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Mandala of Peaceful Deities of the Bardo (The "Interval" Between
Death and Rebirth)
Thangka, painting
Cotton support with opaque mineral pigments in waterbased (collagen) binder
21.0 x 27.0 inches
Central Tibet
Ca. 17th century?
Indeterminate style
This painting is a mandala encompassing all of the forty-two peaceful Bardo
deities. The central figure is the Adi Buddha, Samantabhadra, who is shown
in union with his prajna. The paired deity is the progenitor of the mandala
and the source from whom the remaining deities emanate. Realization of the
Bardo deities during the moments of death, or the time immediately after
death, leads to particular levels of rebirth, or to liberation.
Cathleen Cummings
Museum #: 97.071
Huntington Archive Image Scan #: T1075