ID: 901002245 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901002245	Record Type: Character/Person

	Vajradhava (Buddhist deity)

Note: In the evolution of Indian Buddhism, Buddha Vajradhara gradually displaced Samantabhadra, who is the 'Primordial Buddha' in the Nyingma, or 'Ancient School.' However, the two are metaphysically equivalent.

Names:

	Vajradhava (Buddhist deity) (preferred,English-P,D)
	Vajradhara (Buddhist deity) (English)
	वज्रधर (Buddhist deity) (Sanskrit)
	金剛總持 (Buddhist deity) (Chinese)

Hierarchical Position:

		Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
		....<Buddhist iconography> (P)
		........<Buddhist characters> (P)
		............Vajradhava (Buddhist deity) (P)

Other Relationships:

	role/characteristic is .... deity
	.....(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 .... Buddhist
	.....(religions (belief systems, cultures), religions and religious concepts, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:

	Vajradhava (Buddhist deity)
	................Bhattacharyya, Indian Buddhist Iconography (1924)
	Vajradhara (Buddhist deity)
	................Wikipedia (2000-)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
	वज्रधर (Buddhist deity)
	................Wikipedia (2000-) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vajradhara
	金剛總持 (Buddhist deity)
	................Wikipedia (2000-) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vajradhara

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Source for image https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vajradhara#/media/File:Vajradhara_statue_Asian_Art_Museum_SF.JPG