This is a Shakyamuni Mandala Thangka Painting. Mandala is a device for the Tantric meditation. It is a visual aid for concentration and introversive meditation leading to the attainment of insights and forces that culminate in "Siddhi". It represents an imaginary palace of perfection constructed by a symmetrical series of concentric circles and squares. At the center point of this imaginary palace, rests the resident deity – Shakyamuni. It is by him that the nature of the mandala is identified. Other Buddhist auspicious symbols can also be found in the design. Crossing various levels of earthly temptations, spiritual redundancy and physical moorings, one reaches the center of perfection – symbolized here in the figure of Shakyamuni. Form and color application techniques have been strictly followed in the process of creating the Mandala to show religious meanings.