Hand-Painted Samantabhadra Tibetan Thangka Painting, Art on Canvas

GENUINE HAND-PAINTED SAMANTABHADRA TANTRA BUDDHA THANGKA

Size of Painting only: 12 inches x 14 inches (30cm x 35 cm)

Size with Brocade: 20 inches x 31 inches (51cm x 78cm)

Material: Canvas

Color: water, gold

Samantabhadra is Bodhisattva associated with Buddhist practice and meditation. Samantabhadra is not subject to limits of time, place, or physical conditions. Samantabhadra is the unity of awareness and emptiness, the unity of appearances and emptiness, the nature of mind, natural clarity with unceasing compassion - that is Samantabhadra from the very beginning

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.