one of his many angry manifestations. His body is adorned with ornaments, his face has a fiery expression and sports the third eye. He wears a crown adorned with little skulls. His legs are set widely on a lotus petal, holding a vajra, a ritual weapon, in his right hand and a temple bell in his left hand. Vajrapani is a protector of the Buddha and his teachings, here shown in a manifestation as Dharmapala.Provenance: Collection Sharpes, Strasbourg , acquired 1991 in Tibet , original invoice available