HUGE FANTASTIC! TIBETAN BUDDHIST MANJUSRI THANGKA TIBET

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HUGE FANTASTIC! TIBETAN BUDDHIST MANJUSRI THANGKA TIBET

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Sold Date: 08/21/2008
Channel: Online Auction
Source: eBay
Category: Fraternal, Political, Organizations

T is neither a painting in the mind

Nor a mind in the painting:

And yet, w else can one find a painting

Than in the mind?

Avatamsaka Sutra

"Preserving the Sacred Arts is always part of the preservation of Dharma"
~ Shechen Rabjam Rinpoche ~

Huge, very high quality thangka of Manjusri by artist Tensang Lama of Nepal. Look at the beautiful face! It is not very noticeable in the photos but the beads in the necklaces are raised from the surface, are 3 dimensional. Just the size alone should make the price of this one more than the $255 I am offering it for.

VERY BIG!!! Measures about 21 inches by 30 inches, minus the black borders.

This thangka is not mounted in brocade, but brocade mounting in the finest Varanasi brocade is available. It may take a little time, but it is all good practice in patience :-)

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MaÃ±jus ri (Ch: WÃ©nshu: Jp: Monju ; Tib: Jampelyang , also written Manjushri , is the bodhisattva of keen awareness in Buddhism. A disciple of the historical Buddha Shakyamuni, he represents wisdom, intelligence and realisation, and is one of the most popular Bodhisattvas following Avalokitesvara (Ch: Guan Yin).

Together with Shakyamuni and fellow disciple Samantabhadra he forms the Shakyamuni trinity (Jp: Sanzon Shaka). Manjusri is one of the Eight Wisdom Bodhisattvas and one of the Japanese Thirteen Buddhas. In Tibetan Buddhism he sometimes is depicted in a trinity with Avalokiteshvara and Vajrapani.

Manjusri is mentioned in many Mahayana sutras, particularly the Prajnaparamita Sutras. The Lotus Sutra assigns him a paradise called Vimala, which according to the Avatamsaka Sutra is located in the east. His consort in some traditions is. He is also sometimes called Manjughosha .

Within Tibetan Buddhism, Manjushri is a tantric meditational deity or Yidam, and considered a fully enlightened Buddha

Manjusri Mantra

Chanting the Manjusri Mantra "Om Ah Ra Pa Tsa Na Dhih" is believed to enhance wisdom and improve one's skills in debating, memory, writing, explaining etc. "Dhih" is the seed syllable of the mantra and is chanted with greater emphasis.

Iconography

A male Bodhisattva, he is depicted wielding a flaming sword in his right hand, representing his realisation of wisdom which cuts through ignorance and wrong views. The scripture supported by the flower held in his left hand is the Prajnaparamita, representing his attainment of ultimate realisation and Enlightenment. Variations upon his traditional form as Manjusri include Guhya-Manjusri, Guhya-Manjuvajra, and Manjuswari, most of which are Tantric forms associated with Tibetan Buddhism. The two former appearances are generally accompanied by a shakti deity embracing the main figure, symbolising union of form and spirit, matter and energy.

Manchu

According to legend Nurhaci, a military leader of the Jurchen tribes and founder of what became the Chinese imperial Qing Dynasty, believed himself to be a reincarnation of Manjusri. He tfore is said to have renamed his tribe the Manchu

Yam ?ntaka (meaning 'terminator of Yama i.e. Death') is seen as a wrathful manifestation of Manjushri, the buddha of wisdom. Yam ?ntaka (Tibetan: Shinjeshe, Wylie: Gshin-rje-gshed ) is a Maha ya na Buddhist yidam or istadevata of the Highest Yoga Tantra class in Vajrayana, popular within the Geluk school of Tibetan Buddhism .

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