Posted by: Suresh Gupta on: June 27, 2008
A “Thangka,” also known as “Tangka“, “Thanka” or “Tanka” (Pronunciation: [toːnkoː], the ‘th’ as an aspirated ‘t’ and the ‘a’ as in the word water) (Tibetan: ཐང་ཀ་, Nepal Bhasa:पौभा) is a painted or embroidered Buddhist banner which was hung in a monastery or a family altar and occasionally carried by monks in ceremonial processions. [...]
