Yes, it is certainly Vajrasattva. Matthew T. Kapstein Professor emeritus Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes, PSL Research University, Paris
Associate The University of Chicago Divinity School Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences https://ephe.academia.edu/MatthewKapstein https://vajrabookshop.com/product/the-life-and-work-of-auleshi/ https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501716218/tibetan-manuscripts-and-early-printed-books-volume-i/#bookTabs=1 https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501771255/tibetan-manuscripts-and-early-printed-books-volume-ii/#bookTabs=1 https://brill.com/edcollbook/title/60949 Sent from [Proton Mail](https://proton.me/mail/home) for iOS. -------- Original Message -------- On Friday, 01/30/26 at 08:15 Dániel Balogh via INDOLOGY <[email protected]> wrote: > He seems to be holding a vajra (right) and a ghaṇṭa (left). I would guess > Vajrasattva, here's a randomly found website with parallels: > https://himalayanbuddhistart.wordpress.com/2020/11/26/pala-india-vajrasattva/ > Buddhism experts will hopefully correct me if wrong. > > On Thu, 29 Jan 2026 at 23:32, François Patte via INDOLOGY > <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Bonsoir >> >> Does anyone can tell me who is this god, Śiva, Viṣṇu.... other? what are the >> attributes in his hand? >> >> https://www.pingala.homelinux.org/~fp/IMG_0388.jpeg >> >> Thank you. >> >> - >> François Patte >> tél : +33 (0)6 7892 5822 >> https://www.pingala.homelinux.org/~fp >> >> _______________________________________________ >> INDOLOGY mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://list.indology.info/mailman/listinfo/indology
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