Framed tangka depicting Akshobya Buddha wearing orange, red, and gold robes sitting on a multi-colored lotus base. Akshobya is one of the Five Transcendent Buddhas, the group of Cosmic Buddhas (sometimes referred to as Dhyani Buddhas). When represented in a mandala of a deity who is not related to his clan, he is shown in the center. However, in the Action, Performance, and Yoga tantra mandalas where the Five Tathagatas first appear, most often he is represented in the eastern quarter, with Vairochana in the center. His color is blue and his clan is that of the vajra. As one of the five, he helps in overcoming the affliction of anger, one of the most potent obstructions to enlightenment and a dangerous affliction of human beings. He represents the transformation of anger into absolute perfection wisdom. Akshobhya is also the parent Buddha of such important manifestations as Hevajra. As cosmic, rather than historical Buddhas, these five are often depicted not in the robes of a Buddha, but with crown and jewel ornaments, like Bodhisattvas. Akshobhya is customarily depicted seated, with his right hand in the earth-witness gesture and his left hand in his lap.
wo attendant bodhisattvas are on each side of the throne. A green landscape setting with sky and clouds at the top depicts various processions of monks and deities.