STUNNING!!! 5 MANJUSRI TIBETAN BUDDHIST THANGKA TIBET

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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 ~ Larger size, stunning thangka with 5 different Manjusri bodhisattva forms in it painted by 6th and 7th generation Tibetan thangka painters!! Notice the difference in the correct proportions of the figures and compare to the terrible proportions of the fake "antique Tibetan" thangkas coming out of China!! It is because of the 5 finely painted figures that this one is expensive. Sometimes I can negotiate a good discount on thangkas like this, but this was not one of those times. See the information in paragraphs below about the thangka painters and Manjusri. T are very few thankgas being painted by Tibetans today, and very few indeed done by 6th and 7th generation Tibetan painters like this one. This thangka was painted by people who I truly regard as my second family! Read the paragraph below the information on dimensions for information on them. The pencil design drawing for this thangka was done by a 6th generation Tibetan thangka painter!! It has gotten very hard for the few Tibetan traditional thangka painters left in Nepal to make a living and compete with the Newari and Tamang painters who are wonderful artists but often don't follow the traditional methods. Please help support actual Tibetans painting with traditional methods! Most thangkas (yes, including most of the ones that I carry) are painted by Tamang, Newari, or Sherpa painters in Nepal. While they create true works of art they concentrate more on excrutiating detail than on making them correct according to the traditional methods and proportions. larger size!!! Measuring about 18inches by 25 inches minus the outermost red borders. I had the privilege of living with a Tibetan family in Kathmandu for almost 3 months in the summer of 2006, and 3 weeks in 2007 that contained a 6th generation and 7th generation thangka painter. Like every single other thangka done t, whether by students or by the masters - this one was begun by the man I called "Po-po-la" for 3 months, whose real Tibetan name is Thargyal. Before beginning any thangka, he reads the corresponding scriptures about the deities to be portrayed. Then he draws the figures in pencil according to strict geometic proportions written many hundreds of years ago. After that, the painting begins - with colors that have also been described for centuries. Po-po-la is now 77 years old and escaped from Tibet in 1962, shortly after being released from 3 years imprisonment and torture by the Chinese. He escaped over the border to Nepal close to Mt. Everest and stayed in the Khumbu region for many years, painting for Rinpoches in the area. He went back to Tibet when conditions improved in 1980 and got one of his sons, Wangdi, out. He has painted thangkas for Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, Sakya Trizin, and many others. Several noted Western thangka artists have also studied with him for long periods, notably Andy Weber. This thangka is not mounted in brocade. I am now able to provide brocade mountings for my thangkas at very reasonable prices. The finest quality Varanasi brocade is available. It may take a while to get the mounting done (hopefully not), but it will be good practice in patience! MaÃ±ju Å> rÄ« (Ch: æ-++æ®S WÃ©nsh Å« or æ-++æ®Så¸«å^©è©è-© WÃ©nsh Å« shili PÃºsÃ ; 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 Bodhi... read more

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