Happy birthday, Leonardo da Vinci! To celebrate, brush up on the geometric, religious and philosophical significance behind his iconic 'Vitruvian Man': | TED-Ed

💐Vajrapāṇi (Sanskrit; Pali: Vajirapāṇi, meaning, "Vajra in [his] hand") is one of the earliest-appearing bodhisattvas in Mahayana Buddhism. Vajrapani is one of the earliest appVajrapni represents the power aspect of complete enlightenment. Vajrapani is extensively represented in Buddhist iconography as one of the earliest three protective deities or bodhisattvas surrounding the Buddha. In Tibet, Vajrapani is known as Chag a dor Je. The sutra of golden light entitles him “great general of the ya