金刚座祭司王冠 - 美国大都会艺术博物馆展品查阅

品名（中）	金刚座祭司王冠
品名（英）	Vajracharya Priest’s Crown
入馆年号	1985年，1985.13.2
策展部门	亚洲艺术（Asian Art）
创作者
创作年份	公元 1717
创作地区
分类	金属制品（Metalwork）
尺寸	高 12 英寸 (30.5 厘米); 宽 7 1/2 英寸 (19.1 厘米); 深 6 3/4 英寸 (17.1 厘米)
介绍（中）	像这样精心制作的王冠是由尼泊尔世袭的金刚果佛教僧侣佩戴的，他们在尼泊尔佛教界占据最高地位。金刚既是一个种姓，也是一个姓氏，这个称号赋予它有权履行保留的祭司职能，类似于印度教中婆罗门所拥有的特权。这个冠冕以五个王冠牌匾为主，顶部是半金刚。日期铭文记录了它是由两位指定的奉献者委托的，将在新安装的Chakrasamvara和Heruka圣像的奉献之际佩戴。奉献仪式由OBāhā的Naka Bahicā的srī Bekhāsi deva Vajrācārya进行，"星期四，Bhādra黑暗的10日，在Pusyā naksatra和悉达瑜伽期间"（1717年）。碑文最后列出了那些觊觎王冠的人所遭受的惩罚以及捐赠者所获得的功绩，并赞美："[愿它]永远吉祥。
介绍（英）	Elaborate crowns such as this example were worn by the hereditary Vajracarya Buddhist priests of Nepal, who occupy the highest rank in the Nepalese Buddhist community. Vajracarya is both a caste and a family name, and the designation entitles it holders to perform reserved priestly functions, analogous to the privileges held by Brahmans in Hinduism. This crown is dominated by five diadem plaques and surmounted by a half-vajra. The dated inscription records that it was commissioned by two named devotees, to be worn on the occasion of the consecration of newly installed icons of Chakrasamvara and Heruka. The consecrations were performed by srī Bekhāsi deva Vajrācārya of Naka Bahicā of OBāhā, "on Thursday, the 10th of the dark half of Bhādra, during the Pusyā naksatra and the Siddha yoga" (1717). The inscription concludes by listing the punishments incurred by those who covet the crown as well as the merits earned by its donors, extolling: "[May it be] auspicious for all time."