Posted by: Suresh Gupta on: July 26, 2008
Manjusri is first referred to in early Mahāyāna texts such as the Prajñā-pāramitā Sūtras and through this association very early in the tradition he came to symbolize the embodiment of prajñā (wisdom). Manjusri later figures extensively in many texts associated with Tantric Buddhism such as the Mañjuśrī-mūla-kalpa.
Together with the Buddha and fellow disciple Samantabhadra he [...]
Posted by: Suresh Gupta on: July 25, 2008
History of thangka Paintings in Nepal began in 11th century A.D. when Buddhists and Hindus began to make illustration of the deities and natural scenes. Historically, Tibetan and Chinese influence in Nepalese paintings is quite evident in Paubhas (Thangkas). Paubhas are of two types, the Palas which are illustrative paintings of the deities and the [...]
Posted by: Suresh Gupta on: July 22, 2008
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Tara is a female Buddha and one of the most prominent female deities in Nepalese and Tibetan Buddhism. The name Tara means the “one who saves” and as the goddess of compassion, her job is to alleviate people from suffering. Like many Buddhist deities, she can have many emanations or forms. The most common are [...]
Posted by: Suresh Gupta on: July 11, 2008
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Tara in Tantric Buddhism was born from the tears of Avalokitesvara, the boddhisattva of compassion, and personifies His compassion. She has many forms, including White Tara, and can be gentle or menacing depending on Her color–as Green or White Tara, She is compassonate and helpful; as Red, Yellow, or Blue Tara She is fierce and [...]
Posted by: Suresh Gupta on: July 5, 2008
Ganesha Oil Painting
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Ganesha is one of the most popular deities in the Hindu pantheon. He is closely associated with the daily lives of millions of Hindus even today. As he is reputed to be a remover of obstacles he is propitiated before the beginning of any new venture whether it is the building of [...]
Posted by: Suresh Gupta on: July 5, 2008
SIZE:- 44×57 cm PRICE:- $375
Posted by: Suresh Gupta on: July 3, 2008
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Kalchakra is a Sanskrit word for “Wheel of Time.” It is a complete, elaborately detailed, cosmology. It is founded in a Tantric cosmogony – a traditional sacred explanation of the creation and structure of all. In the description, the microcosm that is man is not different from the macrocosm that is the Universe. Besides [...]
Posted by: Suresh Gupta on: July 3, 2008
A completed thangka, however beautiful or impressive, never tells the full story of the complex process artists undergo to create such a divine image. I have compiled this list of thirteen steps involved in producing a traditional Tibetan sacred painting to help you appreciate your new thangka. Although certain elements of thangka painting have changed [...]
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. [...]
