Thangka of Vajradhara with Bodhisattvas

Vajradhara is depicted with deep blue skin, seated in the vajraparyanka posture upon a lotus throne. His hands are crossed at the chest in the vajrahumkara mudra, holding a vajra (thunderbolt) and ghanta (bell). He is adorned with jewels and flowing silks, set against a circular orange halo and white rays. Below him, two smaller figures sit on circular platforms: a white-skinned figure to the left and a yellow-skinned figure holding a sword to the right. The base of the central throne features two snow lions flanking a central golden dharma wheel.

Vajradhara represents the primordial Buddha in Vajrayana Buddhism, regarded as the source of all tantric lineages. This iconography reflects the fundamental Tibetan Buddhist synthesis of wisdom and skillful means.