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Holdings: 35mm slide: 19935
World Region: Asia
Region: South Asia
Country: Tibet
Description: Yamantaka, conqueror of death (yama), the ferocious emanation of Manjusri, God of Wisdom, is represented with plural heads, the chief one that of a bull. He has sixteen feet, thirty-four arms, and wears a skull-crown and a belt of human heads. He is in a yab-yum attitude, holding his Sakti (consort) in two arms and tantra symbols in his multiple hands. Below is the black figure of Yama, standing on a bull. Other figures are: Yamantakas, Bodhisattv
Image Categories: Artifact Function: Religion or Ritual; Artifact Material: Textile
Source Type Detail: Photographer (UMMA Artifact): Clahassey, Kay

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Full citation: "Yamantaka, conqueror of death (yama), the ferocious emanation of Manjusri, God of Wisdom, is represented with plural heads, the chief one that of a bull. He has sixteen feet, thirty-four arms, and wears a skull-crown and a belt of human heads. He is in a yab-yum attitude, holding his Sakti (consort) in two arms and tantra symbols in his multiple hands. Below is the black figure of Yama, standing on a bull. Other figures are: Yamantakas, Bodhisattv". In the digital collection UM Museum of Anthropological Archaeology. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/a/anthro1ic/x-19077/19077. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. April 19, 2024.