Mandala of
Kalachakra
(item no. 87220)

Tibet

1600 - 1699

Gelug Lineage

120.40x78.40cm (47.40x30.87in)

Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton

Collection of Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

(acc.# 58.691, Frederick L. Jack Fund)

 


Shri Kalachakra Mandala (Tibetan: pal du kyi kor lo kyil kor. English: the Mandala of the Glorious Wheel of Time): surrounded by lineage teachers above and deities of the mandala below. At the bottom center is the protector Vajra Vega.

Sanskrit: Kalachakra Tibetan: Du kyi kor lo

Jeff Watt 4-2001


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Thematic Set
Collection of Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Mandala Paintings
Tradition: Gelug Deity Paintings
Buddhist Deity: Kalachakra
Tradition: Gelug Mandalas
Mandala (Gelug)
1600 - 1699 (17th Century)
Buddhist Deity: Kalachakra Mandala



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