Himalayan Art Resources

Item: Vajradhara Buddha - with the 84 Mahasiddhas

རྡོ་རྗེ་འཆང། སངས་རྒྱས། 金刚持
(item no. 87087)
Origin Location Tibet
Date Range 1400 - 1499
Lineages Sakya and Buddhist
Material Ground: Cotton
Collection Philadelphia Museum of Art
Notes about the Central Figure

Classification: Deity

Appearance: Peaceful

Gender: Male

Interpretation / Description

Vajradhara surrounded by the Eighty-four Mahasiddhas according to the System of Vajrasana.

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