Item: Mandala of Samantabhadra Buddha
ཀུན་ཏུ་བཟང་པོ། སངས་རྒྱས།
普贤佛
(item no. 91100)
| Origin Location | Tibet |
|---|---|
| Date Range | 1500 - 1599 |
| Lineages | Nyingma, Karma (Kagyu) and Buddhist |
| Size | 53.34x41.91cm (21x16.50in) |
| Material | Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton |
| Collection | Erie Art Museum |
Notes about the Central Figure
Classification: Deity
Samantabhadra Father-Mother Mandala (Tibetan: kun tu zang po yab yum kyil khor. English: the Circle of the All-Good Father and Mother): together with all the peaceful and wrathful deities. At the bottom center is Mahakala, the Eunuch Lord.
Sanskrit: Samantabhadra
Tibetan: Kun tu zang po
"Primordial Lord of unchanging light,
Central origin of all mandalas,
Possessing the ocean of knowledge and pristine awareness;
Homage to Samantabhadra Father-Mother!" (Nyingma liturgical verse).
Jeff Watt 10-2000
Mandala: Mandala Main Page
Collection of Erie Art Museum
Tradition: Nyingma Deity Paintings
Buddhist Deity: Samantabhadra Buddha Main Page
Subject: Guhyagarbha Tantra (Peaceful & Wrathful Deities)
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