The Five Tathagata or Cosmic Buddhas, Forehead Ornament for a Deity
Newari for Nepal or Tibet market
Not on view
The four celestial Tathagata Buddhas, marking the directional Pure Lands, flank Vairochana, symbolized by the double-pronged vajra (thunderbolt) at center. The large diamond at its axis refers to Vajrayana being the diamond vehicle of Buddhism.
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