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- 35mm slide: 20069
- World Region
- Asia
- Region
- South Asia
- Country
- Tibet
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- Represented here is the Mandala or "mystic circle" of Samvara (Bde-mchong) and his Sakti. It consists of a central circle, a square and an outer circle. In the center is a black, ten-armed deity, which may be Samvara. Around it are various symbols and deities. Around the outer circle, at the top are :religious teachers, lamas and monks; at the bottom, various tutelary and protecting deities.
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- Photographer (UMMA Artifact): Clahassey, Kay
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- UM Museum of Anthropological Archaeology
- Image Size
- 4922 x 3165
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- 2 MB
- Record
- 19211
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"Represented here is the Mandala or "mystic circle" of Samvara (Bde-mchong) and his Sakti. It consists of a central circle, a square and an outer circle. In the center is a black, ten-armed deity, which may be Samvara. Around it are various symbols and deities. Around the outer circle, at the top are :religious teachers, lamas and monks; at the bottom, various tutelary and protecting deities.". In the digital collection UM Museum of Anthropological Archaeology. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/a/anthro1ic/x-19211/19211. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. April 16, 2024.