Bönkyab, 20th/21th century, Kathmandu, Nepal
Cotton and silk brocade, painting technique: gouache, L: 110 cm, W: 72 cm
Shenten Dargye Ling Monastery, France

Depicted in the center of the maṇḍala of Walse is a sixteen-leafed lotus blossom, with each leaf showing a syllable of the Tibetan alphabet. In the central circle of the maṇḍala there is a black triangle with the syllables "A" and "Ma". Four gates transect the outer square whose corners touch the outer circle of the maṇḍala.