Home›Sources›The Bodhisattva Vajrapani, accession 2015.500.4.9 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)SourcesThe Bodhisattva Vajrapani, accession 2015.500.4.9 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)Metropolitan Museum of Art open-access collection API record, read 2026-08-28Citation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "The Bodhisattva Vajrapani, accession 2015.500.4.9 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sources/met-vajrapani-stele-2015-500-4-9.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). The Bodhisattva Vajrapani, accession 2015.500.4.9 (Metropolitan Museum of Art). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sources/met-vajrapani-stele-2015-500-4-9Copy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-the-bodhisattva-vajrapani-accession-2015, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {The Bodhisattva Vajrapani, accession 2015.500.4.9 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)}, year = {2026}, url = {https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sources/met-vajrapani-stele-2015-500-4-9}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXThe Metropolitan Museum of Art's own open-access collection API record for The Bodhisattva Vajrapani, accession 2015.500.4.9, in the Asian Art department. Read as part of a 2026-08-28 divinity depth pass filling artwork entities the atlas had minted with a description and cross-references but no properties of their own.FactsCross-Tradition ConnectionsSourcesClaims Backed By This Source (27 claims)Version History (1)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsCitationPublisherWell-attestedMetropolitan Museum of ArtURLWell-attestedhttps://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/38559Source TypeWell-attestedMuseumAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested1The holding museum's own open-access collection API record for the accessioned stele, the strongest available record for its provenance, date and accession number, whose own title names the subject outright.Cross-Tradition ConnectionsAssociated WithBihar, Regions Well-attested This source names Bihar directly: "a sandstone stele from Eastern India, Bihar, probably Nalanda, 7th to early 8th century."Source The Bodhisattva Vajrapani, accession 2015.500.4.9 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)tier 1Nalanda, Organizations Well-attested This source names Nalanda directly: "from Eastern India, Bihar, probably Nalanda, 7th to early 8th century."Source The Bodhisattva Vajrapani, accession 2015.500.4.9 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)tier 1Vajrapani, Deities Well-attested This source names Vajrapani directly: "API record for "The Bodhisattva Vajrapani," a sandstone stele from Eastern India, Bihar, probably Nalanda, 7th to early 8th century."Source The Bodhisattva Vajrapani, accession 2015.500.4.9 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)tier 1SourcesThe Bodhisattva Vajrapani, accession 2015.500.4.9 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)tier 1Metropolitan Museum of ArtView the SourceCite this page as it read on August 28, 2026: /cite/58Claims Backed By This Source (27 claims)This source backs 27 claims across the atlas. As facts: 19 well-attested. As cited relationships: 6 holds, 1 connected. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicSacred Art & Iconography, 19 claims: 14 well-attested, 3 holds, 1 connected, 1 general references.Sources, 8 claims: 5 well-attested, 3 holds.Well-attested19Sacred Art & IconographyThe Bodhisattva Vajrapani (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2015.500.4.9)SourcesThe Bodhisattva Vajrapani, accession 2015.500.4.9 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)Holds6Sacred Art & IconographyThe Bodhisattva Vajrapani (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2015.500.4.9)SourcesThe Bodhisattva Vajrapani, accession 2015.500.4.9 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)Connected1Sacred Art & IconographyThe Bodhisattva Vajrapani (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2015.500.4.9)General References1Sacred Art & IconographyThe Bodhisattva Vajrapani (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2015.500.4.9)Version History (1)This entry has 1 recorded version.DescriptionVersion 1 · August 28, 2026 · Cite This VersionComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year