Tibetan Vajrabhairava & Vajravetali Thangka - 19thC | Indigo Antiques
Tibetan Vajrabhairava & Vajravetali Thangka - 19thC | Indigo Antiques
Tibetan Raktayamari & Vajravetali Thangka - 19thC | Indigo Antiques
Tibetan Raktayamari & Vajravetali Thangka - 19thC | Indigo Antiques
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Detail From Tibetan Raktayamari & Vajravetali Thangka - 19thC | Indigo Antiques
Frame Detail From Tibetan Raktayamari & Vajravetali Thangka - 19thC | Indigo Antiques
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Tibetan Raktayamari & Vajravetali Yab Yum Thangka - 19th Century

SKU M458 · 19th Century, from Tibet
Sale price £1,750 * Margin Scheme: No UK Tax
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Dimensions W76 × D4 × H90.5 cm
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This old Tibetan thangka depicts Raktayamari embracing his consort Vajravetali in the yab-yum pose. This pose represents the unity of male compassion and female wisdom, essential for achieving enlightenment. Raktayamari is a a deity known as a yidam who presides over the great tantras, and subdues death and inner delusions. 

Raktayamari's name literally means the "Red Enemy of Yama" and is a form of Yamāntaka. Both Raktayamari and his consort Vajravetali have a third eye symbolising trancendent wisdom and an all seeing awareness that destroys ego, death and ignorance. 

This Tibetan thangka has been framed in a premium black lacquer and gilt frame. 

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