Japan

Womb World (Taizōkai Mandara)

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Late Heian period, late 9th–10th century

The Mandala serves as a visual aid for Esoteric Buddhist (Shingon) meditation and ritual. It functions as a map of the cosmos, representing the fundamental principles of the Womb World, where the central figure Dainichi Nyorai emanates wisdom and compassion into the universe.