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Summary
Part of an album of Sarvavid Vairocana (the All-Knowing Buddha) comissioned by an Mongolian noble during the Qing Dynasty (18th century). According to The All-Knowing Buddha: A Secret Guide ([1], The Rubin Museum of Art, Karl Debreczeny, Elena Pakhoutova, Christian Luczanits, eds.), it is part of a Visualization Ritual Practice, depicting a meditation practitioner with the syllables om, hum, tram, hrih and ah emerging from his fingers, being transformed into emanations of rainbow light and the Five Buddhas.
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18th century paintings from china
bijaksara
buddhist paintings of the qing dynasty
dhyani buddha
mas ethnographic collection asia
meditation in art
paintings in the mas museum aan de stroom
yoga in art
paintings
high resolution
china
qing dynasty
Date
1750
Source
Museum aan de Stroom Collection, DAMS Antwerpen [2]
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