Chakrasamvara with Consort

Chakrasamvara is a tantric deity very prominent in Gelug and other Tibetan Buddhist traditions. Depicted here in union with his consort Vajravarahi he holds a vajra in his right hand and a bell in his left hand. Vajravarahi holds a curved knife in her right hand and a skull cup in her right.

The sculpture shows the couple in a dynamic stance surrounded by a flaming body halo. The back of the pedestal has a faint inscription with mantras.