Khandro of the Five Elements Card

According to the Tibetan Bon tradition, our bodies are made out of the five elements of earth, water, fire, air, and space. Each element relates to one of the major organs: the earth to the spleen, water to the kidneys, fire to the liver, air to the lungs, and space to the heart. Each element also relates to one of the five main afflictions of ignorance, desire-attachment, hatred-anger, jealousy, and pride. In their transformed state, the pure essence of the five elements manifests as the Five Wisdoms. 

The Bon practice of the Khandro of the Five Elements is a powerful skillful means for transforming illness and afflictions into this awakened wisdom quality. The Khandro of the Five Elements represents the awakened wisdom essence of the five elements. In the thangka card, the central Khandro is the white Khandro of the space element. In the lower left is the yellow Khandro of the earth element, in the upper left the blue Khandro of the water element, in the upper right the red Khandro of the fire elements, and in the lower right the green Khandro of the air element.