ABS 074
Code: ABS 074
Country: Nepal
Style: Early Malla Period
Date: 1250 - 1350
Dimensions in cm WxHxD: 7 x 8.5 x 4.5
Materials: Gilt copper
Vajrapani – The "Vajra Bearer"
Bodhisattva Vajrapani (Tib. Chakna Dorjé) “the vajra bearer” is seated on a base which was originally mounted on a single lotus pedestal. With his right hand he flicks the handle of a fly-whisk over his right shoulder. His left hand, resting before his leg, holds the stalk of a lotus flower blossoming at his shoulder, supporting his attribute, the vajra or diamond scepter. The bodhisattva is clad with an ornamented cloth tied around his waist with a belt. He is adorned with all the royal ornaments proper to the divine manifestations: crown, earrings, a necklace with attached pendants, armlets, bracelets, and the sacred thread across his chest.
This image was originally part of a triad composed of Vashudhara, flanked by Avalokiteshvara and Vajrapani. The corresponding Vashudhara belongs to the Berti Aschmann Collection now housed in the Rietberg Museum in Zürich.
Vajrapani is one of the principal bodhisattvas of Mahayana Buddhism. Along with Manjushri and Avalokiteshvara, Vajrapani belongs to the “Protectors of the three families”, respectively standing for the wisdom, compassion and enlightened energy of all Buddhas.
Bodhisattva Vajrapani (Tib. Chakna Dorjé) “the vajra bearer” is seated on a base which was originally mounted on a single lotus pedestal. With his right hand he flicks the handle of a fly-whisk over his right shoulder. His left hand, resting before his leg, holds the stalk of a lotus flower blossoming at his shoulder, supporting his attribute, the vajra or diamond scepter. The bodhisattva is clad with an ornamented cloth tied around his waist with a belt. He is adorned with all the royal ornaments proper to the divine manifestations: crown, earrings, a necklace with attached pendants, armlets, bracelets, and the sacred thread across his chest.
This image was originally part of a triad composed of Vashudhara, flanked by Avalokiteshvara and Vajrapani. The corresponding Vashudhara belongs to the Berti Aschmann Collection now housed in the Rietberg Museum in Zürich.
Vajrapani is one of the principal bodhisattvas of Mahayana Buddhism. Along with Manjushri and Avalokiteshvara, Vajrapani belongs to the “Protectors of the three families”, respectively standing for the wisdom, compassion and enlightened energy of all Buddhas.