with consort)

རྡོ་རྗེ་སེམས་དཔའ། 金刚萨埵
(item no. 83003)
Origin Location Eastern Tibet
Date Range 1900 - 1959
Lineages Nyingma
Size 24.13x15.88cm (9.50x6.25in)
Material Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton
Collection Private
Notes about the Central Figure

Classification: Deity

Appearance: Peaceful

Gender: Male

Interpretation / Description

Vajrasattva embracing a consort. At the top center is the primordial Buddha Samantabhadra. At the upper left is Shakymuni Buddha and Tangtong Gyalpo on the right. At the bottom left is the 18th century Nyingma teacher Jigme Lingpa and an unidentified figure on the right.

Jeff Watt 4-2007

Sanskrit: Vajrasattva Tibetan: Dor je sem pa

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Collection of Rob Linrothe (photos)
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Buddhist Deity: Vajrasattva with Consort
Subject: Longchen Nyingtig Painting Set