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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Vajradharma Lokeshvara

Vajradharma Lokeshvara, 9th century

Vajradharma Lokeshvara

9th century · Sculpture

May one see it?

Yes, receiving visitors

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

New York, United States

Room237

On public display.

Checked: 3 days ago
In this state since: Sep 26, 2026
Source: The museum

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Particulars

Accession number: 42.25.20

In the same room · Gallery 237, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

On the same theme · Swat Valley

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What it shows

Swat Valley Bow and Arrow Buddhism Bodhisattvas

In the catalog

Sculpture Bronze Pakistan (NW Frontier Province, probably Swat Valley)

Sources

The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Image: The Metropolitan Museum of Art — Open Access (CC0)

Enthroned Buddha Granting Boons, dated by inscription to ca. 600

Enthroned Buddha Granting Boons, dated by inscription to ca. 600

Crowned Buddha, 9th century

Crowned Buddha, 9th century

Vaikuntha Vishnu, last quarter of the 8th century

Vaikuntha Vishnu, last quarter of the 8th century

Vishnu Rescuing Gajendra, the Lord of the Elephants, 8th–9th century

Vishnu Rescuing Gajendra, the Lord of the Elephants, 8th–9th century

Narasimha, the Man-Lion Incarnation of Vishnu, Slaying the Evil King Hiranyakashipu, 6th–7th century

Narasimha, the Man-Lion Incarnation of Vishnu, Slaying the Evil King Hiranyakashipu, 6th–7th century

Reliquary(?) with Scenes from the Life of Buddha, ca. 10th century

Reliquary(?) with Scenes from the Life of Buddha, ca. 10th century

Linga with Face of Shiva (Ekamukhalinga), 9th century

Linga with Face of Shiva (Ekamukhalinga), 9th century

Preaching Buddha, 8th century

Preaching Buddha, 8th century

Meditating Buddha Attended by Two Bodhisattvas, 7th–8th century

Meditating Buddha Attended by Two Bodhisattvas, 7th–8th century

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Bodhisattva Maitreya, the Buddha of the Future, 7th century

Bodhisattva Maitreya, the Buddha of the Future, 7th century

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, 7th century

Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, 7th century

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Akshobhya, the Transcendent Buddha of the East, 9th century

Akshobhya, the Transcendent Buddha of the East, 9th century

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Vairochana, the Transcendent Buddha of the Center, 9th–early 10th century

Vairochana, the Transcendent Buddha of the Center, 9th–early 10th century

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Preaching Buddha, 8th century

Preaching Buddha, 8th century

The Metropolitan Museum of Art