Material: cloth. embroidery. scroll. (Amoghavajra)

Size: about 122 x 83 cm

Description:

The main deity of this thangka is **Hevajra (Tibetan: དགྱེས་མེད་ཀྱི་རྡོ་རྗེ།, Sanskrit: Chakrasamvara, or translated as "Amoghavajra", "Great Joyful Vajra")**, a very important tantric deity and one of the main deities of the highest yoga tantra.

Identification features of the main deity:

1. **Dual union posture**: The central main deity and the consort embrace each other (male and female deities embrace each other), symbolizing the harmony of great bliss and emptiness, which is the iconic shape of the highest yoga tantra.

2. **Wrathful appearance, three eyes**: The main deity has a wrathful face, two eyes plus a forehead eye (three eyes), showing the power to destroy afflictions.

3. **Multiple arms and heads**: The main deity has multiple arms (commonly 12 arms) and multiple heads, holding a variety of instruments such as vajra bells, vajra pestles, axes, wheels, hooks, etc., symbolizing the omnipotence of all virtues.

4. **Surrounded by a halo of flames**: The whole body is surrounded by blazing flames, symbolizing wisdom burning ignorance.

5. **Stepping on demons**: Stepping on male and female demons, symbolizing the subjugation of afflictions and the root of reincarnation.

Composition of surrounding deities and mandala:

* The densely packed deities around are surrounded by flames, which are the **retainers of Hevajra, the manifestations or the twenty-eight groups, dakinis, wrathful guardians and other retainers**.

* The center of the top may be **Shakyamuni Buddha** or **Vajradhara (Vairocana Buddha)**, indicating that the esoteric tradition originated from the Buddha or the root tantra.

* Many great Tibetan masters or incarnations of the deities can also be seen on the left and right sides, such as Vajrapani Bodhisattva and Vajrayogini.

The origin and significance of Hevajra:

* Originated from the important Indian esoteric classic "Hevajra Tantra", it is the highest deity of the highest yoga tantra.

* It is the wrathful incarnation of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva in the tantra, and has infinite compassion and wrathful wisdom.

* The practice of Hevajra is the core of the tantra that many Tibetan Buddhist sects (such as Gelug, Kagyu, Sakya) attach great importance to.

* Practicing the Hevajra method can quickly accumulate merit, subdue obstacles, understand the freedom of life and death, and become a Buddha in this moment.