GREAT!!! TIBETAN BUDDHIST KALACHAKRA MANDALA THANGKA #2

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There is neither a painting in the mind Nor a mind in the painting: And yet, where else can one find a painting Than in the mind? Avatamsaka Sutra "Preserving the Sacred Arts is always part of the preservation of Dharma" ~ Shechen Rabjam Rinpoche ~ This Kalachakra (Kalacakra) Mandala is not very flashy or eye-catching, but it is VERY correct iconographically - no distracting corner decorations or other extraneous elements. Painted in the Kathmandu Valley of Nepal. Please see the information about the Kalachakra in the paragraphs below. The last photo has NO relation to this listing. It shows an example of the brocade framing that I've recently done. This is a finest quality Varanasi Indian silk brocade. I don't know who the artist is on this one, but it was painted in the Kathmandu Valley of Nepal. Don't judge the quality of a thangka by whether the artist is known or not, or if it is signed or not. It is only recently that some artists have begun to sign their works of sacred art in response to what is done in the West, and an increasing market of Westerners. It is also a misconception ( promoted by an eBay seller or two ) that an artist who has "Lama" in his name is a monk or a monastic. This is not the case. The majority of Newari, Tamang, and Sherpa artists in the Kathmandu Valley have taken the name "Lama" themselves or been named that by their thangka painting school. The painting itself measures about 18 & 1/4 inches on each side, not counting the black borders. This painting is not mounted in brocade, but brocade mountings are available for very reasonable prices! Including the finest Varanasi Indian silk brocades. It may take a little time, but it is good practice in patience! Check out my other items ! In the mandala of knowable things appearing and evolving, The sky of clear light, ultimate reality, Everywhere pervades. See everything in this indescribable light of reality; Not holding intellectual falsifications, look to this Immaculate emptiness; Not letting negative thoughts arise, turn to the face of emptiness; Generate unforgetting mindfulness and hold it In the realm of emptiness. Selected Works of the Dalai Lama VII Kālachakra is a term used in Tantric Buddhism that means "time-wheel" or "time-cycles". It refers both to a Tantric deity (Tib. yidam ) of Vajrayana Buddhism and to the philosophies and meditation practices contained within the Kalachakra Tantra and its many commentaries. The Kalachakra Tantra is more properly called the Kalachakra Laghutantra , and is said to be an abridged form of an original text, the Kalachakra Mulatantra which is no longer extant. Some Buddhist masters assert that Kalachakra is the most advanced form of Vajrayana practice; it certainly is one of the most complex systems within tantric Buddhism. The Kalachakra tradition revolves around the concept of time and cycles: from the cycles of the planets, to the cycles of human breathing, it teaches the practice of controlling the most subtle energies within one's body on the path to enlightenment. The Kalachakra deity represents a Buddha and thus omniscience. Since Kalachakra is time and everything is under the influence of time, he knows all. Similarly, the wheel is without beginning or end. The Kalachakra deity represents a Buddha and thus omniscience. Since Kalachakra is time and everything is under the influence of time, Kalachakra knows all. Whereas Kalachakri or Kalichakra, his spiritual consort and complement, is aware of everything that is timeless, untimebound or out of the realm of time. In Yab-yum, they are temporality and atemporality conjoined. Similarly, the wheel is without beginning or end. The Kalachakra Tantra The Kalachakra Tantra is divided into five chapters, the first two of which are considered the "ground Kalachakra." The first chapter deals... read more

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