Minneapolis Institute of Art
Rta mgrin (Hayagriva)
Tibet
- Date
- 18th century
- Medium
- Copper alloy, semi-precious stones
- Department
- Asian Art
- Institution
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
In Tibetan Buddhist practice, buddhas and bodhisattvas can express benevolent and wrathful sides. Rta mgrin (Sanskrit: Hayagriva) is a wrathful emanation of Spyan ras gzigs (Sanskrit: Avalokiteshvara), the bodhisattva of compassion. Shown in yabyum (sexual embrace, or “father-mother”) pose with his female consort, Rta mgrin represents compassion; goddess Nges ‘byung (Sanskrit: Nairatmya) represents wisdom. The couple’s union symbolizes the essence of enlightenment, accessed by practitioners through concentrated meditation on such a deity. Asia
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