Hand-Painted Padmasambhava Guru Rimpoche Thangka Art on Canvas 13 x 17 Inches

GENUINE HAND-PAINTED PADMASAMBHAVA GURU RINPOCHE TIBETAN THANGKA PAINTING

Size of Painting: 13 inches x 17 inches (33cm x 43cm)

Material: Canvas

Color: Water

This is a beautiful hand-painted Padmasambhava Thangka, a world-class art form, that is written on a canvas using natural color. In Tibetan, Guru Padmasambhava is called as Guru Rinpoche. Guru Rinpoche is an enlightened person, a fully awakened one, and a Buddha himself.  He incarnated as a fully enlightened being. Through his form, primordial wisdom manifests in the world to benefit all beings.

What is Thangka?

• A thangka, also known as tangka, thanka or tanka is a painting on cotton, or silk appliqué, usually depicting a Buddhist deity, scene, or mandala.
• The thangka is not a flat creation like an oil painting or acrylic painting but consists of a complex subject.
• Generally, thangkas last a very long time and retain much of their luster, but because of their delicate nature, they have to be kept in dry places where moisture won't affect the quality of the painting.
• The Thangkas serve as important teaching tools depicting the life of the Buddha, various influential lamas and other deities and bodhisattvas.
• The Thangka, when created properly, performs 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.
• The 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.