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- Ritual Mandala Plate Description (below)
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Ritual Mandala Plates are intended to lay flat on a shrine with various offering objects surrounding on the four sides. The two most common mandala plates are Vajrayogini and Maha Vairochana. Others such as Amitayus and Akshobhya can also be identified but less often. The plates are typically square in shape, although occasionally a round mandala plate can be found.

Jeff Watt [updated 11-2018]

Vairochana Buddha
Sarvavid (Sarvadurgati Tantra)

Vajrayogini (Buddhist Deity)
(Naropa Tradition)

Vajrayogini (Buddhist Deity)
(Naropa Tradition)

Amitayus Buddha
Amitayus

Vajrayogini (Buddhist Deity)
(Naropa Tradition)

Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva & Buddhist Deity)
(Unidentified)

Vajrayogini (Buddhist Deity)
(Naropa Tradition)

Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva & Buddhist Deity)
(11 Faces)

Hevajra (Buddhist Deity)
Margapala Instruction Lineage

Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva & Buddhist Deity)
Chaturbhuja (4 hands)

Vajrakila (Eight Pronouncements)

Vajrayogini (Buddhist Deity)
(Naropa Tradition)