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A Kalachakra Mandala
Lot 89

A Kalachakra Mandala

TIBET, CIRCA 14TH CENTURY

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A Kalachakra Mandala
Tibet, circa 14th Century
The mandala painted against a blue ground depicting the 22-armed Kalachakra at center embracing his consort Visvamata; surrounded by numerous deities within circular and square concentric chambers and at the corners by three royal figures and a monk; inscribed on reverse, The empowerment of the mentally visualized (or mind) mandala of Kalachakra
13 x 12½ in. (34.4 x 31.5 cm.)

Dr. Wesley Halpert and Mrs. Carolyn Halpert

Specialist note

D. Leidy and R. Thurman, in Mandala: The Architecture of Enlightenment, 1997, p. 96, suggest that the three corner figures depicted in royal robes are the three Shambala kings: Suchandra, an emanation of Vajrapani, at top left; Yashas, an emanation of Manjushri at top right; and Pundarika, an emanation of Lokesha, at lower left.