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A Tibetan gilt bronze figure of a Vajrasattva, 17th -18th…
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Melbourne
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17-Nov-2015
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A Tibetan gilt bronze figure of a Vajrasattva, 17th -18th century, finely cast, the bejewelled figure seated on a double lotus pedestal, holding a vajra and a bell, sealed with Visvajra. Vajrasattva is a bodhisattva in the Mahayana, Mantrayana and Vajrayana Buddhist traditions. He is the sovereign of all the buddha families and mandalas. In Tibetan Buddhism, Vajrasattva practice is an essential element of Tibetan Buddhist practice, the practices are common to all of the four schools of Tibetan Buddhism and are used both to purity obscurations and also to purify any broken samaya vows after initiation., 14 cm high. Provenance: Christopher Knapton, Knapton & Rasti Asian Art, London
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Oriental: Bronze