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| Vajrapani with Consort, 16th century Tibet, 1500-1599 Bronze and copper alloy with pigment 7 x 6-5/8 in. (17.8 x 16.8 cm) Norton Simon Art Foundation M.1977.22.1.S © 2012 Norton Simon Art Foundation Not on view Vajrapani, a destroyer of obstacles, embraces his consort in the yab-yum, or “father-mother” posture. They trample two prone figures that represent ignorance. As the holder of the thunderbolt, or vajra, Vajrapani symbolizes the power of compassion and the concentrated power of all buddhas combined. |
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