Keywords: Chakrasamvara and Vajravarahi.jpg Chakrasamvara and Vajravarahi Nepal Kathmandu Valley Malla period Distemper on cotton 28 x 24 in 71 1 x 61 cm The twelve-armed Chakrasamvara embracing his consort Vajravarahi is a highly charged vision by an advanced tantric master Potent color dynamics add tension to the picture The blue figure of Chakrasamvara has additional heads in yellow green and red symbolizing the colors of the Jina Victor Buddhas With his principal hands he grasps Vajravarahi and holds a bell and a thunder bolt Chakrasamvara is associated with both Heruka and Hevajra and his iconography closely resembles that of Shiva both have three eyes and hold a skull cup trident and elephant skin Such concordance of Buddhist and Hindu iconography has its origins in tantrism of medieval eastern India Here Chakrasamvara and Vajravarahi trample a blue Bhairava and a red Kalartri showing their dominance over these Hindu gods http //www metmuseum org/collection/the-collection-online/search/78190 http //images metmuseum org/CRDImages/as/original/DP284694_edt jpg direct link 1575 “1600 author PD-old-100 Tibetan Buddhist paintings in the Metropolitan Museum of Art 16th-century paintings from Nepal Buddhist art from Nepal Files uploaded by Yann Forget |