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Yamantaka Yab-yum

Creation date: 16th century

Creation place: Tibet

Other Information

Type: Bronze Sculpture

Medium and Support: Bronze

Credit Line: Gift of Eugene and Marian Gabrych

Accession Number: 2006.386.a-b

Dimensions: 9 in. x 7 1/4 in. x 4 in. (22.86 cm x 18.42 cm x 10.16 cm)

Currently on view

Provenance

Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Gabrych, Fallbrook, California ( - December 20, 2006)

San Diego Museum of Art, San Diego, California (December 20, 2006 - )

Label Copy

04/14/2017 Diana Chou
Tibetan Buddhism inherited many of the traditions of late Indian Buddhism, and at the same time continued the Tibetan tradition of powerful popular cults, incorporating a wide variety of local deities into the already burgeoning Buddhist pantheon. These deities include a number of peaceful and wrathful figures who guide and protect believers on their paths to enlightenment. Wrathful deities such as Yamantaka use their power to protect Buddhism and to destroy the three major obstacles to enlightenment: anger, greed, and ignorance.

Last Updated: 4/14/2017