Himalayan Art Resources

Item: Mandala of Jnana Dakini (Buddhist Deity)

ཡེ་ཤེས་མཁའ་འགྲོ་མ། ནང་ལྷ། 智慧空行母(佛教本尊)
(item no. 205432)
Origin Location Tibet
Lineages Buddhist
Material Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton
Collection Private
Notes about the Central Figure

Classification: Deity

Interpretation / Description

Mandala: 13-deity Jnanadakini

Top Center Teacher: Ngorchen Kunga Zangpo

Surrounding deities from the Ocean of Methods of Accomplishment: 138. Hevajra, with Consort, Blue with One Face and Two Hands 139. Nairatmya, Vajra, Black with One Face and Two Hands 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

This painting is the last one which depicts deities from the Ocean of Methods of Accomplishment surrounding the mandala. This is why it has five deities surrounding the mandala to complete the list, rather than only four. However it is not the last mandala from the Vajravali set of mandalas.


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