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Vajrasattva, Tibet, 13th century © Rubin Museum of Art

Vajrasattva

By Buddhism Now on 6 April 2018 • ( 1 )

At first glance this sculpture appears to represent the bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara but is in fact Vajrasattva.

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