Rta mgrin (Hayagriva)

Minneapolis Institute of Art

Rta mgrin (Hayagriva)

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Date
18th century
Medium
Copper alloy, semi-precious stones
Department
Asian Art
Institution
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Object ID
132174

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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Gift of Sa and Paul Budnitz

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