Feature
●THANGKA, variously spelt as thangka, tangka, thanka, or tanka (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.
●Thangka serve as important teaching tools depicting the life of the Buddha, various influential lamas and other deities and bodhisattvas. Tangkas hang on or beside altars, and may be hung in the bedrooms or offices of monks and other devotees.
●Thangkas are traditionally kept unframed and rolled up when not on display, mounted on a textile backing somewhat in the style of Chinese scroll paintings, with a further silk cover on the front for protection.
●EXQUISITE HANDICRAFTS- Gandhanra hand drawing Tangka are unparalleled in beauty and quality.There are 14 Buddhas and 3 sizes, contains the most important buddha statues and narrative scenes of Tibetan Buddhism,the size is 12.6"-35.7", suitable for different environments. It is Great Decorative for Yoga or Meditation Rooms.
[Yellow Jambhala Medium(64cm*48cm)]
[Guru Rinpoche Small(36cm*28cm)]
[Vaisravana Medium(64cm*48cm)]
[Bhaisajyaguru Large(85cm*64cm)]
[Eight Forms Of Green Tara Small(36cm*28cm)]
[Manjushri Small(36cm*28cm)]
[White Tara Medium(64cm*48cm)]
[Elysium(Pure Land) Large(85cm*64cm)]
[Green Tara Medium(64cm*48cm)]
[Guru Rinpoche s Conversion Small(36cm*28cm)]
[Vajrayogini Small(36cm*28cm)]
[Karma Kagyu Medium(64cm*48cm)]
[Thousand Arms Padmapani Large(85cm*64cm)]
[Chenrezig Small(36cm*28cm)]
[Shakyamuni Large(85cm*64cm)]
[Amitayus Medium(64cm*48cm)]
[Kurukulla Large(85cm*64cm)]
[The 21 Taras Medium(64cm*48cm)]
Description
About Manjushri — Buddha of Wisdom
Mañjuśrī is a bodhisattva associated with prajñā (insight) in Mahāyāna Buddhism.
Manjusri is a bodhisattva associated with prajna (insight) in Mahayana Buddhism. In Tibetan Buddhism, he is also a yidam. His name means "Gentle Glory" in Sanskrit.
Manjusri is depicted as a male bodhisattva wielding a flaming sword in his right hand, representing the realization of transcendent wisdom which cuts down ignorance and duality. The scripture supported by the padma (lotus) held in his left hand is a Prajnaparamita sutra, representing his attainment of ultimate realization from the blossoming of wisdom. Mañjuśrī is often depicted as riding on a blue lion or sitting on the skin of a lion. This represents the use of wisdom to tame the mind, which is compared to riding or subduing a ferocious lion.
In Chinese and Japanese Buddhist art, Manjusris sword is sometimes replaced with a ruyi scepter, especially in representations of his Vimalakirti Sutra discussion with the layman Vimalakirti. According to Berthold Laufer, the first Chinese representation of a ruyi was in an 8th-century Mañjuśrī painting by Wu Daozi, showing it held in his right hand taking the place of the usual sword. In subsequent Chinese and Japanese paintings of Buddhas, a ruyi was occasionally represented as a Padma with a long stem curved like a ruyi.
He is one of the Four Great Bodhisattvas of Chinese Buddhism, the other three being Kṣitigarbha, Avalokitesvara, and Samantabhadra. In China, he is often paired with Samantabhadra.
In Tibetan Buddhism, Mañjuśrī is sometimes depicted in a trinity with Avalokiteśvara and Vajrapani.
Gandhanra Tibetan Tantric Thangka —— Painting Arts from Tibet
|
|
|
|
|---|---|---|
EXQUISITE HANDICRAFTSGandhanra hand drawing Tangka are unparalleled in beauty and quality. There are 14 typs and 3 sizes, contains the most important buddha statues and narrative scenes of Tibetan Buddhism,the size is 12.6"-35.5", suitable for different environments. It is a Great Decoration for Yoga or Meditation Rooms. |
BEAUTIFUL GIFTExquisite craftsmanship Exquisite printing Clear patterns Exquisite silk embroidery pattern High-quality materials Comes with scroll |
Size of ProductsSize Height Top Width Bottom Width 1. XL 120CM 65CM 80CM 2.L 90CM 50CM 65CM 3.M 65CM 36CM 48CM 4.S 32CM 21CM 28CM Please allow 1-2cm error due to manual measurement. |
THE ART OF FRAMING A THANGKA PAINTING
|
|
|
|
|---|---|---|
A BORDER OF SILK BROCADEThe painted thangka has a rich silk brocade border. Usually red, yellow and blue fabrics. Here the protective yellow silk curtain has been turned over behind the thangka to enable viewing. |
EXQUISITE SILK EMBROIDERY PATTERNAs the decoration of thangka, the surrounding patterns are usually clouds pattern, which symbolizes that Buddha is looking down on everything in the sky and wishing good luck. |
BOTH SIDES ARE PROTECTED BY SILK CURTAINSIn addition, thangkas have a thin silk fabric that is usually yellow, which is sewn like a protective curtain. |
ABOUT THANGKA — TIBETAN BUDDHIST PAINTING
A thangka, variously spelt as thangka, tangka, thanka, or tanka (Nepali: [ˈt̪ʰaŋka]; Tibetan: ཐང་ཀ་; Nepal Bhasa: पौभा), usually is a Tibetan Buddhist painting on cotton, silk depicting appliqué, pronunciation is a Tibetan Buddhist painting on cotton, silk depicting appliqué 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 Chinese scroll paintings, with a further silk cover on the front.
Thangka serve as important teaching tools depicting the life of the Buddha, various influential lamas and other deities and bodhisattvas.
Based on technique and material, tangkas can be grouped by types. Generally, they are divided into two broad categories: those that are painted and those made of silk, either by appliqué or embroidery.
THE EFFICACY OF THANGKA — DEVOTIONAL AND DECORATIVE
Today printed reproductions at poster size of painted thangka are commonly used for devotional as well as decorative purposes.
Thangka perform several different functions. Images of deities can be used as teaching tools when depicting the life (or lives) of the Buddha, describing historical events concerning important Lamas, or retelling myths associated with other deities. Devotional images act as the centerpiece during a ritual or ceremony and are often used as mediums through which one can offer prayers or make requests. Overall, and perhaps most importantly, religious art is used as a meditation tool to help bring one further down the path to enlightenment. The Buddhist Vajrayana practitioner uses a thanka image of their yidam, or meditation deity, as a guide, by visualizing "themselves as being that deity, thereby internalizing the Buddha qualities",Tangkas hang on or beside altars, and may be hung in the bedrooms or offices of monks and other devotees.
FAITH OF TIBETAN BUDDHIST
Overall, and perhaps most importantly, religious art is used as a meditation tool to help bring one further down the path to enlightenment. The Buddhist Vajrayana practitioner uses a thanka image of their yidam, or meditation deity, as a guide, by visualizing "themselves as being that deity, thereby internalizing the Buddha qualities"