Iconographic Foundation
Every figure measured in finger-widths from crown to lotus throne, positioned by canonical textual authority eight centuries unbroken.
Mineral Pigment as Vow
Lapis lazuli ground forty days yields the ultramarine ground; cinnabar and malachite follow, each pigment a commitment in mineral form.
Gold-Leaf Incised Light
Burnished leaf applied in thin sheets, scored with iron stylus to reveal textile patterns woven within divine robes and aureoles.
Consecration by Mantra
The completed painting receives a qualified lama's blessing, transforming pigment and cotton into a vessel of awakened presence.