Five Tathagata Crown ( rigs-lna'i-dbu-rgyan)
 
 

 
Size Each of the five parts measures 9cm x 17cm
Region
Tibet or Eastern Nepal
Age
19/20th century
Material
painted cardboard
Description The five trancendental Buddhas (thathagatas)

Amithaba, west, red

Amogasidhi, north, green

Vairocana, center, white

Akshobya, east, blue

Ratnasambhava, south, yellow

on the backside their mystic syllables ( bijamantra )

Groups of monks, especially the Kargyupas, wear this crowns during initiations.