In honor of our blue visual identity, we’re highlighting objects in our collection that feature this color! 🔷 In this piece the primordial Buddha Vajradhara, the root-deity of many Tantric #Buddhist teachings, is shown embracing his consort, who sits on his lap, symbolizing the union of method (male) and wisdom (female). The same symbolism applies to his attributes vajra (male) and bell (female). His blue color is often associated with the sky. He presides over the eighty-four mahasiddhas, or adepts, whose teachings are generally classified as the Highest Yoga Tantra. As a primordial buddha (adibuddha), Vajradhara is thought to encompass each of the Five Buddhas. Explore this work and the rest of our collection at the 🔗 in our bio! _____ Vajradhara; 18th century; Tibet; pigments on cloth; Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art, Gift of Shelley and Donald Rubin, C2006.66.676. #RubinMuseum #RubinGlobal #HimalayanArt