Image title: Cakrasamvara

This bronze sculpture shows an image of Cakrasamvara, from the 19th century A.D.—Samvara is most popular in the Vajrayana school of Buddhism. He is considered as the spritual son of Akshyovya (Akshobhya), the God of Vajrakula (vajra-family). Samvara with his Shakti Vajrabarahi (Vajravarahi) is known as Cakrasamvara. The image is shown in the pose of mystic union with his Shakti. The metaphysical concept of this image is that the highest Bliss or Nirvana results from merging of Raga (karuna, compassion) and the Vajra (shunya, void).

Chakrasamvara can also be spelled as Cakrasamvara or Cakrasaṃvara (चक्रसंवर).

Gallery information:

The National Museum of Nepal (Rashtriya Museum) houses a variety of sculptures, carvings, statues, paintings and other objects grouped according to the major religions such as Hinduism and Buddhism. This photo is from the Hindu bronze sculpture (dhatu-kala) section.