Chakrasamvara Embracing Vajravarahi
This dynamic sculpture is one of the earliest representations of the Buddhist deity Chakrasamvara embracing his consort, the goddess Vajravarahi. In tantric Buddhist imagery, such depictions of deities in sexual union symbolize the ideal of Buddhahood, which is achieved throug...
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30490
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Sonam Tashi, Kathmandu, Nepal; purchased by John and Berthe Ford, Baltimore, July 1984; given to Walters Art Museum, 2015.
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CC0
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en
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6
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माध्यम
phyllite with gilding