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Vajrapani and Garuda
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Vajrapani and Garuda

Choying Dorje, the Tenth Black Hat Karmapa (Tibetan, 1604–1674) · painting c. 1650; top and bottom borders c. 1350

Painting: gum tempera, gold, and silver on silk; lateral borders: silk damask with needleloop embroidery; top and bottom panels: embroidered silk, lead, and silver paper; curtain: silk tabby; dowels: wood, rawhide, and leather
CC0 — Public Domain
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Vajrapani sometimes takes the form of Garuda, enemy of snakes.

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