Lot 95 Dα

A thangka of Vajrasattva. Tibet, 19th century

The Adibuddha, richly adorned and wearing a five-pointed crown, sitting in padmasana on a lotus throne, holding the vajra in his raised right hand and the ghanta (bell) in the left. Above him at the zenith appears Samatabhadra with his paredra, on his sides light mandalas with the transcendent Buddhas united with their female counterparts, various teachers, wrathful emanations, dakinis and the Eight Dharmapalas. On the back the mantra Om Ah Hum. Brocade mount and framed under glass.
70 x 46 cm