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Shri Kalachakra (Tibetan: pal du kyi kor lo. English: the Wheel of Time) and the Vajravali cycle of deities according to the text of Abhayakaragupta. (See a Vajrakila painting with a similar composition, colour palette and date. Possibly Sakya in origin). This is the only known painting where all of the deities described in the Vajravali are depicted in a single composition. It is also likely to be the earliest Tibetan painting of the subject making it the most important single artwork in the study of the Vajravali literature and subsequent works of art. (See the chapter on the history of the Vajravali in the Blue Annals by Go Lotsawa). Kyabgon Sakya Trizin bestowed this Kalachakra empowerment as part of the opening ceremonies for the new Sakya Nunnery in the Dekyiling Settlement in Dehradun, March 31st, 2009. --- Jeff Watt
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