# @rubinmuseum on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DXoy5n0jBQH
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/64907484-rubinmuseum-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-04-27T13:51:35.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art (@rubinmuseum) — https://gondola.cc/rubinmuseum

## Caption

Nine heads. Thirty-four arms. Sixteen legs. 

Vajrabhairava, an important deity in the Sakya Tibetan Buddhist tradition, appears here with many forms—each reflecting a layered and expansive meaning rooted in wisdom.

Follow along as we take a closer look at the iconography of Vajrabhairava and explore what wrathful imagery teaches about wisdom.

#BuddhistArt #HimalayanArt #WrathfulWisdom #SacredArt 

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Vajrabhairava with Consort Vajravetali; Mongolia; 18th–19th century; gilt copper alloy; Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art; C2005.25.1 (HAR 68853)

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buddhistart, himalayanart, wrathfulwisdom, sacredart

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