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Tibetan thangka (thanka or tanka) representing the dakini or guru-deity Princess Mandarava.

Mandarava is, along with Yeshe Tsogyal, one of the two principal consorts of Padmasambhava and is considered a female guru-deity in Buddhism. Mandarava, born a princess in Mandi, Himachel Pradesh, India in the 8th Century CE, renounced her royal birthright in order to practice the Dharma, and became a fully realized spiritual adept and great teacher.

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Title: Tibetan thangka (thanka or tanka) representing the dakini or guru-deity Princess Mandarava.

Caption: Mandarava is, along with Yeshe Tsogyal, one of the two principal consorts of Padmasambhava and is considered a female guru-deity in Buddhism. Mandarava, born a princess in Mandi, Himachel Pradesh, India in the 8th Century CE, renounced her royal birthright in order to practice the Dharma, and became a fully realized spiritual adept and great teacher.

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Image size: 3400 × 5186 px | 50.4 MB

Print size: 28.8 × 43.9 cm | 1338.6 × 2041.7 in (300 dpi)

Keywords: ART • ARTS • ASIA • ASIAN • BUDDHA • BUDDHISM • BUDDHISM, BHUTANESE • BUDDHIST • CHINA • CHINE • CHINESE • CULT, BUDDHIST • DAKINI • HISTORIA UNIVERSAL • HISTORIA • HISTORICAL • HISTORY • HISTORY. • LEGEND • MAHAYANA • MANDARAVA • PAINT • PAINTING • PAINTINGS • PORCELAIN • RELIGION • THANGKA • TIBET • TIBETAN • VAJRAYANA