Vishva Vajra Mandala Thangka

Mineral paints and gold paint on canvas with high quality border made of Cotton with silver brocade from Nepal. Dimensions with fabric application: Length 61 cm, Width at the top 43 cm, Width at the bottom 52 cm. image dimensions: Height 22 cm, Width: 23 cm.

The Vishvavajra, (Vishwa or Vishva is Sanskrit for world with the connotation of "the Universe as we experience it," and it means the double dorje or crossed dorjes. It stands for the stability or foundation of the physical world. This is a mark often used as a seal or stamp and may be found impressed or incised on the plate at the base of a statue that protects and keeps prayers/relics inside. It is also the emblem of Buddhist deities whose influence encourages immoveable determination. The Visva Vajra is a protective symbol that dispels evil, temptation and deception from the four directions, dispels ignorance and invites wisdom, boosting power. The double Vajra is fitted into the Shri Yantra. A most potent and indestructible symbol. Inside the Vishvavajra is an Om Mantra.

In the Mandala, the outer circle of fire usually symbolises wisdom. The ring of eight Charnel grounds represents the Buddhist exhortation to be always mindful of death, and the impermanence with which Samsara is suffused: "such locations were utilized in order to confront and to realize the transient nature of life". Described elsewhere: "within a flaming rainbow nimbus and encircled by a black Ring of Dorjes, the major outer ring depicts the eight great charnel grounds, to emphasize the dangerous nature of human life".Inside these rings lie the walls of the mandala palace itself, specifically a place populated by deities and Buddhas.

The content of the Thangka always represents aspects of the Buddhist teachings and allows us to grasp them visually. The images are held in great reverence as they represent the seat of the respective deity or manifestations of various aspects of the Buddha's teachings. The oldest pictorial Buddhist representations were found in the Ajanta caves in a temple complex in Maharashtra (India), they were carved into the rock. The oldest cave temple dates back to the 2nd century BC. back. The caves were plastered and intricately painted with depictions of the life of the Buddha. The oldest finds of Buddhist paintings on a canvas date back to the 11th century. There are Thangka paintings from central Tibet from this period, which are counted among the most important works of art in Tibetan art.