
Mandala of Sitatapatra (Primary Title)
thanka (Object Name)
Unknown (Artist)
This magical diagram of the cosmos shows the palace of Sitatapatra, the female bodhisattva who sits at the center of the configuration. Like all Vajrayana mandalas, it presents the religion's complex cosmology and doctrinal system in an abbreviated,symbolic manner. For an adept, meditating on these symbols stimulates heightened states of consciousness and realization. (Dye, "Mystic Visions" label, 7/92)
Inscription on reverse of painting.
Gift of Orrin Hein
Image released via Creative Commons CC-BY-NC
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