Question

The title of this piece of Esoteric Buddhist art is ____________________.
a.
Mandalas of the Womb World
b.
Choiu Giga
c.
Scene from the Tale of Genji
d.
The Universal Buddha

Answer 1

I can’t see the artwork — could you upload the image or describe it (layout, number of figures, central motif, colors, any inscriptions)?

Quick ID hints so you can pick:
- Mandalas of the Womb World (a): a highly symmetrical square/diagram filled with a central deity and many smaller deities arranged in a complex grid — dense, schematic, iconographic.
- The Universal Buddha / Dainichi/Vairocana (d): a single large cosmic Buddha figure (often seated) shown as the central, all-encompassing deity, sometimes with halo/mandorla; may appear within a mandala but as the dominating single figure.
- Chōjū-giga (b): humorous animal caricature scrolls (not Esoteric Buddhist).
- Scene from the Tale of Genji (c): courtly narrative scene with Heian-period figures (not Esoteric Buddhist).

If the image is a full mandala with many surrounding deities, choose (a). If it’s primarily one grand cosmic Buddha, choose (d). Upload or describe the piece and I’ll pick the correct option.