Chengresi Thangka Painting
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Description
The Chengresi Thangka Painting is a centuries-old Tibetan Buddhist artwork featuring delicate and meticulous craftsmanship; it depicts Four-Armed Avalokiteshvara, Chengresi, the Bodhisattva of Compassion, and is utilized for meditation and spiritual reverence.
Chengresi is illustrated with four arms, representing his ability to aid all living things. He is depicted with a mala (prayer beads), a lotus (representing purity), a jewel (illustrating his miraculous power) and a flask (symbolizing healing). This Thangka conveys Chengresi's compassion and commitment to ease suffering. The four objects in his hands signify various items: the lotus for purity, the mala for mantra chant, and the jewel for fulfilling aspirations. Thangka portraits usually boast embellished backdrops with relevant symbols. This Thangka paintings have intricate backgrounds filled with symbolic elements and some bodhisattvas. Chengresi Thangka Paintings are essential elements of Tibetan Buddhist ritual.
Product Specification:
- Hand Painted
- Materials: Semi-Precious Natural Minerals
- Base: Cotton Canvas
- Origination: Nepal
Created with mineral pigments, delicate brushwork and cotton/silk canvas, these valuable cultural masterpieces are displayed on special occasions/festivals in monasteries, temples and homes. They express profound spiritual/philosophical teachings and aid meditation, representing Avalokiteshvara's divine qualities/compassion.
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.
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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.