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We have a large number of thankas brought to us by a monk. Hand painted, unusually beautiful. If you have a particular interest in a certain deity, give us a call and we can check to see if we have what you want. |
exceptional value
Kalachakra Thangka (Classic Tibetan instructional painting)I am sure many of you have heard of - or have attended - His Holiness The Dalai Lama's celebrated teachings and initiation of the Kalachakra. These extremely beautiful Kalachakra thankas refer to these teachings, and address the instructional energetics of the teachings. Each is unusually exquisite with much 24K GOLD detail - the photo does not do the thanka justice, though CLICK ON THE PHOTO TO ENLARGE....everything that looks like yellow in the photo is actually 24K gold. The images themselves measures 17" x 13", and overall they measures 27" x 18". Each is individually hand painted of course, with a frame of solid-patterned silk, which compliments the unusually delicate and fine detail of the painting. These thankas were brought to me by a very special Tibetan Lama who is a dear friend of mine, and we have only a very limited number. Item #SH-K. Picture.
The Kalachakra symbol means 'The one with ten powers'. It is very protective and dispels negativity. It consists of seven individual syllables combined together with three other components to make a total of ten very powerful elements within the image. - The Ten Powers are described as ten existences - body, awareness, space, wind, fire, water, earth, stable, moving, and the gods unseen and uncreated. Each part of the Kalachakra symbol has deep specific meaning, and is a great study unto itself.Kalachakra with his consort Vishvamata, is the protector of the wheel of time. Tantric deities are shown in the sexual union with their consorts to emphasize the joining of female wisdom with male compassion. The Kalachakra is one of the most important teachings which have been practiced purely for over a thousand years. This complex tantric deity represents the Ultimate Union of enlightenment where the masculine gives and serves the feminine in all his universal capacity. |
$290.00 | |
Small ThangkasThe images of these smaller thangkas are very well made with finely woven silken thread, and framed in the traditional manner with brocade. Green Tara measures 12" x 15" overall, with the image 8.5" x 6.5". Padmasambhava measures 20.5" x 14" overall, with an image of 12.5" x 10.75". Buddha is a little larger, - 14" x 24'.Each brocade frame is a little different. Ideal for small shrines, or to be appreciated anywhere. Item #SH-TAN1. Picture.
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Guru Rimpoche Padma Sambava ThangkaGuru Rinpoche, Padma Sambhava, was an Indian tantric sage who brought Buddhism from India to Tibet in the 8th Century AD. Invited from India by Tibetan King Trisong Deutsen, Padma Sambhava ("The Lotus Born" Guru) converted the entire country. The founder of Tibetan Buddhism and the patriarch of the Nyingmapa lineage, Padma Sambhava's main disciple was the Tibetan queen who became his consort, the Dakini Yeshe Tsogyal, the first Buddhist female lineage holder in Tibet. Measuring 30" x 54", image 21" x 30". Item #TT01. Picture. |
$425.00 | |
Chenrezig - Thangka #2Chenrezig is the mode of being of the mind that is the union of emptiness and compassion. He is the awakened nature of each being's own mind, the love and compassion primordially present in pure transcending awareness. Chenrezig is within us because love and compassion are not qualities added to the mind. These qualities are part of the awakened state even if, for the moment, this state exists only as a potential for us. He is the visible expression taken by all the Buddhas to help activate the love and compassion that are presently only a potential in us and to reveal the ultimate Chenrezig to ourselves. Chenrezig may be the most popular of all Buddhist deities, except for Buddha himself -- he is beloved throughout the Buddhist world. As Chenrezig, he is considered the patron Bodhisattva of Tibet, and his meditation is practiced in all the great lineages of Tibetan Buddhism. The beloved king Songtsen Gampo was believed to be an emanation of Chenrezig, and some of the most respected meditation masters (lamas), like the Dalai Lamas and Karmapas, who are considered living Buddhas, are also believed to be emanations of Chenrezig. His mantra, famous over all of Asia, is OM MA NI PAD ME HUNG Measures 29" x 53", image 20" x 28". Item #TT02. Picture. |
$425.00 | |
Tselha Namsum ThangkaMeasures 24" x 45", image 18" x 24". Item #TT04. Picture. |
$375.00 | |
Amitabha Buddha ThangkaAmitabha Buddha (Tibetan: san gye o pame, English: the Buddha of Boundless Light) is located in the pureland of Sukhavati. Seated in the perfect posture of meditation, red in color with one face and two hands, blue-black hair in tufts with a red top-knot ornament and the split ears of a prince, he wears the patched saffron robes of a fully ordained monk. The two hands are placed in the lap in the mudra (gesture) of meditation and hold a begging bowl filled with nectar. With the two legs folded in vajra posture seated above a pink lotus and peacock supported throne, he is surrounded by a dark blue and orange nimbus and green areola under a canopy mounted in a wish-fulfilling tree blossoming behind with various flowers and fruits, adorned with hanging jewels. At the bottom left is the bodhisattva of compassion, Avalokiteshvara, white in color. On the right side is Vajrapani, blue in color. Measures 25" x 51", image 16.75" x 26". Item #TT07. Picture. |
$425.00 | |
Unusual and hard to find
MEDICINE BUDDHA Supreme Glory Free from Sorrow, ThangkaThis thangka depicts Medicine Buddha Asokot Tamas Sri Raja, black background with a great deal of gold leaf. Medicine Buddha of the glory that is freedom from pain. Pale red in color; in the mudra of meditative equipoise. This particular medicine Buddha is for the benefit of those in grief, who are suffering, sad and troubled. This is a large thanka, with much pure gold leaf as you can see. Measures 33" x 58", image 23.5" x 31.5". Item #TT10. Picture. |
$550.00 | |
Guru Rinpoche Padmasambava Thangka, GoldPadmasambhava (Tibetan: pe ma jung ne. English: the Lotus Born) the bestower of wealth. Gazing on all beings, with one face adorned with a moustache. Principal among the many teachers to bring Buddhism to Tibet in the 8th century, Padmasambhava has numerous forms representing outer, inner and secret aspects of his spiritual being. Within the Oral (Kama) Tradition of the Nyingmapa School of Tibetan Buddhism, Padmasambhava was born in Northern India as the son of a king or minister. There is evidence that Padmasambhava came from South India and that he was the brother-in-law of the Indian Abbott Shantirakshita, builder of the first monastery in Tibet. Measures 25" x 44", image 16" x 22". Exquisitely created with much gold. Item #TT11. Picture. |
$425.00 | |
(Drolma) Green Tara Thangka, GoldGreen Tara (Tibetan: Drolma. English: the Green Saviouress): with the right hand in the mudra (hand gesture) of generosity and the left holding the stem of a lotus flower at the heart and blossoming over the left shoulder. The right leg is extended forward and the left drawn in. Exquisitely drawn in Gold with semi-precious jewel pigments. Measures 23" x 42", image 14" x 20". Item #TT12. Picture. |
$375.00 | |
Green Tara Thangka, Gold #17Green Tara (Tibetan: Drolma. English: the Green Saviouress): with the right hand in the mudra (hand gesture) of generosity and the left holding the stem of a lotus flower at the heart and blossoming over the left shoulder. The right leg is extended forward and the left drawn in. Exquisitely drawn in Gold with semi-precious jewel pigments. Overall measurement is 25" x 43", image 16" x 21". Item #TT17. Picture. |
$425.00 | |
Green Tara Thangka, Gold #5Green Tara performs the mudra (hand gesture) of generosity with the right hand across the knee while holding the stem of a lotus flower. The left is held at the heart in the mudra of blessing also holding a lotus flower stem, blossoming at the upper left side. Adorned with a tiara of gold, earrings, necklaces and bracelets, she wears flowing while seated in a relaxed posture atop a lotus seat. Unusual and exquisite. Drawn in pure Gold, with marvelous detail and shots of color made from semi-precious stones. Overall measurement is 23" x 48", image 16.5" x 23". Item #TT05. Picture. |
$425.00 | |
Chenrezig, ( Avaloketesvara) Thangka #13Made famous in the Sutras as a bodhisattva, an aspirant to enlightenment, in the Vajrayana system of the Tantras he is acknowledged as a fully enlightened Buddha manifesting in a vast array of meditational forms for the benefit of others.He is the embodiment of all the Buddhas' compassion. Measures 25" x 46", image 16" x 22". Item #TT13. Picture. |
$450.00 | |
Green Tara Doljang ThangkaThis Tara thangka displays the green manifestation, Doljang. Like the White Tara her hands are in vitarka mudra, but she is seated in the posture of relaxation. This is a common position for bodhisattvas. Her head emanates a rainbow aureole. She is a completely enlightened Buddha who in a previous life promised to appear, after enlightenment, in the form of a female bodhisattva and goddess for the benefit of all beings. Her primary activity is to protect from the 8 and 16 fears. Practiced in all Schools of Tibetan Buddhism her various forms are found in all classes of tantra - Nyingma and Sarma. She holds the blue night lotus, the utpala blossom, symbolizing the victory of wisdom over the senses. Doljang is invoked to assist in liberation, her golden green color pointing to her power in performing actions by extinguishing jealousy and war. Measures 24" x 43.5", image 16" x 22". Item #TT14. Picture. |
$450.00 | |
Four-handed Avaloketesvara (Chenzerig) Thangka #15Made famous in the Sutras as a bodhisattva, an aspirant to enlightenment, in the Vajrayana system of the Tantras he is acknowledged as a fully enlightened Buddha manifesting in a vast array of meditational forms for the benefit of others. Measures 24.5" x 44.5", image 16" x 22". Item #TT15. Picture. |
$450.00 | |
Buddha Thangka, GoldShakyamuni Buddha,the Enlightened One Sanskrit: Buddha Shakyamuni Tibetan: Sang gye sha kya tu pa Gazing forward with a contented smile, the hair is piled on the crown of the head topped with a gold-like ornament. The earlobes are long and pierced - a sign of royal upbringing. A dot representing a curled hair adorns the forehead between the eyebrows and the neck is marked with three horizontal lines. The right arm is extended across the knee with the fingertips of the hand touching the ground in the mudra (gesture) of Earth Witness - calling the personified 'Goddess of the Earth' to confirm the moment of the Buddha's enlightenment. The left hand held in the lap in the mudra of meditation holds a begging bowl - a gift of the Kings of the Four Directions. The two legs are folded with the right over left in the posture of vajrasana - representing stability. Without adornments and in the appearance of a monk (Tib.: ge long, Sanskrit: bhikshu) Above a multi-colored lotus blossom, he is seated surrounded by a blue-24K gold nimbus and opaque green areola of radiant light, encircled by green leafy vines, buds and pink flower blossoms. Intrreicately painted with lavish use of 24K gold and lapis lazuli pigment. tMeasures 22" x 39", image 13" x 18". Item #TT16. Picture. |
$425.00 | |
Four-handed Avaloketesvara Chathurbhuja Thangka Gold#18Tibetan: Chenrizig. Made famous in the Sutras as a bodhisattva, an aspirant to enlightenment, in the Vajrayana system of the Tantras he is acknowledged as a fully enlightened Buddha manifesting in a vast array of meditational forms for the benefit of others. Item #TT18. Picture. |
$450.00 | |
Vajrasattva Yab Yum ThangkaIn the Sarma Schools Vajrasattva with consort arises from the class of Anuttarayoga Tantra, specifically from the Abhidhanottara Tantra, 25th chapter, and is known as Heruka Vajrasattva. The 'Solitary Universal Ruler,' in the single aspect without consort, arises from the Yoga Tantras. As the inner form of the Buddha Vajradhara he represents all the peaceful buddha families. In the Nyingma Tradition Vajrasattva is an important meditational deity with many Kama (Oral) and Terma (Treasure) traditions. Also called "Dorje Sempa." Overall measurement is 20" x 30.5", image 11" x 15". Item #TT19. Picture. |
$295.00 | |
Namthose (Vaishravana) ThangkaGuardian of the North. A protector of wealth. Tibetan Namthose,or in short, Namse. He rides a snow lion and holds a parasol and a jewel spitting mongoose. The great kings of the four directions, Yulkhorsung, Phakyepu, Chenmigsang and Namthose have vowed to protect all followers of the Buddhist doctrine. Then Overall measurement is 20" x 30", image 10.5" x 14". Item #TT21. Picture. |
$370.00 | |
Tibetan Thangka #22Item #TT22. Picture. |
$395.00 | |
Tsongkhapa ThangkaTsongkhapa lived in the 14th century A.D. in the Amdo province of Tibet. He was the founder and reformer of Gelukpa sect. He is regarded as an incarnation of Manjusri who is the embodiment of wisdom. Lord Buddha had prophesied that he would come to Tibet and diffuse his doctrine there. He obtained the ordination of monkhood in his early age and commenced to study Buddha's doctrine. He travelled to central Tibet for higher education on Buddha's teachings. He deeply studied both Sutra and Tantra for many years. Randawa was his chief teacher, from whom he specially learned Madhyamika philosophy expounded by Nagarjuna. He composed many books on Sutra and Tantra in which he tried to explicate the important and knotted points. He emphasized the doctrine of relativity as taught by Lord Buddha. The void and relativity are the two different faces of the same reality which are the ultimate nature of the phenomena. Overall measurement is 20" x 30", image 11" x 16". Item #TT23. Picture. |
$295.00 | |
Tibetan Thangka #25Item #TT25. |
$295.00 | |
Tibetan Thangka #26Item #TT26. |
$395.00 | |
Tibetan Thangka #27Item #TT27. |
$295.00 | |
Tibetan Thangka #28Item #TT28. |
$295.00 | |
Tibetan Thangka #29Item #TT29. |
$295.00 | |
Tibetan Thangka #30Item #TT30. |
$295.00 | |
Tibetan Thangka #31Item #TT31. |
$295.00 | |
Tibetan Thangka #32Item #TT32. |
$395.00 | |
| We have a large number of thankas brought to us by a monk. Hand painted, unusually beautiful. If you have a particular interest in a certain deity, give us a call and we can check to see if we have what you want: 1-888-490-6687. | ||
