The Enlightenment One says, as mentioned in Bodhicharyavatara, that all is to be vanquished by me, but no one can vanquish me. In this way I shall remain self-confident. To overcome poisonous delusions is the first of enlightenment. The Buddha as Jina, the true conqueror, defeats the fearsome enemies of attachment, anger, pride, ignorance, a veritable lion eliminative the foxes of disturbances and distractions.
The Buddha is here surrounded with Dhyani Buddhas who are depicted on lotus throne. There are radiant aureoles with the streams of rainbow lights behind them. The Buddha Ratnasambhava is depicted in upper left corner, while Vairochana Buddha in the right, respectively. The Buddha Amoghasiddhi is seated in lower left corner, while the Buddha Akshobhya is in the right. The Buddha Vairochana is depicted twice. His second figure has appeared below the throne of Shakyamuni. Here is flanked by two attendant deities. The present painting is very much impressive and powerful, as it depicts the figure of Shakyamuni on the throne of enlightenment and the figures of Dhyani-Buddhas, so it is very much suitable for sadhana and meditation to perceive wisdom and compassion, and spiritual attainments etc.
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This description by Dr. Shailendra K. Verma, his Ph.D. thesis being "Emergence and Evolution of the Buddha Image (From its inception to 8th century A.D.). "
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