Buddhist deity forges ahead
Among the numerous sculptures for sale at Nagel’s June 13-14 auction of Asian art in Stuttgart is the ferocious figure of the Tibetan Buddhist deity Dorje Legpa in the incarnation of Damchen Garwai Nakpo, or the Lord of the Forge.
His name translates as ‘oathbound benign thunderbolt” and he was one of the protectors of Buddhist…