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LATE 15TH CENTURY
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A Tibetan thang.ka on cloth depicting the Vajradhatu mandala
late 15th century
The centre with Vairocana surrounded by the other tathagatas, all seated on a lotus pericarp and surrounded by a band with the sixteen bodhisattvas, placed within the double square palace with many Buddha's, deities and high pontifs, the entrances with caityas at the four sides, surrounded by scrolling, a band with many divinities and the five-coloured flaming ring, the four corners with several Tibetan hierachs, the upper row with Buddha Sakyamuni, Vajrasattva and high pontifs of the Sa.skya.pa school, the lower border with donor at its right and flanked by eight bodhisttvas, Mahakala and Sri Devi, modern mounting
61 x 52 cm
late 15th century
The centre with Vairocana surrounded by the other tathagatas, all seated on a lotus pericarp and surrounded by a band with the sixteen bodhisattvas, placed within the double square palace with many Buddha's, deities and high pontifs, the entrances with caityas at the four sides, surrounded by scrolling, a band with many divinities and the five-coloured flaming ring, the four corners with several Tibetan hierachs, the upper row with Buddha Sakyamuni, Vajrasattva and high pontifs of the Sa.skya.pa school, the lower border with donor at its right and flanked by eight bodhisttvas, Mahakala and Sri Devi, modern mounting
61 x 52 cm
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