Ralpacan
Gilt copper alloy
Ralpacan
CHINA; Qing dynasty
Ralpacan, born Tritsuk Destsen (reigned 814–838), was the last of the three Dharma kings that ruled the Tibetan Empire (circa 7th–9th century). He was considered a manifestation of Vajrapani Bodhisattva, and so is portrayed here with his attributes. The figure wears a richly jeweled crown and heavy ear-rings and is elaborately dressed. The right hand forms a mudra but also holds a long-stalked lotus that supports a vajra. The Tibetan inscription on the square pedestal gives the figure’s name.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture N-Sr, page 873.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Ralpacan." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture N-Sr, vol. 12, 2016, pp. 873.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Yann Lovelock, Yuan Chou, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Ralpacan" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture N-Sr, 12:873.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Lovelock, Y., Chou, Y., Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Ralpacan. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture N-Sr (Vol. 12, pp. 873).
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