Guru Rinpoche Brocade Framed Thangka
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Description
Guru Rinpoche Brocade Thangka is a traditional Tibetan Buddhist painting featuring Guru Padmasambhava, popularly known as Guru Rinpoche. This revered figure is esteemed in Tibetan Buddhism and renowned for his significant contributions, including the introduction of the religion and his miraculous powers, lessons, and taming of divine forces.
The central part of a Guru Rinpoche Brocade Thangka is the painted section, which features Guru Padmasambhava. He is portrayed holding various ritual objects such as a vajra (thunderbolt), a ritual staff (khatvanga), a skull cup, and a lotus. This painting is created using traditional Tibetan artistic techniques, with meticulous attention to detail and adherence to specific iconographic guidelines. Guru Rinpoche is highly regarded in Tibetan Buddhism, with many viewing him as a "Second Buddha". His teachings and practices, known as 'Nyingma' or 'Ancient', have been hugely influential to Tibetan Buddhism. Thangkas featuring him are often used in prayer, meditation, and devotion, and are considered to be potent instruments of spiritual progress and safeguarding.
Product Specification:
- Hand Painted
- Materials: Semi-Precious Natural Minerals
- Base: Cotton Canvas
- Origination: Nepal
Hand Embroidery Brocade
Want to add a Brocade to your beautiful Thangka Painting? Traditional Style Brocade has been one of the most popular form of mounting as it has a greater religious merit.
Note: Make sure you have added the Thangka to your cart first.
100% Cotton Canvas
Preparing the Cotton canvas before starting to paint a Thangka. This process includes washing, drying, stretching, sizing and everything needed to make a perfect base for the thangka to last for centuries.
Natural Minerals
Thangka Paintings are painted using the natural minerals. These are firstly grind into the powder form and then used in the thangka as a paint.