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This Round Mandala Thangka is handpainted in Nepal by experienced local artists. The thanka has om written in the center which is surrounded by Tibetan matras.
Mandala is a circle which is a device for the tantric meditation.it is a visual aid for concentration and introversive meditation leading to the attainment of insights and to activation of forces culminating in ‘’siddhi’ ’supernatural forces.the mandala is the graphic representation of this process.it is not only theoretical but practical also as an operational scheme involving a clear plan for thus becomes an instrument (yatra).there are many types and varieties of mandalas depending on the nature of the central deity.