Kalash Copper Pot Buddha Heads Handpainted Khadchari/Avalokiteshvara (God of compassion)

Handpainted Khadchari/Avalokiteshvara (God of compassion) thangka with vegetable color and gold painting

According to the Tibetan tradition

a guide and an inspiration

mandalas soon became present in Hinduism and other religious practices

surrounded by the five Dhyani Buddhas

Kalash Copper Pot Buddha Heads Handpainted Khadchari/Avalokiteshvara (God of compassion)Kalasha represents material things: a container of fertility the earth and the womb, which nurtures and nourishes life. Also, engraved with 'Om mane padme hom', a mantra that is seen as condensed form of all the Buddhist teachings. This is used for traditional hindu and buddhist rituals to bestow water to gods