Ancient Art Podcast, Ancient Worlds
Arts:Visual Arts
http://ancientartpodcast.org/88
In this short excerpt from my lecture on Tibetan Buddhist art, we skim the surface of the spiritual meaning, function, and structure of Tibetan mandalas.
For images of the featured works of art, visit http://ancientartpodcast.org/88.
Featured Works of Art:
Drepung Gomang Monastery
Mandala of World Peace
September 21, 2014
Miller Beach, Indiana
Photo by Lucas Livingston, ancientartpodcast.org/88
Arjia Rinpoche
Architectural Model of the Kalachakra Mandala
researchdtmack.com/mandalas.html
Tibet
Mandala
18th/19th century
Opaque watercolor and gold on cotton and wood
35.2 x 35.2 x 5.4 cm
The James W. and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection (151.1996)
From Pal, Pratapaditya, A Collecting Odyssey, 1997, fig. 210.
Tibet
Mandala
18th/19th century
Opaque watercolor and gold on wood
26.7 x 26.7 x 12.8 cm (10 1/2 x 10 1/2 x 5 in)
The James W. and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection (150.1996)
Gallery label: Mandala, literally meaning "circle," is a diagram of the spiritual universe that is used as a meditational device. The circle encloses a sacred area, into which the devotee enters via meditation. The only figures shown in this abstract mandala are the demons who inhabit the charnel ground within the circle of flames. The central hexagon is a yantra (a meditation device) that symbolizes the combination of masculine and feminine aspects, shown as two overlapping triangles. Their union induces cosmic harmony. A circle connects the points of the hexagon, symbolizing the unification of the souls of everything living and divine.
Connect:
Donate to the Ancient Art Podcast
http://itunes.com/podcast?id=205535627
http://ancientartpodcast.org/feedback
info@ancientartpodcast.org
http://facebook.com/ancientartpodcast
http://youtube.com/SCARABsolutions
http://twitter.com/lucaslivingston
Zeuxis and Parrhasius, Pliny the Elder, Roman Painting - Coloring the Past (73)
Tinted Venus - Painted Aphrodite - Coloring the Past (72)
Cycladic Female Figure - Coloring the Past (71)
70: Drinking along the Silk Road: Wine in China
69: On Ramp to the Silk Road
Ten Years of the Ancient Art Podcast
68 (HD): Hercules and Buddha Walk into a Bar
67 (iPod): Buddha's Past Lives – Dipankara and Shakyamuni
67 (HD): Buddha's Past Lives – Dipankara and Shakyamuni
66 (iPod): Star Wars and Stupas
66 (HD): Star Wars and Stupas
65 (iPod): Gandharan Stupa Reliquary
65 (HD): Gandharan Stupa Reliquary
63 (iPod): Dogs in Antiquity: Greece and Rome
63 (HD): Dogs in Antiquity: Greece and Rome
62 (iPod): Dogs in Antiquity: China
62 (HD): Dogs in Antiquity: China
64 (iPod): Striding Horned Wild Man
64 (HD): Striding Horned Wild Man
61 (iPod): Dogs in Antiquity: Xoloitzcuintli & Colima
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
Spider-Man Crawlspace Podcast
Harlem Is Everywhere
The Art Angle
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Pride and Prejudice
The Week in Art
Previously Unknown