Vajrapani

East of inner entrance
Monastery 1, Ratnagiri

The bodhisattva may be identified as Vajrapani by the shapes of his crown and lotus flower. His upper right hand grasps a rosary, while the lower right hand displays varada mudra in front of an open lotus. His lower left holds the handle of a chauri, again presented on a lotus. Above the bodhisattva are two meditating Buddhas on lotus thrones; at his feet are two kneelng figures.

Ratnagiri belonged to the Vajrayana (esoteric) school of Mahayana Buddhism. Its art is also connected to Java, due to marriage ties between their rulers (Huntington, p.447). So there are many examples of "Indonesian Style" at Ratnagiri, including the two small figures seen here at the Bodhisattva's foot.