Karma Gadri Painting of Vairocana Buddha

Description

Karma Gadri Painting of Vairocana Buddha is buddhist Handmade Thangka with dimension 76*53 cm. It is handpainted on cotton canvas in Kathmandu, Nepal.

Vairocana Buddha is depicted at the center of painting. Manjushri is presented on top of Vairocana Buddha in the painting. Vajrapani is presented on the bottom of the Vairocana Buddha in the painting.

Mantra of  Vairocana Buddha

The mantra of Vairocana buddha is Om amogha vairocana mahamudra manipadma jvala pravarttaya hum.

Iconography of Vairocana Buddha

Vairocana is a celestial buddha who is often interpreted, in texts like the Avatamsaka Sutra, as the dharmakaya of the historical Gautama Buddha. In East Asian Buddhism, Vairocana is also seen as the embodiment of the Buddhist concept of sunyata.

In the conception of the Five Tathagatas of Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism, Vairocana is at the center and is considered a Primordial Buddha. Vairocana is not to be confused with Vairocana Mahabali, son of Virochana.

Iconography of Manjushree

Manjushri is presented on top of Vairocana Buddha in the painting. Manjushree is the Bodhisattva who holds the flaming sword of enlightenment, by his left hand in a warning hand gesture in the left hand representing his realization of wisdom to cut through ignorance & wrong view. His right hand depicted in teaching holds the stem of a Blue Lotus flower upon which rests the Book (Pustaka) of Perfection of Transcendental Wisdom.

Mantra of Manjushree

The mantra of Manjushree is Om A Ra Pa Ca Na Dhih.

Iconography of Vajrapani

Vajrapani is presented on the bottom of the Vairocana Buddha in the painting. Vajrapaṇi is one of the earliest bodhisattvas of Mahayana Buddhism. He is the protector and guide of the Buddha and rose to symbolize the Buddha’s power.

Vajrapani is pictured dancing wildly within a halo of flames which represents transformation. He holds a vajra (thunderbolt) in his right hand which emphasizes the power to cut through the darkness of delusion. Vajrapani looks wrathful, but as a representation of the enlightened mind. He is completely free from hatred.

Mantra of Vajrapani

The mantra of Vajrapani is om vajrapani hum phat.