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Guhyasamaja Akshobhyavajra with Consort Sparshavajra, 19th Century

Pigments on cloth

Gift of the Shelley and Donald Rubin Foundation

A bell is often paired with the vajra and is another implement used in tantric practices and an attribute of tantric masters and deities. It generally symbolizes wisdom, the feminine aspect of enlightenment, and its ring is said to be the sound of emptiness. A vajra is a ritual scepter used in tantric practices and an attribute of tantric masters and deities. It generally symbolizes method, the male aspect of enlightenment.