编号:HAR59
中文名称:金刚大威德（佛教本尊）
英文名称: Vajrabhairava (Buddhist Deity) - with consort
尺幅:67.95x48.26cm (26.75x19in)
类别:彩唐
材质:棉布
题材:人物
地域:西藏
传承:格鲁
是否支持复刻: 支持
内容:
Vajrabhairava (Tibetan: dor je jig je. English: Vajra Terror) embracing the consort Vajra Vetali surrounded by four protector deities.
Vajrabhairava, with a large buffalo head, terrifying and wrathful, is dark blue in colour, with 9 faces, 34 hands and 16 legs. The upper face is red and a slightly angry yellow face of Manjushri placed on top. The horn tips are flaming. The three right faces are yellow, dark blue and red and the three left are black, white and smoky. Each face has three eyes and various frightful expressions; dark yellow hair flows upward like flames. The first pair of hands hold a curved knife and skullcup embracing the consort. The remaining hands hold a variety of objects with the 2nd set holding in addition the fresh outstretched hide of an elephant at the top. Adorned with bone ornaments and a necklace of fifty heads he embraces the consort Vajra Vetali who has one face and two hands holding a skullcup in the left. The right legs of Bhairava are bent pressing down on various animals and gods. The left legs are extended straight and press upon various birds and gods; standing above an orange sun disc and multi-coloured lotus completely surrounded by the orange and red flames of pristine awareness. In front of the lotus seat is a skullcup filled with various offerings.
At the top left is Shadbhuja Mahakala (Tibetan: gonpo chag drug pa. the Great Black One with Six Hands), in this form - an emanation of Avalokiteshvara, black, wrathful and surrounded by flames.
At the top right is the Lokapala (Direction Guardian) Vaishravana, (Tibetan; Nam thos se), yellow in colour, with one face and two hands holding a banner in the right and a mongoose in the left; riding a white snow lion.
At the bottom right is the special protector of the Vajrabhairava Tantras, Yama Dharmaraja, black, with the head of a buffalo, holding a bone stick and lasso; embraced by the consort Chamundi. They ride on the back of a black buffalo; surrounded by flame. These last three deities were the special protectors of Tsongkapa and so became the main protectors for the Gelugpa School.
At the bottom left is Palden Magzor Gyalmo (the Glorious Goddess Queen of the Weapon Army), black with one face and two hands holding a stick in the right hand and a skullcup to the heart with the left, riding a white mule.
As a tutelary deity (Tib.: yi dam. Skt.: ishtadevata) Vajrabhairava, also known as Yamantaka (Tib.: shin je thar che), belongs to the Yamari class of tantras and specifically arises from the Bhairava Root Tantra (Tib.: Jig je tsa gyu) and belongs to the method (father) classification of Anuttaryoga Tantra. The practice of Bhairava is common to the three Sarma Schools: Sakya, Kagyu and Gelugpa. There are numerous forms and styles of practice from the very complex with numerous deities to the very concise with a single Heruka form. The main lineages to enter Tibet were those of Jowo Atisha, Rwa Lotsawa, Mal Lotsawa and the like.
This form of Bhairava with the central faces placed 3 vertically and 3 faces to each side arranged horizontally is unique to the Gelugpa School and true to a visionary experience of Lord Tsongkapa the founder.
Jeff Watt 8-98
