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Poo Cella
The wooden Bodhisattva stands to the right of the clay images of Shakyamuni and his disciples on the main altar.
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Vajradharma
The recently repainted Bodhisattva should be identified as Vajradharma, a form of Avalokiteshvara.
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Vajrasattva
A smaller clay image of the blue Bodhisattva Vajrapani / Vajrasattva stands opposite Vajradharma (to the left of Shakyamuni), probably replacing an original wooden image of the same iconography.
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Vajradharma
Vajradharma holds the stem of a lotus in his left hand which is held at the hip, while the right hand ‘makes the flower blossom at his heart’.
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Vajradharma
The Bodhisattva is dressed in a long dhoti arranged to fall in a point between the legs and the mala crosses the legs almost at the ankles.
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Vajradharma
Vajradharma wears a high four-point crown with the five Jina depicted on the points, the fourth point being placed directly behind the central one.
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Vajradharma
The figure on the front point is probably Amitabha while Vairocana is recognizable on the fourth point.
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Vajradharma
To the sides rosettes as well as knots with streamers hanging down to the upper arm.
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Vajradharma
The Bodhisattva has a round full face with a straight but thick nose (possibly repaired) and a strong chin.
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