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Mandala of the Vairocana Buddha, Tibetan thang-ka painting, 17th century; in the Newark Museum, New Jersey

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Mandala from the collection of the British Museum, London.

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Mandala of the Vairocana Buddha, Tibetan thang-ka painting, 17th century; in the Newark Museum, New Jersey

Mandala of the Vairocana Buddha, Tibetan thang-ka painting, 17th century;...

Collection of The Newark Museum, purchase 1935, Carter D. Holton Collection

Tibetan monks creating a mandala from sand

Tibetan monks creating a mandala from sand

Tibetan monks creating a mandala from sand, Kitzbühel, Austria.

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