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A COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF KHECHARA VAJRAYOGINI
QING DYNASTY, 17TH/18TH CENTURY
Himalayan Art Resources item no.61570
8 in. (20.3 cm) high

$10,000 - 15,000
清朝 十七/十八世紀 那若空行母銅像

Vajrayogini is a yidam, a meditational deity representing Buddhahood
in female form that the practitioner can visualize to transform their
consciousness. Her practice originates from the Chakrasamvara cycle
of tantras. She is common to all schools of Tibetan Buddhism and
found in a variety of forms. This particular form recreates the vision
and practice according to Naropa (11th century), one of the root
mahasiddhas of the Kagyu order. This form enjoyed great popularity in
the Gelug tradition after the 17th century.

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