Himalayan Art Resources

Item: Mandala of Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva & Buddhist Deity) - Sodashabindu (Tigle Chudrug)

སྤྱན་རས་གཟིགས། 观音菩萨
(item no. 58263)
Origin Location India
Date Range 1960 -
Lineages Gelug and Buddhist
Material Ground: Paper
Collection Private
Notes about the Central Figure

Alternate Names: Lokeshvara Avalokita Lokanata Lokanatha Mahakarunika

Classification: Deity

Interpretation / Description

Avalokiteshvara (Tigle Chu Drug).

Tibetan Name: bka' gdams thig le bcu drug gi dkyil 'khor. Root text - unknown.

The mandala of the Tigle Chu Drug contains sixteen levels of deities and teachers progressing from the inside out.
1. Jinasagara Avalokiteshvara.
2. Namnang Gangchen Tso.
3. Jinasagara Avalokiteshvara.
4. Avalokiteshvara, one face, two hands.
5. Prajnaparamita.
6. Tubpa Dudul (Buddha?).
7. Chaturbhuja Avalokiteshvara.
8. Green Tara.
9. Krodha Tara.
10. Achala.
11. Atisha.
12. Dromton.
13. Maitreya.
14. Manjushri.
15. Vajradhara.
16. Dharmakaya.

Jeff Watt 12-2012

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Publication: Tibetan Mandalas of the Tantra-Samuccaya

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Subject: Tantra Set, Cycle of Precepts (Misc.)
Buddhist Deity: Avalokiteshvara, Tigle Chu Drug (Kadampa)
Buddhist Deity: Avalokiteshvara & Amoghapasha (All Mandalas)