{"product_id":"cundi-thangka-framed","title":"Cundi Thangka, Eighteen-Armed Mother of Buddhas – Framed Tibetan Wall Art with Hand-Set Crystals","description":"\u003ch3\u003eCundi\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCundi (Sanskrit Cundī or Cundā; Chinese Zhunti, \"Buddha-Mother Zhunti\"; Tibetan \u003cem\u003elha mo skul byed ma\u003c\/em\u003e) is a female deity of Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism, known above all through her dharani. She is shown here white, crowned, with a third eye, seated in the vajra posture on a great lotus, with eighteen arms spread around her like a wheel. Her two central hands are joined at her heart; the others hold out a sword, a victory banner, a lotus, a vase, a wheel, a rosary and an axe, among other implements.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe design\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1. Eighteen arms.\u003c\/strong\u003e Her arms open in a full circle behind her, each hand holding something different. Seen from across a room, they read as one shape: a white wheel of hands inside a blue disc.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2. The face.\u003c\/strong\u003e The face is opened last, as thangka painters say. Hers is calm and young, with a third eye, under a crown set with green and red crystals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e3. The halo.\u003c\/strong\u003e A great round halo, gold and orange, ringed with a row of gold beads, encloses her whole figure. Inside it the ground is deep blue patterned in silver.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e4. Lotus, peonies, water.\u003c\/strong\u003e She sits on a white and pink lotus above water and blue rocks, with peonies and fruit on all sides, a flaming jewel at the top and offerings below. The piece shown is framed in Night Sky brocade.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e5. Hand finishing.\u003c\/strong\u003e The image is printed on heavy card from our own drawing; elderly lay Buddhists at a temple set every crystal by hand and trace the outlines in gold glitter, about two days for each piece.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe meaning\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCundi is known first through a short dharani, \u003cem\u003eoṃ cale cule cunde svāhā\u003c\/em\u003e, and through her title, Mother of Seven Koṭis of Buddhas. Her texts were translated into Chinese in the Tang dynasty, and in China and Japan she became one of the best-loved figures of esoteric practice; in Japan she is Juntei Kannon. In Tibetan collections she is a quieter presence, a white and peaceful dharani goddess. For practitioners she is a support for recitation. In the home she is a calm, bright image: white, eighteen-handed, at the centre of a golden circle. More in \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/journal\/cundi-meaning-iconography-eighteen-arms\"\u003eCundi: Meaning, the Eighteen Arms and the Cundi Dharani\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eEvery thangka is also an offering\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach one is finished at a temple, by elderly lay Buddhists who practise there. Part of every order goes back to that temple. So what you bring home is not only a thangka: you have also made an offering.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSize \u0026amp; details\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eFrame\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e55 × 71 × 12 cm (21.7 × 28 × 4.7 in), 4 kg\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eImage\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e40.2 × 56.2 cm (15.8 × 22.1 in)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003ePrint\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHeavy card, from our own drawing, to traditional proportions\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eHand work\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGlass crystals and gold glitter outlines, set by elderly lay Buddhists at a temple\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eFraming\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSilk brocade frame-within-a-frame, wood frame, acrylic front\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eBrocade\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNight Sky · Ink \u0026amp; Gold · Crimson Cloud · Warm Sun\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eHanging\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eReady to hang\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eDispatch\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFinished to order, ships in 3–5 business days\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eDelivery\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10–14 business days by air, tracked, free, duties paid\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMay your mind stay clear and bright.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTemple consecration (optional, +US$100):\u003c\/strong\u003e choose \"Temple consecration\" above. Your thangka is placed in the temple's main hall overnight and consecrated by the monks with chanting the next morning; we send you photos and a short video of it in the hall (the ceremony itself may not be filmed). The full US$100 is offered to the temple. Consecrated thangkas ship in 5–7 business days and are final sale unless they arrive damaged. We make no claim that consecration protects or changes anything.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kangrinboqe Sacred Art","offers":[{"title":"Night Sky \/ Standard","offer_id":67869104800017,"sku":"TK-PAR-01-IN","price":570.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Ink \u0026 Gold \/ Standard","offer_id":67869104832785,"sku":"TK-PAR-01-BG","price":570.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Crimson Cloud \/ Standard","offer_id":67869104865553,"sku":"TK-PAR-01-CR","price":570.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Warm Sun \/ Standard","offer_id":67869104898321,"sku":"TK-PAR-01-SA","price":570.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Night Sky \/ Temple consecration","offer_id":67899234648337,"sku":"TK-PAR-01-IN-TC","price":670.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Ink \u0026 Gold \/ Temple consecration","offer_id":67899234681105,"sku":"TK-PAR-01-BG-TC","price":670.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Crimson Cloud \/ Temple consecration","offer_id":67899234713873,"sku":"TK-PAR-01-CR-TC","price":670.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Warm Sun \/ Temple consecration","offer_id":67899234746641,"sku":"TK-PAR-01-SA-TC","price":670.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/9179\/4705\/files\/parnashavari-thangka-1-01-white.jpg?v=1792932895","url":"https:\/\/kangrinboqesacredart.com\/products\/cundi-thangka-framed","provider":"Kangrinboqe Sacred Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}