Yamāntaka; རྡོ་རྗེ་འཇིགས་བྱེད།; 大威德金刚
Yamantaka is known as the "destroyer of death" and symbolises perfect wisdom in Buddhist traditions. He is depicted with a flaming sword and a book, with the sword representing wisdom that cuts through ignorance. In his wrathful form, the deity of death wields various weapons to defeat Yama and ultimately embodies the union of wisdom that realises emptiness and the highest bliss.
Hand-painted in Nepal.
The natural Pigment Painting measures 20 Inches by 15 Inches, with an additional silk Thangka bordering it.
Yamantaka is known as the "destroyer of death" and symbolises perfect wisdom in Buddhist traditions. He is depicted with a flaming sword and a book, with the sword representing wisdom that cuts through ignorance. In his wrathful form, the deity of death wields various weapons to defeat Yama and ultimately embodies the union of wisdom that realises emptiness and the highest bliss.
Hand-painted in Nepal.
The natural Pigment Painting measures 20 Inches by 15 Inches, with an additional silk Thangka bordering it.
Yamantaka is known as the "destroyer of death" and symbolises perfect wisdom in Buddhist traditions. He is depicted with a flaming sword and a book, with the sword representing wisdom that cuts through ignorance. In his wrathful form, the deity of death wields various weapons to defeat Yama and ultimately embodies the union of wisdom that realises emptiness and the highest bliss.
Hand-painted in Nepal.
The natural Pigment Painting measures 20 Inches by 15 Inches, with an additional silk Thangka bordering it.