Item: Refuge Field (Buddhist) - Kagyu Lineage

Vajradhara and Consort (Tibetan: dor je chang, sang gye. English: the Vajra Holder, Enlightened One). The primordial buddha, personification of the dharmakaya - truth body of enlightenment and progenitor of the Vajrayana system of Buddhism, surrounded by lineage teachers and deities. This composition is particular to Drumpa monastery, founded by Barawa Gyaltsen Zangpo, located on the border between Tibet and Bhutan.

Sanskrit: Vajradhara Tibetan: Dor je chang

Visual Dharma: The Buddhist Art of Tibet (list of image plates)

Thematic Sets
Subject: Refuge Field, Kagyu Page
Collection of Shelley & Donald Rubin
Subject: Refuge Field Art History & Composition
Buddhist Deity: Vajradhara Main Page
Subject: Refuge Field Main Page
Buddhist Deity: Vajradhara (Accumulation)
Subject: Refuge Field Masterworks