Guru Padmasambhava tibetan art The mandala of the deity

The mandala of the deity Kalachakra as depicted here is a two-dimensional rendering of an actual structure which is shaped like a pyramid

It is rimmed by the twelve links to show what binds us within the wheel

In two of his left arms he bears a white rosary and a ritual ornament

the monkey

Guru Padmasambhava tibetan art The mandala of the deityAccording to legend, Padmasambhava was born not from a woman, but as an eight year old boy in the center of a lotus in North India. He played a crucial role in the introduction of Buddhism to Tibet, subduing the defiant local spirits and founding the first tantric sect, the Nyingmas. In 760, the Tibetan king Trisong Detsen invited Padmasambhava to Tibet to subdue the local spirits that were obstructing the establishment of Buddhism. The king had been