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8.00" x 8.00"
Mat Border:
2.00"
Frame Width:
0.88"
Overall:
13.50" x 13.50"
Mandala of Avalokiteshvara #1 Framed Print
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Mandala of Avalokiteshvara #1 framed print by Carmen Mensink. Bring your print to life with hundreds of different frame and mat combinations. Our framed prints are assembled, packaged, and shipped by our expert framing staff and delivered "ready to hang" with pre-attached hanging wire, mounting hooks, and nails.
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Mandala of Avalokiteshvara (tib.: Chenrezig) - the Buddha of Compassion... more
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Mandala of Avalokiteshvara (tib.: Chenrezig) - the Buddha of Compassion
The Tibetan word for mandala, dkyil-khor, literally means 'that which encircles a centre.'
A mandala is the celestial residence of a meditational deity. The structure of the palace models that of ancient Indian palaces.
Avalokiteshvara is the Buddhist deity who personifies the virtue of compassion. The goal of the mandala is to serve as a tool on our spiritual journey. It's like a map that leads the practitioner to enlightenment.
Each aspect of the constructed mandala has deep meaning. The doorways on all four directions represent the Four Immeasurable Thoughts: love, compassion, joy, and equanimity. The lotus flower in the centre of the mandala represents the Lotus Family, one of the five Buddha families.
The thousand-armed Avalokiteshvara is represented in the centre of the mandala by the seed syllable 'Hri'. This syllable is the sound emanation of Avalokiteshvara.
To protect the mandala f...
About Carmen Mensink
Carmen Mensink is an internationally renowned painter of Thangkas, the traditional Tibetan scroll paintings of Buddhas and mandalas. She is the founder of the School for Tibetan Buddhist Art. Carmen was asked to welcome the Dalai Lama in the Netherlands in the traditional way by creating 30 feet floor paintings of the '8 Auspicious Symbols' in 2009, 2014 and 2018. Carmen's work has been displayed at different exhibitions in The Netherlands and Australia. She is based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and has been teaching thangka art workshops and retreats for nearly two decades at museums, universities, and Buddhist Centers around the world. Her teachings are also available online at the School for Tibetan Buddhist Art:...
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