Hand Painted Kalachakra Mandala Tibetan Thangka Art

This unique Kalachakra Mandala is hand- painted by the master artist in Kathmandu Valley. It is painted on Cotton canvas with Tibetan design. It comes unframed. You can frame it on western style framing or add on traditional style silk brocade. This Kalachakra Mandala looks radiant with Pink Color on the background.

Kalachakra is a Sanskrit word that means “time wheel”. It refers to one of the most complex philosophies and meditation practices within tantric Buddhism called Anuttara Yoga tantra that is practiced by all schools of Tibetan Buddhism. The concept of the wheel of time is a metaphor to describe the process of transformation from ordinary and material existence to complete enlightenment.

The Dalai Lama and the Kalachakra

Although thought to have once been a carefully guarded secret of the Shambhala Kingdom, the Kalachakra Tantra is now widely known. The Dalai Lama himself has given thirty-three separate initiations into this practice all over the world, including in Tibet, India, Switzerland, Canada, and the United States.

In an essay on his website, His Holiness writes, “the Kalachakra initiations empower the disciple to practice the yoga of the Kalachakra tantra, and, ultimately, to achieve the state of Shri Kalachakra.” As with other mandala practices, the goal here is for the initiate to “enter” into the mandala and identify with the deity represented therein.

The Kalachakra Thangka painting represents the wheel of time and the interconnectedness of all phenomena, serving as a potent tool for meditation and spiritual transformation.

Product Description:

• Materials: Tibetan Gold Dust With Tibetan Colors
• Canvas: Organic Cotton
• Hand Painted In Nepal
• Fine Quality Tibetan Thangka
• Product Size: 60 cm X 60 cm

The floors of the palace depicted in the Kalachakra Mandala, from the ground up, represent:

• 1.Enlightened body
• 2.Enlightened speech
• 3.Enlightened mind
• 4.Enlightened wisdom
• 5.Enlightened great bliss

Arrayed around the palace are four elemental rings and two outer rings. From the inside out they are:

• 1.Earth
• 2.Water
• 3.Fire
• 4.Wind
• 5.Space
• 6.Wisdom