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Cosmic Kalachakra Mandala, Lhoka Tibet, Mid 19thC
This is a great and an extraordinary painting and it has incredible detail and will have been created by a master artist in an act of religious devotion.
The Kalachakra mandala is a cosmographic representation of the inner, outer, and alternative dimensions of reality. A support for tantric contemplative practice, mandalas are regarded as the actual abode of a particular deity. Presenting the sphere of the deity's presence, the deity's surrounds and the range and depth of a deity's influence, mandalas are meditation devices for actualizing and embodying a specific sublime form.
Encompassing the body, speech and mind of the Kalachakra deity along with the 636 complementary deities in the mandala, the Kalachakra mandala is particularly complex. For this reason, there is an emphasis within the Tibetan Buddhist tantric practice traditions of using supports for contemplation such as replicas of the actual mandala including thangka paintings, 3D constructions, and now computer-generated animations for imagining or visualizing the Kalachakra mandala.
Literally meaning “South of the Mountains”, Shannan (also known as Lhoka) lies on the south of Gangdise Mountains and Nyenchen Tanglha Mountains, along the middle and lower reaches of the Yarlung Tsangbo River Valley, and is often referred to as the cradle of Tibetan civilization. The land of the first king of Tibet, more than 2,000 years ago, Lhoka is also the location of the ancient royal palace of Yumbulakang and the first Buddhist Monastery in Tibet.
Once the center of the Tibetan Empire, Lhoka was the origin of the Tibetan people today, and it is said that the first farming land on the plateau lies just outside of Tsedang, the capital of Lhoka Prefecture. The first hereditary monarchy was founded here by the first king of Tibet, Nyatri Tsenpo, in around the 3rd century BC, and the region was a major agricultural center by the time of the ninth king of Tibet. It was not until the 7th century that the seat of Tibetan governance was moved to Lhasa, and the famous Yumbulakang Palace became the summer palace of the kings. Possibly the single most historic area of Tibet, Lhoka has a wealth of things to see around the region, and traveling into this ancient cradle of Tibetan civilization can feel a little like traveling back in time to the days of the ancient kings of Tibet.
The Thangka has been reframed in a simple and elegant lightly gilded white frame, double mounted with a contrast and with Museum Glass to protect the painting. the framed painting measures 100cm tall x 77cm wide with the Thangka itself measuring 42cm tall and 34 cm wide.
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The Kalachakra mandala is a cosmographic representation of the inner, outer, and alternative dimensions of reality. A support for tantric contemplative practice, mandalas are regarded as the actual abode of a particular deity. Presenting the sphere of the deity's presence, the deity's surrounds and the range and depth of a deity's influence, mandalas are meditation devices for actualizing and embodying a specific sublime form.
Encompassing the body, speech and mind of the Kalachakra deity along with the 636 complementary deities in the mandala, the Kalachakra mandala is particularly complex. For this reason, there is an emphasis within the Tibetan Buddhist tantric practice traditions of using supports for contemplation such as replicas of the actual mandala including thangka paintings, 3D constructions, and now computer-generated animations for imagining or visualizing the Kalachakra mandala.
Literally meaning “South of the Mountains”, Shannan (also known as Lhoka) lies on the south of Gangdise Mountains and Nyenchen Tanglha Mountains, along the middle and lower reaches of the Yarlung Tsangbo River Valley, and is often referred to as the cradle of Tibetan civilization. The land of the first king of Tibet, more than 2,000 years ago, Lhoka is also the location of the ancient royal palace of Yumbulakang and the first Buddhist Monastery in Tibet.
Once the center of the Tibetan Empire, Lhoka was the origin of the Tibetan people today, and it is said that the first farming land on the plateau lies just outside of Tsedang, the capital of Lhoka Prefecture. The first hereditary monarchy was founded here by the first king of Tibet, Nyatri Tsenpo, in around the 3rd century BC, and the region was a major agricultural center by the time of the ninth king of Tibet. It was not until the 7th century that the seat of Tibetan governance was moved to Lhasa, and the famous Yumbulakang Palace became the summer palace of the kings. Possibly the single most historic area of Tibet, Lhoka has a wealth of things to see around the region, and traveling into this ancient cradle of Tibetan civilization can feel a little like traveling back in time to the days of the ancient kings of Tibet.
The Thangka has been reframed in a simple and elegant lightly gilded white frame, double mounted with a contrast and with Museum Glass to protect the painting. the framed painting measures 100cm tall x 77cm wide with the Thangka itself measuring 42cm tall and 34 cm wide.
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Date 1850
Mid 19th Century Antiques Material Painted
Origin Tibet
Item code as1081a040
Status For Sale
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$1013.44
€932.32
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