Temptation of Buddha by Mara (Tibetan Buddhist)

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Thangkas are more than religious visual aids. They are commissioned when problems such as illness, death, abstract obstacles arise in your life. Then the painting is hung up with the expectation that a protective or positive force will radiate from it, thereby gaining the function of a “lucky charm” or amulet. This is why some thangkas display lucky symbols, astrological configurations, or medicinal plants. The edges of the canvas are folded over twice rather than hemmed to prevent them from unravelling. The canvas is fastened with thread to four textiles that are firmly attached with four weaved frames. This thangka is made by a hereditary artist who learned the prominent art from their family. This polychrome painting is an enchanted painting that would bring positivity to your living room or bedroom.


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Item Code: TY57
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Tibetan Thangka Painting
Dimensions Size of Painted Surface 18 inch X 24.5 inch
Size with Brocade 34 inch X 50 inch
Handmade
Handmade
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The painting reproduced here exhibits modern colour schemes. They have been done with water-based paints. The painter has used very vibrant and positive colours. Siddhartha Gautama is sitting under a Bodhi tree in dhyanamudra. Yidam and yaksha are branching out from the tree who are the personal guardian deities with negative and positive energy. Yidams are personal guardian’s deities that are associated with specific tantra. An archetype’ is fierce energy that represents one’s spiritual force confronting obstacles. Earthy spirits that are yaksha are guiding Buddha to g. The band of yab yum printed on the right side of thangka represents the reconciliation of polarities and duality which is an important aspect of Tantric Buddhism. 

The painting of the dragon serpent in thangka is influenced by Chinese culture. They are deities of water, living in the sea, rivers, lakes, and clouds. In Buddhism, the dragon is the vehicle of Vairochana the white Buddha of the centre of the east. They are the vehicle of many protective, aquatic, or storm gods. It is a finely painted thangka in which clouds resemble a divine ballet of the heavens. Dragons and gold are gliding through the clouds. It displays exquisite shading.


Unveiling the Divine Art: Journey into the Making of Thangkas

A Thangka is a traditional Tibetan Buddhist painting that usually depicts a Buddhist Deity (Buddha or Bodhisattva), a scene, or a mandala. These paintings are considered important paraphernalia in Buddhist rituals. They are used to teach the life of the Buddha, various lamas, and Bodhisattvas to the monastic students, and are also useful in visualizing the deity while meditating. One of the most important subjects of thangkas is the Bhavacakra (the wheel of life) which depicts the Art of Enlightenment. It is believed that Thangka paintings were developed over the centuries from the murals, of which only a few can be seen in the Ajanta caves in India and the Mogao caves in Gansu Province, Tibet. Thangkas are painted on cotton or silk applique and are usually small in size. The artist of these paintings is highly trained and has a proper understanding of Buddhist philosophy, knowledge, and background to create a realistic and bona fide painting.
The process of making a thangka begins with stitching a loosely woven cotton fabric onto a wooden frame. Traditionally, the canvas was prepared by coating it with gesso, chalk, and base pigment.
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After this, the outline of the form of the deity is sketched with a pencil or charcoal onto the canvas using iconographic grids. The drawing process is followed in accordance with strict guidelines laid out in Buddhist scriptures. The systematic grid helps the artist to make a geometrical and professional painting. When the drawing of the figures is finalized and adjusted, it is then outlined with black ink.
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Earlier, a special paint of different colors was made by mixing powdered forms of organic (vegetable) and mineral pigments in a water-soluble adhesive. Nowadays, artists use acrylic paints instead. The colors are now applied to the sketch using the wet and dry brush techniques. One of the characteristic features of a thangka is the use of vibrant colors such as red, blue, black, green, yellow, etc.
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In the final step, pure gold is coated over some parts of the thangka to increase its beauty. Due to this beautification, thangkas are much more expensive and also stand out from other ordinary paintings.
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Thangka paintings are generally kept unrolled when not on display on the wall. They also come with a frame, a silken cover in front, and a textile backing to protect the painting from getting damaged. Because Thangkas are delicate in nature, they are recommended to be kept in places with no excess moisture and where there is not much exposure to sunlight. This makes them last a long time without their colors fading away. Painting a thangka is an elaborate and complex process and requires excellent skills. A skilled artist can take up to 6 months to complete a detailed thangka painting. In earlier times, thangka painters were lamas that spent many years on Buddhist studies before they painted.
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