愛染曼荼羅, Aizen Mandala, Heian period (794–1185), Kashō 2 (1107), Japan, Hanging scroll; ink on paper, Image: 23 × 21 in. ( × 5

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愛染曼荼羅, Aizen Mandala, Heian period (794–1185), Kashō 2 (1107), Japan, Hanging scroll; ink on paper, Image: 23 × 21 in. ( × cm), Paintings, This ink drawing from the early twelfth century appears to have been made as a guide for creating a painted mandala—a schematic diagram of an array of Buddhist deities used for rituals. The central figure is Aizen Myōō, who represents the sublimation of carnal desire into spiritual energy and is always depicted in a fierce aspect

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