Crowned Buddha Amitaba Mandala. The central deity sits on a multi-colored lotus with figures of leogryphs, elephants, and peacocks to the right and left. The central deity is unusually large for a mandala of this period. Similar images of Amitaba are in the eight large red lotus petals around the central deity. Four directional guardian deities reside in each corner of the painting. The top register contains the Sakya and Kadampa lamas of the lineage shown in various three quarter views and mudras. The bottom register contains images of Ushnishavijaya, Tara, Acala, Vajrapani, and Avalokitesvara. The palette is predominately red, blue and green which is common in paintings of this period.
