Diamond World Mandala (Kongokai Mandara) | Japan
Title: Diamond World Mandala (Kongokai Mandara) Period: Muromachi period (1392–1573) Culture: Japan. Medium: One of a pair of hanging scrolls; gold on indigo-dyed paper. Dimensions: Overall with mounting: 48 x 27 1/4 in. (121.9 x 69.2 cm) Classification: Paintings. Credit Line: Lent by Sylvan Barnet and William Burto Collection
Diamond Realm - Wikipedia
In Vajrayana Buddhism, the Diamond Realm (Skt. वज्रधातु vajradhātu, Traditional Chinese: 金剛界; Pinyin: Jīngāngjiè; Romaji: Kongōkai) is a metaphysical space inhabited by the Five Tathagatas. The Diamond Realm Mandala is based on an esoteric Buddhist sutra called the Vajrasekhara Sutra.
Mandala of the Diamond World – Works – Asian Art Museum
The two principal types of mandalas in Shingon Esotericism are the Diamond World (Sanskrit: Vajradhatu; Japanese: Kongokai) and the Womb or Matrix (Sanskrit: Garbhadhatsu; Japanese: Taizokai) mandalas. These reveal how to attain enlightenment through knowledge and …
Mandara in Japan - Ryokai Mandala, Daimond & Womb World …
The mandala on the east side is the Kongōkai Mandala, and the mandala on the west side is the Taizōkai Mandala. The Kongōkai Mandala represents the cosmic or transcendental Buddha (aka Dainichi Nyorai and complete wisdom), while the Taizōkai mandala represents the world of physical phenomenon and ultimate principle (see below for details).
Diamond World (J., Kongōkai; Skt,. Vajradhātu) Mandala
2015年1月29日 · Diamond World (J., Kongōkai; Skt,. Vajradhātu) Mandala. Hanging scroll; ink and colors on silk Diamond World: H 142.5, W 129.5 (painting); H 168.7, W 134.2 (mounting) Muromachi period 14th century Ōei 4 1397
Diamond World (J., Kongōkai; Skt,. Vajradhātu) Mandala
Diamond World (J., Kongōkai; Skt,. Vajradhātu) Mandala. Hanging scroll; ink and colors on silk H 62.2, W 52.2 Kamakura period 13th century
Mandala of the Diamond World (Kongokai mandara), one of a …
What is a mandala? The examples displayed here might be described as "cosmograms"—pictorial diagrams of the cosmological path to enlightenment as described in Buddhist scriptures. Mandalas are...
Brooklyn Museum
In this early Diamond World (Kongō-kai) mandala, the primary deity, Dainichi Buddha, is in the top section; in most other mandalas the primary deity appears at the center. The mate to this painting is displayed in the Arts of Japan gallery, on this floor.
Mandala of the Diamond World - World History Encyclopedia
2013年9月7日 · "The Mandala of the Diamond World," also known as "The Diamond Realm Mandala." Japanese hanging scroll, Kamakura period, 13th-14th century CE.
9.7 The Diamond Realm Mandalas - thangka.de
The Kongokai Mandala ["Diamond-realm Mandala."] belongs together with the Taizokai Mandara [Womb-realm Mandala] to the two of the most significant mandalas in Japanese Buddhism. Both are displayed at Toji, a Shingon sect temple founded in 796 in Kyoto, as well as in other Shingon temples throughout Japan.