
Initiation Card depicting a Dakini (Primary Title)
Unknown (Artist)
Gurus generally use these "tsakalis", small cards with images of the gods, for meditation during initiation ceremonies, since it would be inconvenient for a spiritual master to carry large thankas around with him. (Dye, "Mystic Visions" label, 7/92)
Purchased with funds provided by Mimi and Perk Wilson
1992 - 1993 "Mystic Visions: The Virginia Museum's Collection of Nepalese and Tibetan Art", VMFA, July 6, 1992 - January 3, 1993
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