 | YAMANTAKA Artist: Chandra Lama Yamantaka is an important dharmapala or ‘protector of the dharma’ in Tibetan Buddhism and is seen as an incarnation of Manjushri. Here he is depicted...
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 | KANNON/AVALOKITESVARA (JAPANESE-STYLE) Artist: Man Bahadur Lama A very elegant Japanese thangka of Kannon (Avalokitesvara), here in male form, but sometimes seen in female form.
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 | WHITE TARA Artist: Chandra Lama Legend tells that the Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara spilled two tears to earth out of despair for humanity and that each formed a lake on which grew a l...
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 | KAGYUPA REFUGE TREE Artist: Shyam T Lama A master-level thangka depicting the important deities and historical figures of the Kagyu lineage, painted with amazing detail and accuracy Ab...
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 | KALACHAKRA DEITY Artist: Shyam T Lama A master level thangka of the Kalacakra deity painstakingly rendered with dot-shading in the traditional Tibetan style. Kalacakra is a yidam, a perso...
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 | AVALOKITESVARA Artist: Shyam T Lama In this very fine thangka, Avalokitesvara is seen in his 4-armed form, holding a rosary, a lotus and the cintamani, or "wish-fulfilling jewel" . Avalo...
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 | NINGMAPA (GURU) REFUGE TREE Artist: Shyam T Lama A refuge tree showing the lineage of the Nyingmapa tradition which values Padmasambhava so highly, it refers to him as the Second Buddha. ...
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 | RED AVALOKITESWARA WITH CONSORT Artist: Shyam T Lama A very beautiful fine art thangka of Avalokiteswara with consort. No lining has been used in this piece, giving it an incredibly harmonious quality. N...
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 | GUHYASAMAJA WITH CONSORT Artist: Shyam T Lama A fine art thangka of the highest quality depicting Guhyasamaja in yab-yum with his consort, Adhiprajna. In their right hands they hold a cakra and lo...
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 | WHITE TARA Artist: Nima Lama A very finely-shaded thangka, painted in the Tibetan style
Legend tells that the Boddhisattva Avalokiteshvara spilled two tears to earth out of d...
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 | WHITE TARA Artist: Lama CK Dong Another deeply tranquil thangka painting from CK Dong, this time an im...
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 | BHAVACAKRA (WHEEL OF LIFE) Artist: Keshab Lama The Wheel of Life is another example of thangka as teaching tool and is commonly found in the entrance of monasteries. One version of its origin stat...
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 | BHAVACAKRA (WHEEL OF LIFE) Artist: Kesab Lama
An outstanding depiction of the Wheel of Life('Bhavacakra') painted with great clarity and detail.
The Whe...
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 | SITAPATRA (USNISA SITATAPATRA/ DUKKAR) Artist: Passang Lama Sitapatra ("white parasol") is the personification of the parasol that sometimes appears over the Buddhas head as a symbol of prestige, and is a remov...
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 | AVALOKITESWARA (CHENREZIG) Artist: Krishna (Dong) Tamang A master-quality thangka of Avalokitesvara by a very famous artist, seen here in the most popular form with eleven heads and a thousand arms, each of ...
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 | NAMGYELMA (USNISA VIJAYA) Artist: RK Youengen Namgyelma is a bodhisattva regarded as Mother of all the Buddhas and as a goddess of longevity. This is one of the most stunning thangkas we have seen...
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 | KUBERA (VAISARAVANA/ JAMBALA) Artist: Vaisravana is the Lord of the Yakshas and one of the four Deva kings who guard Indra’s paradise at Mount Meru. More commonly known as Kubera or Jambh...
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 | GREEN TARA (NEWARI) Artist: Buddha Lama A very beautiful Green Tara in the Newari style, embellished with both silver and 24-carat gold. The Green Tara, manifestation of compassion, the Gree...
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 | GANESH (NEWARI) Artist: A richly-coloured Newari style thangka of Ganesh painted in vibrant stone colour. Ganesh, the pot-bellied and elephant-headed god of wisdom and succes...
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 | VAJRAPANI (GOLD) Artist: A powerful pure gold Tibetan style thangkapainting of the Bodhisattva Vajrap...
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 | MANJUSHRI (GOLD) Artist: A wonderfully proportioned and well-defined portrayal of Manjushri, the Bodhi...
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