Chakrasamvara with Vajravarahi and the 62 deities of the mandala
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ABP 050
Code: ABP 050
Country: Tibet (south)
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Date: 1400 - 1450
Dimensions in cm WxHxD: 35 x 42
Materials: Glue distemper on cotton
Chakrasamvara in union with Vajravarahi with the 62 deities of the mandala
Trampling upon the obstacles to realization, Chakrasamvara passionately embraces his consort Vajravarahi. His twelve hands wield various attributes and unfurl a flayed elephant skin. He has four faces of which one is yellow, one green, and one red. His gaze is intense, and his fanged mouth is half-opened in an attitude known as “half-peaceful, half-wrathful”. In union, his red naked consort Vajravarahi embraces him with both legs wrapped around his waist. Her right hand brandishes a vajra and her left, placed around her consort’s neck, presents him with a blood-filled cranial cup. Their sexual union represents the inseparable union of wisdom and skillful means.
Around the divine couple are the 62 deities composing the mandala. Directly above the yidam are primordial buddha Vajradhara, bodhisattva Vajrapani, and a set of ten Indian mahasiddhas belonging to the transmission lineage.
Chakrasamvara is one of the most famous meditation deities or yidam of the New Translation schools of Tibetan Buddhism, including Sakya, Kagyü, and Geluk. During the rituals, the practitioner visualizes himself as the divine couple in order to reveal his potential for reaching Buddhahood.
Trampling upon the obstacles to realization, Chakrasamvara passionately embraces his consort Vajravarahi. His twelve hands wield various attributes and unfurl a flayed elephant skin. He has four faces of which one is yellow, one green, and one red. His gaze is intense, and his fanged mouth is half-opened in an attitude known as “half-peaceful, half-wrathful”. In union, his red naked consort Vajravarahi embraces him with both legs wrapped around his waist. Her right hand brandishes a vajra and her left, placed around her consort’s neck, presents him with a blood-filled cranial cup. Their sexual union represents the inseparable union of wisdom and skillful means.
Around the divine couple are the 62 deities composing the mandala. Directly above the yidam are primordial buddha Vajradhara, bodhisattva Vajrapani, and a set of ten Indian mahasiddhas belonging to the transmission lineage.
Chakrasamvara is one of the most famous meditation deities or yidam of the New Translation schools of Tibetan Buddhism, including Sakya, Kagyü, and Geluk. During the rituals, the practitioner visualizes himself as the divine couple in order to reveal his potential for reaching Buddhahood.