Mandala of
Kalachakra
(item no. 87012)

Central Tibet

1500 - 1599

Sakya and Ngor (Sakya) Lineages

50.80x44.45cm (20x17.50in)

Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton

Collection of Philadelphia Museum of Art

(acc. #2000-7-1, Stella Kramrisch Fund, 2000)

 


Kalachakra Mandala. Commisioned by Lhachog Senge (1468-1535), the 9th abbot of Ngor Ewam Monastery.

Sanskrit: Kalachakra Tibetan: Du kyi kor lo

Jeff Watt 7-2003

Front of Painting
Wylie Transliteration of Inscription: yi dam dkyil 'khor gyi lha tshogs 'di bdag dge slong rdo rje 'dzin pa lha chog seng ge'i yi dam du bzhengs . mang ga la.


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Thematic Set
Mandala Paintings
Tradition: Sakya Deity Paintings
Buddhist Deity: Kalachakra
Mandalas (Sakya)
Collection of Philadelphia Museum of Art
1500 - 1599 (16th Century)
Painting Style: Central Tibetan
Teacher & Patron: Lhachog Sengge
Buddhist Deity: Kalachakra Mandala



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