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Buddhist Wood Print Block of the sacred Mount Meru.
These mandalas are said to represent the universe.
I think we are looking down through the clouds to the top of a stupa which is on the top of the mountain. Then we see the square steps going down the mountain which is on a lotus throne (the world) with the four gates that represent the four directions.
From Tibet
Hard wood
Size 170mm x 140mm
Age 20c
Provenance former Grayham Day collection - now Treasures of Wisdom Collection.
Comments most welcome.
About
Mount Meru, in Hindu mythology, a golden mountain that stands in the centre of the universe and is the axis of the world. It is the abode of gods, and its foothills are the Himalayas, to the south of which extends Bhāratavarṣa (“Land of the Sons of Bharata”), the ancient name for India. The roof tower crowning the shrine in a Hindu temple represents Meru. As the world axis, Mount Meru reaches down below the ground, into the nether regions, as far as it extends into the heavens. All of the principal deities have their own celestial kingdoms on or near it, where their devotees reside with them after death, while awaiting their next reincarnation.
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