Diamond Realm - Wikipedia
网页In Vajrayana Buddhism, the Diamond Realm (Skt. वज्रधातु vajradhātu, Traditional Chinese: 金剛界; Pinyin: Jīngāngjiè; Romaji: Kongōkai) is a metaphysical space inhabited by the Five Tathagatas. The Diamond Realm Mandala is based on an esoteric Buddhist sutra called the Vajrasekhara Sutra.
Vajradhatu (Diamond Realm) Mandala | Central Tibet | The …
网页Vajradhatu (Diamond Realm) Mandala. The Buddha Vairochana, sitting at the center of this mandalic diagram of the heavens, is framed by the four other celestial Buddhas, each residing in the cardinal direction corresponding to their distinctive color.
Mandala of Vajradhatu - Tibetan Buddhist Encyclopedia
网页Vairochana in his four-faced, eight-armed form presides over this mandala of Vajradhatu (the Diamond Realm), which is almost certainly based on the Sarva Tathagata Tattva Samgraha Tantra (STTS), a text translated into Tibetan by Rinchen Sangpo (958-1055).
Vajradhatu (Diamond Realm) Mandala | Project Himalayan Art
网页Vajradhatu (Diamond Realm) Mandala. Location. central Tibet. Date. 14th century. Material. distemper and gold on cloth; 36×29½ in. (91.4 × 74.9 cm); The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; Lent by The Kronos Collections. Dimensions. 36×29½ …
Shingon Buddhist Intl. Institute: Teachings
网页The Vajradhatu Mandala represents the world of the buddhas explained in the Vajra Peak Sutra, while the Garbhakosa Mandala expresses the truth of the buddhas described in the Mahavairocana Sutra (Great Sun Sutra). Both Mandalas represent the true aspect and life of the universe explained by Shingon Buddhism.
Four deities from a Vajradhatu (Diamond World) Mandala
网页Title: Four deities from a Vajradhatu (Diamond World) Mandala. Period: Eastern Javanese period. Date: last quarter of the 10th–first half of the 11th century. Culture: Indonesia (Java, Nganjuk) Medium: Bronze. Dimensions: H. each approx. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm) Classification: Sculpture. Credit Line: Samuel Eilenberg Collection, Gift of Samuel ...
Thirty-three Deity Vajradhatu Mandala – Works – eMuseum
网页Thirty-three Deity Vajradhatu Mandala. 16th century. Tibetan. A mandala can be two- or three-dimensional, and represents a sacred universe or palace with walls and gateways into which a deity descends. The sanctified structure—seen in bird’s eye view—is square, with portals at the four cardinal directions. Three circles surround this ...
Four Mandalas of the Vajravali Cycle — Google Arts & Culture
网页Four Mandalas of the Vajravali Cycle. This exquisite thangka is the thirteenth painting in a set depicting the mandalas of the Vajravali cycle, a compendium of esoteric teachings compiled by the...
A Study of The Vajradha Tu-Mandala (1) Modern Linedrawings
网页This document discusses line drawings of deities from the Vajradhatu mandala created by Newari painter Gautam Ratna Bajracharya based on descriptions in the Nispannayogavali. It provides background on the Nispannayogavali text and the tradition of Newari Buddhist art.
Vairochana Buddha - Vajradhatu (Tattvasamgraha Tantra
网页Vairochana (Tibetan: nam par nang dze), the central deity of the Tattvasamgraha Tantra, also known as the Vajradhatu Mandala with 1,037 deities, belonging to the Yoga classification of tantra. This form of Vairochana varies in appearance from the Mahavairochana of the Sarvadurgati Parishodhana Tantra. The …