Mandala of
Vairochana - Sarvavid (Sarvadurgati Tantra)
(item no. 90741)

Tibet

1800 - 1899

Gelug Lineage

Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton

Collection of Tibet House, New York


 


Sarvavid, Maha Vairochana Mandala (Tibetan: kun rig nam par nang dze kyil khor): the principal practice of the Yoga Tantra class of the Sarma Schools.

Sanskrit: Vairochana Tibetan: Nam par nang dze

At the top center is the Buddha Shakyamuni. On the left is Buddha Amitabha. A Gelug lama sits on the right side, holding a vajra and bell, attired in the garb of a monk and wearing a yellow pandita hat.

Along the bottom are the three principal protectors of the Gelug School. In the middle is Shadbhuja Mahakala, on the left Yama Dharmaraja and on the right the King of the Northern Direction, Vaishravana.

Jeff Watt 2-2000


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Thematic Set
Mandala Paintings
Collection of Tibet House: New York (Repatriation)
Tradition: Gelug Deity Paintings
Buddhist Deity: Sarvavid Maha Vairochana
1800 - 1899 (19th Century) Part II
Tantra: Sarvadurgati Parishodhana



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