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Original fileChakrasamvara
The painting features a large, central figure of Chakrasamvara in white, seated in a cross-legged position while embracing a red-bodied Vajravarahi. Surrounding them are several smaller deities within individual flaming mandalas: at the top, a solitary dancing deity and a blue-skinned multi-armed figure; at the bottom, a multi-armed white deity standing on prone figures, flanked by a serene seated figure and a dancing white dakini. The composition is set against a landscape of green hills, lotus blossoms, and a small pond, all rendered in a traditional Tibetan thangka style with vivid pigments.
This image represents the Anuttarayoga Tantra practice of the Chakrasamvara cycle, a foundational system in Tibetan Buddhism focused on the transformation of desire and the realization of non-dual wisdom. The central yab-yum iconography symbolizes the union of wisdom and skillful means.
Chakrasamvara Tantra
The central image is the primary focus of meditation and visualization as described in the Chakrasamvara Tantra.
Object
thangka
silk
18th century
Tibetan
religious
Digital Source
Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
3272 × 4668 px
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