Khorlo Demchog (Chakrasamvara) and Dorje Pakmo (Vajravarahi) Mandala

Minneapolis Institute of Art

Khorlo Demchog (Chakrasamvara) and Dorje Pakmo (Vajravarahi) Mandala

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Date
1400–1500
Medium
Pigments on cloth
Department
Asian Art
Institution
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Object ID
154

The deities Khorlo Demchog (Sanskrit: Chakrasamvara) and his consort, Dorje Pakmo (Vajravarahi), at the center of this cosmic diagram are shown in sexual embrace, symbolizing the union of compassion (Khorlo Demchog) and wisdom (Dorje Pakmo). Devotional practices focused on them are a means to overcoming attachment, desire, and ignorance of the true nature of reality, which is the emptiness of all phenomena. The surrounding circle contains cosmic buddhas, dancing dakinis (demigoddesses), and the historic Buddha, Shakyamuni, while the upper and lower registers contain protective and lineage teachers. Tibet, Asia

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Gift of Ruth and Bruce Dayton

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