Nepalese, ca.1400

Vajravarahi, the “thunderbolt boar,” is the Wisdom belonging to the identification deity Chakrasamvara. She is said to have initiated some of the mahasiddhas (legendary meditation masters with magical abilities). The sow’s head sticking out from behind her right ear is a reminder that some of the Wisdoms have ties with the wild and the inexplicable.

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