|
Vajrabhairava
Collection:
Spituk monastery
School
of art: Sman-bris
18th
century
Vajrabhairava
He
is the most wrathful form of Maµju¿r¢. He is the embodiment of total
wrath. His anger is so terrific that it may consume even himself. He is
the nature of emptiness which is expressed in the form of extreme rage. He
has bull's head which symbolises the ignorance which is transmuted into
discriminating wisdom.
He
has nine faces, sixteen hands and thirty four legs. His right legs are
slightly folded and the left legs stretch. The central face is bull's face
with two horns and its complexion is dark and in the angry form. The
second face is of a demon and the top face is Maµju¿r¢'s which is iii
peaceful form. Each and every face has three eyes. All hands hold
different kinds of instruments to threaten the defilements. All hands and
the body are decorated with many different kinds of ornaments. He crushes
many evil spirits under his feet. His lowest arms hold his consort and the
hands hold skull cups. His consort embraces him. Her complexion is also
dark. She has two hands, one face and three eyes.
He has
many faces, so that he can look in all directions. It signifies the
omnipresence of his anger. He has many arms and legs, therefore, nobody
can escape from his fury. He has the wisdom of equanimity and thus treads
equally on all aspects of ego. His consort feeds and reinforces his
countless vengeance.
The central figure is Vajrabhairava with his consort. At the top is Tsongkhapa, upper right corner is Mah¡k¡la and on the left white saviour. On the left side is Vai¿ramana and on the right is protector. At the bottom Mah¡k¡l¢ and Yamadaka, lower right corner is Pectse and left is Nezer.
