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Pair Six-pointed Star Black Distempers 19/20C #1011474

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Pair Six-pointed Star Black Distempers 19/20C #1011474
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Extraordinarily Detailed Matching Pair of Tibetan
Mandala Distempers on Cloth</em></td>
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Mandala = kyil kor (circling the center.) Kyil or "center" implies
"essence"; kor or "circling" implies "extracting." Thus "mandala"
means "to extract the essence." -- Kyabje Pabongka Rinpoche



Mandala (1) Avalokiteshvara, Chaturbhuja -- The Sphere of the
All Seeing Lord



"As the nature of all buddhas, Avalokiteshvara, in colour like
stainless conch and crystal, very resplendent, smiling, peaceful
and radiant. With four hands the first are folded at the heart, the
lower hold a crystal mala and jewelled lotus, two beautiful feet
seated in vajra posture, adorned with many attractive silks and
jewels, beautified with dark blue hair in tufts [some] loose. On
the crown of the head, the wisdom of all buddhas, is the Lord,
source of all refuge gathered as one, in essence the Guru in the
aspect of Amitabha, in the manner of the Lord of the Family,
seated happily." (Ngorchen Konchog Lhundrup 1497-1557).



Mandala (2) Mahakala, Shadbhuja -- The Celestial Palace of a
Protector



This wrathful form of Avalokiteshvara is contained within a six-
pointed star, intended to illustrate a three-dimensional
hexagram, composed of interpenetrating, equilateral pyramids.
The hexahedron of this Mandala, defines the celestial palace of
Mahakala (protector) - Shadbhuja (Six-hands).



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<td>Reference
#: 150_R300S499_683713A</td>
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<tr><td>Condition:Good</td></tr>
<tr><td>Year:19th/20th Century</td></tr>
<tr><td>Country:Tibet</td></tr>

<tr><td>Height:27.25</td></tr>

<tr><td>Width:19.5</td></tr>

<tr><td>Title:Pair Six-pointed Star Black Distempers 19/20C</td></tr>



<tr><td>Location:Alexandria, Virginia, USA</td></tr>
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