Vajrayogini as Naro Dakini

18th century

73.7 cm 96.5 cm

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The goddess and Buddha Vajrayogini lunges powerfully as she tramples two figures that symbolize the three mental poisons: delusion, hatred, and desire. In this form, known as Naro Dakini, she is associated with the 11th-century tantric master Naropa, to whom she is believed to...

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Sonam Tashi, Hong Kong [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; purchased by John and Berthe Ford, Baltimore, August 1 1995.
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