A Thangka of Mandala Vajrapani Bodhisattva, Lineage Gelug OrderTibet, circa 18th centuryGround Mineral Piment on CottonPainting 74.93 cm x 66.04 cm; with silk brocade 119.38 cm x 90.17 cmThe Center of the two dimension circular (Mandala) represents the Vajrapani, white in Color, with one face and two hands, holding in the right hand a Vajra to the heart and with the left a bell at the left hip; adorned with ornaments of jewels and garment of silk, with a green aureole and blue nimbus behind. In the main four direction s he is surr ounded with his disciples. The head is adorned with a gold crown, gold earring and black hair wrapped in topknots. Wearing long flowing silk brocade.The Deity Mandala, originating in the Indian Tantri literature with the function of serving as a meditational system within the Tantric theory of Deity Yoga (self generation) under the topic of Deity mandala are Figure Mandalas symbols Mandalas and geometric Mandala representing a deity mandala.See Himalayan Art Resources Item No 7557