This brass figure represents a special six-armed form of the transcendent Buddha Akshobhya, Guhyasamaja in a mystical union (Yab-Yum) with his female partner (prajna) Sparsavajra. In Tantric Buddhism, such images of sexual union are metaphorical for the state of absolute unity, which can be equated with complete enlightenment.
Details
- Title : Guhyasamaja and Sparsavajra
- Year : 16th Century
- Classification : Sculpture
- Medium : Fire-gilded brass, gem inlays
- Dimension : 13.5 x 10 x 6.7 cm; Weight: 2 kg
- Accession No : SC 3
- Country/ Geo-location : NEPAL
- Collection : Pergamon Museum
- Collection : AKu objects owned by others
- © Photo : NA: Photographer: Jürgen Liep