Manju Nagaraksha

Nagaraksha is a form of Manjushri with a number of different iconographic types. He can have a great number of arms and appear in several different body colours. The wrathful appearance (raksha) and serpent (naga) lower body are a consistent feature with most forms of the deity. Although Nyingma and originating with Rinchen Lingpa in the 14th century there are also forms of Vajrapani in a wrathful appearance belonging to the Lodrag Khenchen Namkha Gyaltsen (1326-1401) which seem very similar in form and function.


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