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The mandala of Vairochana buddha

Mongolian Collection

Accession Nr.: 72.17.1
Type: painting; textile; thangka
Date of production:
20th century
Place of production:
Mongolia
Materials: canvas; silk
Techniques: painted
Dimensions: frame:
height: 73 cm
width: 61 cm
image:
height: 40 cm
width: 37 cm
On this mandala Buddha Vairocana himself and his retinue are not illustrated as a manifetsed being, but represeted by their gestures, attributes and symbols. At the botton of the manadala the Sumeru mountain and waves, and the top the Sun and The Moon can be seen. There are many buddhist symbols on it as ornametation.
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