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Kathmandu: Cakrasamvara Mandala
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Kathmandu: Cakrasamvara Mandala
NEPAL, Kathmandu; Dated 1648; Commissioned by Suryajoti; Ink and color on cotton; 110.5 x 85.1 cm; Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena, California, USA
An inscription at the bottom of this mandala dates it to 1648, names the donors led by Suryajoti who collectively commissioned the artwork, and states that it is dedicated to the material and spiritual benefit of all beings in the hope that they will attain final liberation from samsara.
The mandala's main figure, the four-headed, twelve-armed Cakrasamvara, has blue skin and wears a crown of skulls. Cakrasamvara embraces his consort, the red Vajravarahi, and stands upon the black Bhairava and the red Kalaratri.
The central figures are surrounded by rings filled with small images of deities. In the innermost ring, known as the circle of joy |
