Himalayan Art Resources

Item: Mandala of Mandala - Symbol/Letter

དཀྱིལ་འཁོར། 曼陀罗(主页)(坛城)
(item no. 91081)
Origin Location Tibet
Date Range 1600 - 1699
Lineages Uncertain
Size 36.20x35.56cm (14.25x14in)
Material Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton
Collection Erie Art Museum
Interpretation / Description

Mandala: belonging to the family of Buddha Akshobhya and containing four main retinue figures. The central dais of five colours stands within a square palace structure atop a lotus base surrounded by the five coloured flames of pristine awareness.

Jeff Watt 10-2000

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