Guhyasamaja and Adhiprajna

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Artist Unknown

Culture Tibetan

Title Guhyasamaja and Adhiprajna

Date 19th century

Medium Pigments on cloth

Dimensions Image: 30 5/8 × 22 1/4 in. (77.8 × 56.5 cm)
Framed: 43 3/4 × 34 1/4 in. (111.1 × 87 cm)

Credit Line Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University

Accession Number 71.4.4

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Guhyasamaja and his consort Adhiprajna represent the symbolic and mystical union of compassion and wisdom envisioned through the joining of the male principles (compassionate, active, skillful) with the female (wise, passive, insightful).

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"Guhyasamaja and Adhiprajna | Collections Online." Collections Online. Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University, 2024. https://artmuseum.indiana.edu/collections-online/browse/object.php?number=71.4.4