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A thangka (Nepali pronunciation: [ˈt̪ʰaŋka]; Tibetan: ཐང་ཀ་; Nepal Bhasa: पौभा) is a Tibetan Buddhist painting on cotton, silk appliqué, usually depicting a Buddhist deity, scene, or mandala. Thangkas are traditionally kept unframed and rolled up when not on display, mounted on a textile backing somewhat in the style of ...
The giant thangka wall at Tashilhunpo monastery in Shigatse.It is about 32 metres high by 42 metres wide (at the base) and built in 1468. A thangka wall is, in Tibetan religious architecture, a stone-built structure used for hanging giant, or monumental, appliqued thangkas, or scrolls, in some of the major Buddhist monasteries of Tibet.
StudyBuddhism.com - The Five Buddha-Families and Five Dhyani Buddhas; Five Dhyani Buddhas Mandala - Thangka painting of the Five Buddhas. Symbolism of the five Dhyani Buddhas; Video demonstration the mantra chanting and mudras used during the Chinese Yogacara Flaming Mouth ceremony (瑜伽焰口法會) to invoke the Five Tathagathas in the ...
The metal thangka, whose durability and foldable concept was to serve travelling needs. The Papier-mâché thangka which is unique for the three-dimensional appearance of the central picture. The tshen drub ma, embroidered thangka which is typically executed in the far eastern part of Tibet and China for trade export. The woven thangka.
Tibetan thangka of Vajradhara. The Trikaya doctrine (Sanskrit, literally "Three bodies or personalities"; 三身 Chinese: Sānshēn, Japanese: sanjin) is an important Buddhist teaching both on the nature of reality, and what a Buddha is.
They are the largest form of thangka(ཐང་ཀ།) paintings in the tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. Thongdrels typically depict a seated Guru Rinpoche surrounded by holy beings in a composition that, unlike most smaller thangkas, is in a "landscape" format, somewhat wider than it is tall.
Bodhi Tree at the Mahabodhi Temple, Bodhgaya. The structures of the compositions symbolize the interconnectedness of the various figures and groupings. The figures of "Refuge" are depicted within the form of a tree diagram usually supported by three main structures: the branches of a stylised tree, a palace, or lotus flower and lion throne.
A thangka of Palden Lhamo guardian deity of Tawang Monastery, Arunachal Pradesh, India Offerings to the Goddess Palden Lhamo, Tibet.Late 16th Century distemper on cloth, 67 x 44 1/8 in. Palden Lhamo is the principal protectress of Tibet and the only female of the Eight Guardians of the dharma.
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