Srid-pa-ho, the wheel of protection.
Bhutan. Punakha dzong.
Protection mandala: Srid-Pa-Ho.
It's a Diagram of Divination, depicting the patterns of the Eight Trigrams (eight combinations of three lines, formerly used in divination) and the 12 symbolic animals of Chinese astrology.
Tibetan astrology depicts the signs and symbols of the universe in this traditional format, possibly introduced from China as early as the seventh century and popular in Tibet since the seventeenth century. The central figure is a large golden tortoise, representing the Bodhisattva of Knowledge, upon whom are drawn various geomantic diagrams, such as the nine magic squares and symbols of the eight planets.
The Srid-pa-ho is a wheel of protection based on traditional Tibetan calendar charts. Calendar charts are viewed as auspicious representations of natural cycles associated with stability, predictability, and regularity. The symbols they bear, all closely related to time, counteract the negative influence associated with planets, seasons, cosmic phenomena, and natural events and support stability and balance in nature and in human lives.
Srid-pa-ho, the wheel of protection.
Bhutan. Punakha dzong.
Protection mandala: Srid-Pa-Ho.
It's a Diagram of Divination, depicting the patterns of the Eight Trigrams (eight combinations of three lines, formerly used in divination) and the 12 symbolic animals of Chinese astrology.
Tibetan astrology depicts the signs and symbols of the universe in this traditional format, possibly introduced from China as early as the seventh century and popular in Tibet since the seventeenth century. The central figure is a large golden tortoise, representing the Bodhisattva of Knowledge, upon whom are drawn various geomantic diagrams, such as the nine magic squares and symbols of the eight planets.
The Srid-pa-ho is a wheel of protection based on traditional Tibetan calendar charts. Calendar charts are viewed as auspicious representations of natural cycles associated with stability, predictability, and regularity. The symbols they bear, all closely related to time, counteract the negative influence associated with planets, seasons, cosmic phenomena, and natural events and support stability and balance in nature and in human lives.