Antique Vajrakilaya Thangka Painting
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Description
This Vajrakilaya Thangka Painting is an antique or vintage Tibetan Buddhist artwork showcasing the religious figure Vajrakilaya. Vajrayana Buddhism, particularly within the Nyingma tradition, holds this deity in high regard; Vajrakilaya is believed to aid in clearing obstacles, eliminating negative energy, and purifying the spirit.
In Tibetan Buddhist iconography, Vajrakilaya is depicted as a wrathful deity with a blue-black complexion, holding a vajra (thunderbolt) and a phurba (ritual dagger) in his hands. He is depicted in a fierce and wrathful form to symbolize his ability to overcome and destroy inner and outer obstacles, negativity, and harmful forces.
Product Specification:
- Hand Painted
- Materials: Semi-Precious Natural Minerals
- Base: Cotton Canvas
- Origination: Nepal
Antique Vajrakilaya Thangkas boast significant historical, artistic, and spiritual worth. Collectors, art aficionados, and Tibetan Buddhism followers seek them out. Such Thangkas may have been crafted long ago, decades or even centuries prior, handed down through generations, maintained in monasteries, or unearthed in diverse historical religious sites.
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.