Kalachakra Mandala - "Wheel of Time" - Feb 4

Featured in the pictures below are the four entrances to the Mandala of Enlightened Speech.  Prominently shown in each entrance are colorful Dakini an offering goddess or sky dancer.  Note that because each dancer faces the center of the mandala the Dakini in the foreground are upside down.
 

The five parallel colored lines, green, black, red, white and yellow, on either side of the entrances are foundation walls.  These five colors are symbolic of the five wisdoms of the Buddha:

Purification of Ignorance

Purification of Anger/Hatred

Purification of Pride

Purification of Attachment/Desire

Purification of Jealousy



Eastern Entrance


Southern Entrance


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Western Entrance


Northern Entrance


The Mandala of Enlightened Speech is the outermost mandala now painted with sand. Shown in sand are:

 

The Mandala of Enlightened Great Bliss


The Mandala of Enlightened Wisdom


The Mandala of Enlightened Mind


The Mandala of Enlightened Speech



The wonderful photos below were taken by Laura R. Almada