Vastu-shastra (Vol. I: Hindu Science of Architecture; Vol. II: Hindu Canons of Iconography and Painting) v2.c75.s3.10

v2.c75.s3.10

i.e. from the right perception of Śūnyatā comes ‘Bīja’. From Bīja is developed the conception of an icon and from that conception comes the external representation of the icon and therefore Śri Bhattacharya rightly remarks that the entire iconography of the Buddhists proceeds from a correct understanding of the doctrine of Śūnyatā. The Tibetan yab-yum conceptions were an outcome of the dual conceptions of Śūnyatā and Karuṇā, both of which were conceived and represented, but which ultimately proved to be one and the same