#vajradhara

[koshigurajumy]

Jumy-M Deva King / 金網の向こうの仁王様

[koerperlich]

Vajradhara with consort Tibet, 14th/15th century gilt copper, height 27.5 cm

[ripplefactor]

Vajradhara .. : 持金剛仏 .. वज्रधर .. རྡོ་རྗེ་འཆང། ..

[hinducosmos]

Buddha Vajradhara Tibet, 15th century. A gilt-bronze figure.

Kapoor Galleries wrote : The present figure represents the primordial buddha Vajradhara. His hands—crossed in front of his heart in vajra-embracing gesture, holding a vajra/dorje and ghanta/drilbu (bell)—make him easily recognizable. His elaborate ornaments identify him as a symbolic buddha in bodhisattva appearance.

This lustrous figure of Vajradhara is finely sculpted on double-lotus base, clad in a dhoti with a shawl draped over his shoulders, flowing down symmetrically on either side of his torso to rest on his seat. An urna of inset turquoise sits below his five-leaf tiara behind which his hair is pulled into a neat pile surmounted by a half vajra. The complexity of the woven knots within his chignon are revealed from the backside of the sculpture as is the careful execution of each element, despite the fact that this facet is frequently hidden.

The sculpture is embellished with small turquoise and ruby or garnet cabochons set in bezels to accentuate his crown, necklace, armbands, and belt—a style of inlay more common among Nepalese bronzes than Tibetan ones. However, the square face, the straight slope of the buddha’s nose in profile, the exclusion of a garuda element from the crown, and the festooned design of Vajradhara’s prominent necklace point to a Tibetan origin.

(via Instagram: Kapoor Galleries Inc.)

[desimonewayland]

A GILT-BRONZE FRAGMENTARY ARM OF VAJRADHARA MING DYNASTY

EYE/EAST Sotheby’s

[kararadaygum]

[tibetanthangkapaintings]

We must not only obtain wisdom: we must enjoy her. ~ Marcus Tullius Cicero Traditionally Buddha Shakyamuni appears in the aspect of an Emanation Body, and Buddha Vajradhara appears in the aspect of an Enjoyment Body. In this thangka painting Vajradhara is depicted embracing his consort Bhagavani in perfect tantric union called Yab-Yum.

[samma-sambodhi]

- VAJRADHARA (The Diamond Holder) [ADI-BUDDHA] - . In Vajrayana Buddhism, the Adi-Buddha, is the "First Buddha" or the "Primordial Buddha." The term reemerges in tantric literature, most prominently in the Kalachakra. Ãdi means "first", such that the ādibuddha was the first to attain Buddhahood. Ādi can also mean “primordial,” not referring to a person but to an innate wisdom that is present in all sentient beings. Achieving the 'state of Vajradhara' is synonymous with complete realisation. . In Tibetan Buddhism, the term ādibuddha is often used to describe Samantabhadra, Vajradhara or Kalachakra. In East Asian Mahayana, the ādibuddha is typically considered to be Vairocana. The Guhyasamāja Tantra says of Vajradhāra, — "Then Vajradhara, the Teacher, who is bowed to by all the Buddhas, best of the three diamonds, best of the great best, supreme lord of the three diamonds."— the "three diamonds" are the three mysteries of Body, Speech, and Mind. . According to the 14th Dalai Lama, the ādibuddha is also seen in Mahayana Buddhism as representation of the universe, its laws and its true nature, as a source of enlightenment and karmic manifestations and a representation of the Trikaya. . According to the Kagyu lineage, Buddha Vajradhara is the primordial Buddha, the Dharmakaya Buddha. He is depicted as dark blue in color, expressing the quintessence of buddhahood itself and representing the essence of the historical Buddha's realization of enlightenment. Buddha Vajradhara is thought to be the supreme essence of all (male) Buddhas (his name means "Ruler of the Vajra Beings") . Tantras are texts specific to Tantrism and are believed to have been originally taught by the Tantric form of Sakyamuni called Buddha Vajradhara. He is an expression of Buddhahood itself in both single and yabyum form and is considered to be the prime Buddha of the Father Tantras. . #Buddha #Buddhism #Dhamma #Buddhist #vajradhara #thangka #art #tibetanart #meditation #meditator #Knowledge #awakening #Spiritual #Consciousness #namaste #Enlightenment #truth #sunday #Karma #mindfulness #loveandlight #positvevibes #goodvibrations #tantra #vajrayana #mahamudra #yogalife #guruyoga #wisdom #alchemy https://www.instagram.com/p/BwhxDD5H_zT/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1sru6osslou82