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49 Vajrapani, the Eunuch Lord of the Glorious Lord of Secrets and
A RARE BLACK-GROUND THANGKA OF VAJRAPANI Pristine Awareness, is adorned with sumptuous jewellery and
Tibet, 20th century brocaded garments, skulls and severed heads. He has three bulging,
Distemper on cloth, the reverse with inscriptions, with silk mount, glaring eyes and bare fangs. He holds a spear and a ghandi staff at
framed and glazed. his belt, crushing two prostrate victims within the flames of pristine
109 x 73.5cm (43 x 28 7/8 in); with silk mount: 164 x 89.5 cm awareness. He is surrounded by various tutelary deities including
(64 1/2 x 35 2/8 in). Padmasambhava, various lineage masters, Vajrapani, Lhamo and
other tutelary deities.
西藏二十世紀 金剛手菩薩像
Vajrapani, also known as ‘Guhyapati’, keeper of all the tantras of
Referenced 參考: Himalayan Art Resources item no.2215 Vajrayana Buddhism. In the current form, wearing a black cloak, he
appears as the manifestation of Gonpo Bernagchen, the protector
Provenance 來源: The Jongen-Schleiper Collection of Fine Thangkas deity of the Karma Kagyu School of Tibetan Buddhism. The deity is
surrounded by Padmasambhava, also known as Guru Rinpoche, one
of the principal teachers credited with bringing Buddhism to Tibet
during the 8th century, and Shri Devi, Wisdom Protector of Himalayan
and Tibetan Buddhism.

A similar depiction of Vajrapani is illustrated in H.E.Kreijger, Tibetan
Painting: The Jucker Collection, Boston, 2001, p.142, no.55.

49 (reverse inscription)
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