Item: Mandala of Nairatmya (Buddhist Deity) - (4 hands)
| Origin Location | Tibet |
|---|---|
| Date Range | 1400 - 1499 |
| Lineages | Sakya and Ngor (Sakya) |
| Collection | Anna Maria Rossi & Fabio Rossi |
Nairatmya (four armed) Fifteen Deity mandala based on the Samputa Tantra.
"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: Tibet, Tradition & Change
Thematic Sets
Buddhist Deity: Vajra Nairatmya Main Page
Buddhist Deity: Nairatmya, Four Arms
Buddhist Deity: Vajra Nairatmya (Painting Masterworks)
Mandala: Mandala Main Page
Collection of Anna Maria Rossi & Fabio Rossi
Buddhist Deity: Deities (Female)
Publication: Tibet, Tradition & Change (Painting)