Vajrapani and Garuda

painting c. 1650; top and bottom borders c. 1350 Overall: 114.6 x 44.5 cm (45 1/8 x 17 1/2 in.) Source image
https://clevelandart.org/art/1989.11

The painting depicts the Buddhist protector who holds (pani) the thunder bolt (vajra) in his right hand. He kneels in reverence and holds his left hand in a gesture of salute. This unusual image appears to have been the vision of a Tibetan monastic patriarch known for creating...

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