Five-Deity Mandala of Buddha Shakyamuni identified as Trisamayavyuhamuni
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India and Nepal
Orientation 3
Display 4
ABS 115
Code: ABS 115
Country: India (north-east)
Style: Late Pala Style
Date: 1050 - 1150
Dimensions in cm WxHxD: 7.8 x 14.6 x 7.8
Materials: Brass; solid cast in ten or more parts
This three-dimensional Mandala cast in the shape of a lotus flower (padma) presumably represents the Five-deity Mandala of Buddha Shakyamuni as described in the Trisamayavyuha. The Mandala is constructed in such a way that the closed object represents the bud of a lotus flower with eight petals.