Khorlo Demchog (Chakrasamvara) and Dorje Pakmo (Vajravarahi) Mandala

Tibet, 1400–1500

The deities Khorlo Demchog (Sanskrit: Chakrasamvara) and his consort, Dorje Pakmo (Vajravarahi), at the center of this cosmic diagram are shown in sexual embrace, symbolizing the union of compassion (Khorlo Demchog)… · description from the collection

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Artist: Tibet ¹
Date: 1400–1500 ¹
Medium: Pigments on cloth ¹
Original: 5,075 × 5,550 px ¹
License: Public domain (Minneapolis Institute of Art)
Credit: Minneapolis Institute of Art, Gift of Ruth and Bruce Dayton

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