Prayer Mandala About Our Thangka : We have had this Thangka in our collection for over 20 years now. Our thangka was stored away for several years. We were thrilled to discover the quality and depth of these beautiful thangkas when we unveiled them and decided to showcase them online for everyone. Introduction to Prayer Mandala -Mantra here refers to reciting the essential words of the particular rituals of deities. When the word mantra is separated into two segments, it reveals the inner meaning of salvaging one's mind from conceptualization, concept, and fear. "Man" in Sanskrit means mind, and "tra" in Sanskrit means to protect. "om mani Padme hum" the six syllables, om mani pad me hum, mean that in dependence on the practice of a path which is an indivisible union of method and wisdom, you can transform your impure body, speech, and mind into the pure exalted body, speech, and mind of a Buddha. The Mandala represents a symbolic Geometric Diagram in Tantric Buddhism, which visualizes the metaphysical interconnection between microcosm and the universe. Mandalas embody a vast store of Spiritual Energy ----------------------------------------------------------------- Size: 18"/ 46 cm (width) x 18"/ 46 cm (height)Materials: Cotton Canvas, Acrylic Colors, Genuine 24K Gold ------------------------------------------------------------------ THIS THANGKA IS HAND-PAINTED IN THE TRADITIONAL STYLE AND THE QUALITY IS HIGH How does Thangka help us? Historically used as a teaching aid, thangkas are used as a meditation tool to help bring one further down the path to enlightenment. Devotional images act as the centerpiece during a ritual or ceremony and are often used as mediums through which one can offer prayers or make requests.
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