Himalayan Art Resources

Item: Mandala of Manjushri (Bodhisattva & Buddhist Deity) - White

འཇམ་དཔལ་དབྱངས། 文殊师利菩萨
(item no. 205499)
Origin Location Tibet
Lineages Buddhist
Material Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton
Collection Private
Notes about the Central Figure

Classification: Deity

Appearance: Peaceful

Gender: Male

Interpretation / Description

Mandala: 5 deity White Manjusri

Surrounding deities from the Drub thab gyatso: 140. Vajrapani, Bhutadamara, Blue-black with One Face and Four Hands 141. Mahakala, Panjarnata, Black with One Face and Two Hands 142. Mahakala, Chaturbhuja, Black with One Face and Four Hands

From the Narthang Gyatsa: 1. Shakyamuni Buddha 2. Arhat/Sthavira (1), Angaja

Note that in this painting, the deities from the Drub thab gyatso have been completed. The deities from the Narthang Gyatsa iconographic collection now begin to be depicted.


View other items in the Thematic Set: Publication: Celestial Palace of the Gods of Tantric Vajrayana