Origin Location | Tibet |
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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 |
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