Six-Armed Mahakala Thangka Painting
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Description
The Six-Armed Mahakala Thangka is a powerful depiction of a deity revered in Tibetan Buddhism for their transformative qualities. Handpainted with pigments on cotton canvas, it is both a spiritual tool and a symbol of devotion and protection.
Key Features:
- Iconography: Mahakala's six arms hold various implements including knives, skull cups, and scepters. His wrathful expression and crown symbolize his strength in overcoming obstacles and ignorance.
- Attributes: This thangka painting features traditional bodhisattva ornaments that highlight his enlightened status and compassionate nature. Flames and garlands of severed heads add to the symbolism by representing the removal of obstacles and transformation of negativity into wisdom.
- Symbolism: Mahakala's Six-Armed form provides protection against obstacles in daily life and on the spiritual path. Each implement symbolizes wisdom and skillful means to benefit sentient beings. As a protector deity, Mahakala safeguards Buddhism and practitioners from harm.
- Meditation Aid: These thangkas invoke protection and transformative energies, serving as a focal point for meditation practices and spiritual inspiration. They are central in rituals and offerings dedicated to Mahakala, providing spiritual protection for practitioners and their surroundings.
Product Specification:
- Hand Painted
- Size: 75 cm x 50 cm
- 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.
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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.