ABP 002
Code: ABP 002
Country: Tibet (south)
Style:
Date: 1300 - 1400
Dimensions in cm WxHxD: 89.5 x 106
Materials: Glue distemper on cotton
Yogambara mandala
This imposing and refined mandala represents the heavenly abode of Yogambara, with three faces and six hands, embracing his white consort Jñanadakini. Around them, the 77 deities of their retinue are displayed in the mandala. The upper range gathers the masters from the transmission lineage starting at the centre with primordial Buddha Vajradhara. This specific lineage connects the painting to that of Palden Lhamo (ABP 009).
Through the colour palette, the ornamentation, and the strong geometrical organisation, this Tibetan painting shows strong Nepalese influences.
The mandala, “centre and periphery” in Tibetan, is the divine abode of the meditation deity. It represents the complete universe in its pure form. Mandalas are usually geometric two-dimension representations (like a map), but the practitioners always visualize them in volume.
This imposing and refined mandala represents the heavenly abode of Yogambara, with three faces and six hands, embracing his white consort Jñanadakini. Around them, the 77 deities of their retinue are displayed in the mandala. The upper range gathers the masters from the transmission lineage starting at the centre with primordial Buddha Vajradhara. This specific lineage connects the painting to that of Palden Lhamo (ABP 009).
Through the colour palette, the ornamentation, and the strong geometrical organisation, this Tibetan painting shows strong Nepalese influences.
The mandala, “centre and periphery” in Tibetan, is the divine abode of the meditation deity. It represents the complete universe in its pure form. Mandalas are usually geometric two-dimension representations (like a map), but the practitioners always visualize them in volume.