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A COPPER FIGURE OF CHAKRASAMVARA All of the yidam’s symbolic attributes are meticulously rendered,
NEPAL, 15TH/16TH CENTURY including the vajra and ghanta in his principal hands, and a drum, an
Himalayan Art Resources item no.61654 axe, a trident, a curved knife, a lasso, a skull cup, an elephant skin,
10 cm (4 in.) high and the severed head of Brahma. The figure would likely have been
part of a sculptural mandala, being placed at the center of a lotus and
HK$40,000 - 60,000 only visible when the petals are opened (cf. von Schroeder, Buddhist
Sculptures in Tibet, Hong Kong, 2001, pp.306-7, no.104C).
尼泊爾 十五/十六世紀 勝樂金剛銅像 Provenance
John Barnett, London, 2016
This small but exquisite figure represents the yidam Chakrasamvara
(lit. “Wheel of Bliss”), among of the most prolific transformational
practices in Tibetan Buddhism. Samvara is depicted with his consort
Vajravarahi in erotic embrace, a metaphor for the interconnected union
of perfected wisdom and perfected compassion that culminate in
Buddhahood.
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