The figure is cast standing in alidhasana, with his left hand holding the Vajra (thunderbolt) and his right the Ghanta (bell) a small head of Avalokitesvara (the bodhisattva of compassion). His two eyes are wide open in a piercing gaze. On his head he wears a five-petalled lotus hat which has a sun and moon symbolizing skillful means and wisdom, a Vajra top to symbolize unshakable samadhi, and a vulture's feather to represent the realization of the highest view. Catalogue notes: Vajrapani is one of the earliest Dharmapalas and is also a tantric emanation of Padmasambhava. Though Dhamapalas have a terrifying appearance and countenance, they are all bodhisattvas or buddhas, meaning that they are embodiments of compassion that act in a wrathful way for the benefit of sentient beings. The lotus throne of the present lot shows Nepalese influences.
The figure is cast standing in alidhasana, with his left hand holding the Vajra (thunderbolt) and his right the Ghanta (bell) a small head of Avalokitesvara (the bodhisattva of compassion). His two eyes are wide open in a piercing gaze. On his head he wears a five-petalled lotus hat which has a sun and moon symbolizing skillful means and wisdom, a Vajra top to symbolize unshakable samadhi, and a vulture's feather to represent the realization of the highest view. Catalogue notes: Vajrapani is one of the earliest Dharmapalas and is also a tantric emanation of Padmasambhava. Though Dhamapalas have a terrifying appearance and countenance, they are all bodhisattvas or buddhas, meaning that they are embodiments of compassion that act in a wrathful way for the benefit of sentient beings. The lotus throne of the present lot shows Nepalese influences.
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