HAND CARVED Handmade Tibetan Mandala Wooden Wall Hanging Nepal, Big Size, 35inch for Sale

HAND CARVED Handmade Tibetan Mandala Wooden Wall Hanging Nepal, Big Size, 35inch For Sale

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HAND CARVED Handmade Tibetan Mandala Wooden Wall Hanging Nepal, Big Size, 35inch:
$400.00

HAND CARVED Handmade Tibetan Mandala Wooden Wall Hanging Nepal, Big Size, 35inchHand carved and painted wooden Nepali wall hanging multi layered mandala measuring 35" approx. in diameter. Featuring the Viswa Vajra or Double Dorje (double thunderbolt which cannot be destroyed but destroys all evil) representing the offerings made by the gods to Shakyamuni Buddha when he attained enlightenment. The next layer is multicolored petals of the lotus and finally the surrounding flames representing wisdom. Mandalas are commonly known to represent the cosmos and are used as an aid in meditation and as a spiritual guidance tool.Please feel free to ask any questions and thanks for looking!A "mandala offering in Tibetan Buddhism is a symbolic offering of the entire universe. Every intricate detail of these mandalas is fixed in the tradition and has specific symbolic meanings, often on more than one level.
Whereas the above mandala represents the pure surroundings of a Buddha, this mandala represents the universe. This type of mandala is used for the mandala-offerings, during which one symbolically offers the universe to the Buddhas or to one's teacher. Within Vajrayana practice, 100,000 of these mandala offerings (to create merit) can be part of the preliminary practices before a student even begins actual tantric practices. This mandala is generally structured according to the model of the universe as taught in a Buddhist classic text the Abhidharma-kośa, with Mount Meru at the centre, surrounded by the continents, oceans and mountains, etc.