ID: 901001401 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901001401	Record Type: Character/Person

	Vajra Deities (Buddhist characters)

Note: General term for the deities that carry the vajra weapon.

Names:

	Vajra Deities (Buddhist characters) (preferred,English-P,D,N)

Hierarchical Position:

		Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
		....<Buddhist iconography> (P)
		........<Buddhist characters> (P)
		............Vajra Deities (Buddhist characters) (I)

Other Relationships:

	symbolic attribute is .... vajra
	.....(ceremonial weapons, weapons, Weapons and Ammunition (hierarchy name), Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	role/characteristic is .... deities
	.....(people in religion, people in religion and related occupations, people in the humanities, people by occupation, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	culture/religion is .... Buddhism
	.....(religions (belief systems, cultures), religions and religious concepts, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:

	Vajra Deities (Buddhist characters)
	................Agnew, Reed, Ball, Cave Temples of Dunhuang (2016)

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Agnew, Reed, Ball, Cave Temples of Dunhuang (2016)
	................ British Museum [online] (1999-) http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=3230931&partId=1&searchText=Vajra+Deities&page=1