Nine-Deity Amitāyus Mandala, Tibet, Gelug tradition, 18th–19th century

Nine-Deity Amitāyus Mandala, Tibet, Gelug tradition, 18th–19th century Polychrome pigments on canvas, depicting the mandala of Amitāyus, the Buddha of Infinite Life, arranged around a square celestial palace with four gates. In the center, Amitāyus is depicted seated in the vajraparyanka posture, with both hands joined in the meditation mudra and holding the vase containing the ambrosia of long life. He is surrounded by eight identical forms of Amitāyus arranged in the eight directions, co

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