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YAMANTAKA MANDALA - CONSTRUCTION

Mandala base: Lotus, wisdom fire, eightcemeteries double Vajra and blue hub

Palace wallsfive layered (not visible)

wit ! "ates and w#at $a%be#

Balustrade& one la'e# o te golden

Balustrade(above) and ! la'e#s below

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INSID !" P#L#$:

Te Vajra%circle on the floor(onl' in * deit' not in solita#' %andala) and east +illa#s (wite)

Loo, #o% above inside +illa#s wit $a+itel

Vajra%circlewit ! cross beamsinte#woven

on te sa%e level as "olden al.st#ade/ 0a1#a-$i#$le and $#ossbea%s a#e #esesssed at $#ossin" +oints

&''( $'NS!&)$!I'N *: On to+ o

te 0a1#a-$i#$le inte#woven and #e$essed

wit te ! $#ossbea%s is te #oo st#.$t.#e

wit + diagonal beamsand te colored

raftersa$$o#din" to te #es+e$tive di#e$tion

east (wite)2 so.t ('ellow) west (notvisible 'et b.t #ed) and no#t ("#een)

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&''(% $'NS!&)$!I'N -

(not visible) Te #ate#s in t#aditional

b.ildin"s a#e $onne$ted wit b#an$es2 %.d

and st#aw in va#io.s la'e#s wi$ ten +#ote$t

te bea% $onst#.$tion #o% te weate#

$onditions/ On to+ as s.##o.ndin" is a lot.s

+a#a+et

&''(%$'NS!&)$!I'N .:

In te %iddle te #oo is o+en as it "ets an

e3tension on to+ te golden roof as well aste s.##o.nding lotus /ara/et/ Also visble

a#e te #ate#s (wite) and te $#ossbea%

&''(%$'NS!&)$!I'N +-

$onst#.$tion o te inne# +a#t o tegolden

roof

&''(%$'NS!&)$!I'N 0- inne# and o.te# #a%e as s.++o#t o# te #oo #ate#s and to+ bea%

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&''(%$'NS!&)$!I'N 1-

Te #oo #ate#s +la$ed on to+ o te inne#2 o.te# and to+ $onst#.$tion

&''(%$'NS!&)$!I'N 2: 4inal #oo $ove# (%etal-seet)

3#! $'NS!&)$!'N: -old +a#t "ate se+a#ate #o% te +ala$e2 in-#ont o te +ala$e doo#

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VI4 INSID !" P#L#$

!'4#&DS #S! 3#!(wite) :

On te loo# te $i#$.la# (onl' in te * deit'

+ala$e)2 5 +illa#s wit $a+itel s.++o#t te

.++e# 0a1#a-$i#$le wi$ is inte#woven b'

te $#ossbea%s (bl.e $olo#): On to+ o it a#e

te dia"onal bea%s and te #ate#s (wit

tei# #es+e$tive $olo#s)/ Te seed- s'llables

#e+#esent te deit' and its ento.#a"e/ Also

visible te doo# #a%e (wite) and te bea%

o te ent#an$e/

P#L#$ VI4 (&'5 !" S')!" #S! $'&N&6

Red oe#in" led"e o.tside te +ala$e walls/ Oe#in" deities a#e not visible as well as not te wis

.lillin" t#ees

Tis video ani%ation was $#eated b' late 6e%a Lobsan" Co"'en o Na%"'al %onaste#' in 778:

It as been #e$entl' $onve#ted and .+loaded on 'o. t.be/ 4#o% tat +oo# 9.alit' still s$#een sots

we#e %ade wi$ led a"ain to +oo#e# #esol.tion/ U+ to now notin" bette# as been +#od.$ed/