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This mandala is devoted to the solar deity Surya. In the lower register a Vajracharya priest at left performs a fire sacrifice and the repentant donor at center undergoing some form of exorcism accompanied by musicians while his family observes.

Year: [1379]

From: Nepal, Kathmandu Valley (Kitaharasa Period: Early Malla period Date)

Location: New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art


Keywords: BuddhismFire

Edited by: Chiara Petrolini


Related Documents:

Heesterman, J. C.

Non-violence and sacrifice

in: Indologica Taurinensia, v. 12 (1984), issue : pp.223-244.

Keywords: Buddhism