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Today we are going to introduce an unexpected masterpiece. In Buddhism, a mandala is a complex meditation tool, a complex representation of the universe, with different parts of the universe representing different aspects of Buddhist teachings. In an advanced practice called tantra, meditators dissolve their self-image of an ordinary, fixed “I” and imagine themselves in the form of a Buddha. In today’s mandala we see the six-armed goddess, Jnanadakini (a Tantric goddess belonging to the Anuttarayoga category). She is in the center, surrounded by eight rays of light – representing the goddess and corresponding to the colors of the four quadrants of the mandala. Four other patron saints sit inside the entrance. Surrounding the mandala are concentric circles containing lotus petals, vajra, flames and the eight great burial grounds. Additional dakinis (inhabitants of the sky) and lamas (teachers) occupy the circular part of the corner. This thangka (Tibetan Buddhist painting on cotton, often depicting Buddhist deities) is likely part of a set of 42 mandalas that are related to what are collectively known as Vajra Ramali or Vajra Ramala (Vajra Ramola’s Wreath) ritual.
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74.9 x 83.8 cm
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