Buddha Vairocana is one of the five dhyani (contemplative) Buddhas, the embodiment of shoonyata or nothingness. The Vairocana thangka that you see on this page depicts Him on a mystical throne floating in the Buddhist heavens. The seated Vairocana is clad in a robe of white silk delicately embroidered with gold. His glacial form is as fair as the streams of gold that adorn it.
In fact, white predominates the colour palette of this thangka composition, from the quivering petals of the lotus beneath Vairocana to the streams in the foreground and the wisps of clouds in the skies. Given the colour palette and the gradient in the background, to the streamlined curves that define the subject, this brocadeless thangka borrows from the Japanese aesthetics of the Nara and Heian periods.
The crown and halo of Vairocana are the most striking aspects of this painting. Within the pale-coloured halo is a network of lotus petals in pink and yellow. The Buddha’s jet black hair contrasts sharply with the same. It is held in place by a crown of gold featuring the panca-Buddhas.
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