Himalayan Art Resources

Item: Mandala of Mahamaya (Buddhist Deity)

མཱ་ཧ་མཱ་ཡཱ། ནང་ལྷ། 大幻化(本尊佛教)
(item no. 205488)
Origin Location Tibet
Lineages Buddhist
Material Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton
Collection Private
Notes about the Central Figure

Classification: Deity

Interpretation / Description

Mandala:5 Deity Mahamaya

Surrounding deities from the Drub thab gyatso: 36. Manjushri, Arapachana Vagishvara, White with One Face and Two Hands 37. Manjushri, Ekavira, White with One Face and Two Hands 38. Manjushri, Ekavira, White with One Face and Two Hands 39. Manjushri, Vagishvara Raja, Red with One Face and Two Hands 40. Manjushri, Raja, Golden with One Face and Two Hands

Note, Deity 36 is orange in a different edition of the iconographic text. Deity 38 is also in a different order. The variation is likely based on different versions of the Drub thab gyatso list.


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