The Tibetan Iconography of Buddhas, Bodhisattvas and other Deities
author: Lokesh Chandra
edition: 2002, D. K. Printworld Pvt. Ltd.
pages: 807
ISBN-10: 812460178X
ISBN-13: 9788124601785
Topic: Tibetan-buddhism
Vajrahumkara
This chapter describes Vajrahumkara located on page 726 and contained in the collection "Protective Deities: Various Dharmapalas" in the book Tibetan Iconography (a unique pantheon). This book deals with the iconography of deities within the Pantheon of Tibetan Buddhism, such as Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, Arhats, Matrkas (Goddesses), Gurus (Teachers), Protective Deities and various other spiritual entities. The Buddhist art and iconography in this book is accompanied by Chinese eulogies.
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The gods of northern Buddhism [by Alice Getty]
The original ones are crossed in vajra-humkara mudra, and hold the vajra and ghanta (thunderbolt and bell). The upper arms hold an elephant skin, which entirely covers his back (PI. xlvii, figs, c and d). The others hold the head of Brahma (four-faced), a khatvanga (magic wand), and other Tantra symbols. He wears a long garland of heads, and in the illustration in Pander's Pantheon he has a tiger-skin hanging from the waist....
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