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Photography by David De Armas Photography. The Rubin Museum of Art. 2013.
Chakrasamvara with Consort
Photography by David De Armas Photography. The Rubin Museum of Art. 2013.
Photography by David De Armas Photography. The Rubin Museum of Art. 2013.

Chakrasamvara with Consort

OriginTibet
Date15th century
Dimensions8 3/4 × 5 3/4 × 3 1/4 in.
MediumMetal alloy with semi-precious stones
Classification(s)
Credit LineRubin Museum of Art
Object numberC2003.2.2
Himalayan Art Resources Number65180
Project Himalayan Arthttps://projecthimalayanart.rubinmuseum.org/exhibition/symbols-and-meanings/tantric-deities/chakrasamvara-with-consort-vajravarahi__trashed-2/
DescriptionChakrasamvara is a tantric deity very prominent in the Sakya and other Tibetan Buddhist traditions. Depicted here in union with his consort Vajravarahi, he holds a vajra in his right hand and a bell in his left hand. Vajravarahi holds a curved knife in her right hand and a skull cup in her right. The sculpture shows the couple in a dynamic stance surrounded by a flaming body halo. The back of the pedestal has a faint inscription with mantras
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