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尺寸：高20.2cm
年代：18世纪
质地：铜鎏金
风格：蒙古 扎纳巴扎尔
来源：拍卖会
成交：62,500美元(2015.12)
参阅：旧金山邦瀚斯
鉴赏：
A gilt copper alloy figure of Vajradhara
Zanabazar school, Mongolia, 18th Century
Seated in dhyanasana on a double-lotus base, his hands crossed in front of his chest holding vajra and ghanta, wearing a dhoti, sash and beaded jewelry, his face with raised urna and his hair pulled into a high chignon secured by a foliate crown.\ 8in (20.2cm) high

From the 11th century onward, the New (Sarma) Schools identify Vajradhara as the primordial Buddha (Adi Buddha): the inner form of Shakyamuni, and progenitor of the Vajrayana Buddhist system. He occupies the first rank in the Buddhist pantheon, and typically features as the first teacher of a tantric lineage. From him emanate the five Dhyani Buddhas, the purification deity Vajrasattva, and meditation deities including Chakrasamvara.

He represents the highest state of enlightenment, its abstract perfection, the sum of all Buddhist teachings. Sculptures of Vajradhara therefore serve as secondary representations, reminding practitioners of the deity's otherwise formless essence, which is beyond human comprehension.

Compare the treatment of the mirrored-lotus petals on a Amitabha sold by Christie's, New York, 21 March 2008, lot 632 and another at Piasa, Paris, 14 June 2013, lot 250. Also see Dinwiddie (ed.), Treasures from Mongolia: Buddhist Sculpture from the School of Zanabazar, Rossi and Rossi, London, 2004, cat. nos. 18 & 19.

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