Mandala of
Medicine Buddha
(item no. 58141)

India

1960 -

Buddhist Lineage

Ground: Paper

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Seven Medicine Buddhas & Prajnaparamita:
1. Bhaishajyaguru, Vaidurya Prabha Raja (blue)

Inner Circle of Eight Figures:
2. Ashokattamshri (pink)
3. Suvarnabhadra Vimala (white)
4. Abhijnaraja (pink)
5. Shakyamuni (golden)
6. Suparakirtita Namashri (yellow)
7. Nirghosharaja
8. Suvarnabhadra Vimala (yellow)
9. Prajnaparamita

Sixteen Bodhisattvas:
10 (1). Eastern direction: Manjushri
11 (2). Avalokiteshvara
12 (3). Vajrapani
13 (4). Nyi Nang (Suryabhaskara)
14 (5). Southern direction: Chandraprabha
15 (6). Mahamati
16 (7). Maitreya
17 (8). Kyab Drol
18 (9). Western direction: Pobpa
19 (10). Nampar Nonpa
20 (11). Tana
21 (12). Jompa'i Lodro
22 (13). Northern direction: Sampa Legpa
23 (14). Lhunpo
24 (15). Sang Sangpo'i Jung
25 (16). Lhunpo Chenpo

Ten Gods: 26 (1). Eastern direction, Brahma, yellow, holding a wheel, riding a goose. 27 (2). Indra, white, holding a vajra, riding an elephant. 28 (3). Agni, red, holding a fire pot, riding a goat. 29 (4). Southern direction, Yama, blue, holding a stick, riding a buffalo. 30 (5). South-west, Raksha, black-maroon, holding a sword, riding a zombie. 31 (6). West, Varuna, white, holding a snake lasso, riding a makara. 32 (7). North-west, Vayu Deva, smoky-coloured, holding a banner, riding a deer. 33 (8). North, Yaksha, yellow, holding a mongoose, riding a horse. 34 (9). North-east, Maheshvara, white, holding a trident, riding a buffalo. 35 (10). West, Bhudevi, yellow, holding a vase, riding a sow. Twelve Yaksha Generals: 36 (1). Eastern direction, Jijig, yellow, vajra. 37 (2). Vajra, red, sword. 38 (3). rgyan 'dzin, yellow, stick. 39 (4). Northern direction, g.za' 'dzin, light blue, stick. 40 (5). rlung 'dzin (Vatadhara), red, trident. 41 (6). gnas bcas, smoky-coloured, sword. 42 (7). Western direction, dbang 'dzin, red, stick. 43 (8). btung 'dzin, yellow, stick. 44 (9). smra 'dzin, pink, axe. 45 (10). Southern direction, bsam 'dzin, yellow, lasso. 46 (11). g.yob 'dzin, blue, stick. 47 (12). rdzogs byed, red, wheel. All hold a mongoose in the left hand, with short fat limbs and a large stomach.

Four Guardian Kings: 48 (1). East: Dhritarashtra, white 49 (2). South: Virudhaka, blue 50 (3). West: Virupaksha, red 51 (4). North: Vaishravana, yellow

Collection of All Tantras, vol.1, pages 116-117.


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Publication: Tibetan Mandalas of the Tantra-Samuccaya

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Subject: Tantra Set, Kriya (Action)
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