Inner Asia: The Art of Nepal II: Newar Buddhist Art



The shrine of Mamaki Tara (also known as Saptalocana Tara) on the northeast. Mamaki Tara is paired with Aksobhya and ostensibly should come after him in the circumambulation of the mandala/caitya. However, due to the requirement that the Buddha Shaktis appear to the proper left of the Buddhas (i.e., to the viewer's right) she must be placed after Amoghasiddhi.