Kalachakra Mandala Thangka Painting

Everything in this mandala is a symbolic representation of one aspect of the Kalachakra divinity and the divinity of the universe. There are 722 deities in the mandala to symbolize the various manifestations of aspects of consciousness and reality, this is the ultimate wisdom of the Kalachakra deity. Of understand and interpret all the symbols in the mandala would be like read the Kalachakra, which contains a wide range of lessons from cosmology epistemology to psychology. The Kalachakra Tantra is interpreted at three levels referred to external, internal and others. Outside compliance with the laws of time and space of this physical world and, therefore, deals with astronomy, astrology and mathematics. The internal components and structure of the human body, including its energy system. The alternative is the doctrine, path and the fruit of meditation and its divinity circular mandala residence. Kalachakra divinity lies in the center of the mandala. His palace is composed of our mandala, in another body of the mandala, the mandala on the floor, that of mind and heart, wisdom and great happiness. The palace is divided into four quadrants each with walls, doors, and a centre. The colors are the representations of standard elements and mental. Black, east, is associated with the element of wind. The south is red, its elements is fire. West is yellow, associated with the element earth, and the north is white, representing the water. The place of divinity 722 building is on the first concentric circles, including the first which represents the earth. The other environments, representing water, fire, wind, space and expand the consciousness beyond the wall of the building. Outside circles, a representation of the cosmos, is a source of Tibetan astrology. The ten wrathful deities residing in one of concentric circles outside the mandala serve as protectors.


The Kalachakra sand mandala is dedicated to peace and physical balance, both for individuals and for the world, thanks to the attention of divinity minutes of humans, animals and floral forms, abstract icons, and Sanskrit syllables that includes the design of Mandala. Although represented here on a flat surface, the mandala is actually in three dimensions, as a five-storey “remains divine,” whose centre is the Kalachakra deity been manifest of the Enlightenment. A person who simply sees this mandala many feel peace on many levels. According to the Dalai Lama, the Kalachakra deity create a favourable climate, reduce tension and violence in the world. “It ‘a way to plant a seed, and seeds karma effect. There is no need to be present at the Kalachakra ceremony to receive its benefits,” he says.