The Indian Buddhist Iconography, Mainly Based on the Sadhanamala and Other Cognate Tantric Texts of Rituals c19.s1.t1.8
The Indian Buddhist Iconography, Mainly Based on the Sādhanamālā and Other Cognate Tāntric Texts of Rituals c19.s1.t1.8
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c19.s1.t1.8
Here, at least one very peculiar image of Vajratārā may be noted. It is in the Indian Museum, Calcutta. The Indian Museum bronze of Vajratārā is in the form of a lotus, and represents the complete Maṇḍala with all the attendant deities ³. It is so constructed that it can be opened and closed at will. The petals are eight in number, and each bears the image of an attendant deity. The Dhyāna describing her form in the Sādhanamālā and explaining this particular image is as under :