WOW!!! FINE!!!! TIBETAN BUDDHIST VAJRAVARAHI THANGKA

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WOW!!! FINE!!!! TIBETAN BUDDHIST VAJRAVARAHI THANGKA

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Sold Date: 12/27/2008
Channel: Online Auction
Source: eBay
Category: Fraternal, Political, Organizations

T is neither a painting in the mind

Nor a mind in the painting:

And yet, w else can one find a painting

Than in the mind?

Avatamsaka Sutra

"Preserving the Sacred Arts is always part of the preservation of Dharma"
~ Shechen Rabjam Rinpoche ~

Best quality thangka of Vajravarahi!!! Simply put, Prem Lama is my favorite thangka artist. His hallmark is that he does the most beautiful faces of anyone. His attention to detail and simple composition is very much in evidence ! If you want "flash" over substance, t is another eBay seller I can recommend to you :-) I still haven't mastered color correction in digital photography and the reds seem a lot more "screaming" in the photos than they do in person. Unfortunately the screaming reds seem to mask a lot of detail that you can't see in the photos but can in person. I'm trying to say it looks much better in person than in the photos. Look carefully at all of the photos!!! I want to clarify one thing, and that is that because an artist is named "Lama" - it does NOT mean he is a monk or Lama. Most of the Tamang and Newari artists in the Kathmandu Valley name themselves "Lama" or are named that by whoever sells their artwork.

T he painting itself measures 14 inches by 20 inches, not counting the brown borders.

This thangka is not mounted in brocade, but I am now able to provide brocade mountings for my thangkas at extremely reasonable prices. The finest quality Varanasi brocade is available. It will take a while to get the mounting done, but it will be good practice in patience!

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Vajrayogini or Vajravarahi (Tibetan: dor je phag mo, English: the Vajra Sow) is a tantric Buddhist deity whose sadhana (practice) originated in India between the 10th and 12th century. She is often associated with triumph over ignorance as well as with abandonment (one of her hidden aspects is Varuni, goddess of alcohol and intoxication). She is often pictured with a sow and is an important deity for tantric initiation, especially for new initiates -- Vajrayogini's practice is said to be well-suited to those with those with strong desirous attachment, and to those living in the current "degenerate age". Her consort is Heruka, who is often depicted as a spear on Vajrayogini's shoulder.

Vajrayogini and her iconography are also closely associated with the Hindu goddess Chinnamasta.

This Vajra Yogini , from her limitless compassion for all beings, petitioned the Lotus-born Master to teach the doctrine [dharma] of the spoken word [mantra] as many times as necessary to deliver all beings from suffering. It was she who recorded these teachings and, so that they would not ever disappear from the earth, requested that they be concealed in such a way that neither the elements, nor mischievous beings could ever destroy them.

She accomplished this by offering a prayer and creating a spell or seal that would affect the minds of those meant to later uncover the wealth of the Guru's teachings for the benefit of future generations. Teachings hidden in this way are called terma in Tibetan, and a person who finds them is known as a terton .

Vajrayogini is ultimately Vajravarahi, the consort of Chakrasamvara, Lord of the Round of Existence. She is depicted in various forms. For example, the Sakya and Gelugpa traditions generally focus on Naro Khachoema, who stands on both legs in alida [lunge, or archer's position] with the kapila or skull cup somewhat raised. She is surrounded by a ring of flames on a burning ground w she treads on corpses.

Wearing only her head-dress and garland of skulls and bone ornaments, she may have a fierce expression with three red eyes, scowling brows, protruding belly and tongue.

T is a tigu [Skt. kartika, ] a vajra-handled hooked chopper, in her right hand. The khatvanga [trident] is balanced on her left shoulder. This form of Vajrayogini is similar in many respects to depicti...