A thangka (Nepali pronunciation: [ˈt̪ʰaŋka]; Tibetan: ཐང་ཀ་; Nepal Bhasa: पौभा) is a Tibetan Buddhist painting on cotton, silk appliqué, usually depicting a Buddhist deity, scene, or mandala.

2023年6月24日 · Portable in design, thangka paintings have a variety of techniques involving different ways of painting, embroidery, and appliqué with standard practice. As per the Buddhist lore, thangkas originated from the time of Sakyamuni Buddha.

Thangka is the sacred subjects and images in the form of painting. The source of Tibetan thangka painting is the Buddhist doctrine. To acknowledge the depth of the artistic tradition of Tibet, we need to understand the philosophical foundation of Vajrayana Buddhism.

Thanga (Meitei pronunciation: /tʰáŋ.gə/ [1]) is an island village in the Loktak lake located in the Bishnupur district in the state of Manipur, India. [2] [3] In 2001, the population was 13085. 6514 were male. 6571 were female. [4] The main occupation of this village is fishing. It is 55 km from Imphal, capital of Manipur.

Thangka or Tibetan tanka is a type of painting made on cloth with natural pigments, representing Buddhist scenes and entities or Mandalas, and traditionally framed with brocade.

Much more than a mere object of aesthetic value, a thangka is a part of practiced religion. Originally painted by lamas or Buddhist priests, over the years, thangkas came to be made by lay...

Thangkas are traditional Tibetan painted tapestries or cloth scrolls designed as aids in meditation. Painted on cotton or linen, they usually contain images of deities and religious figures and often are representations of spiritual or historical events.

A Thangka painting (alternatively spelt as hangka, tangka, thanka, or tanka) is a Tibetan Buddhist painting on cotton, silk applique that usually depicts a Buddhist deity or mythological scenes. Thangka serve as important teaching tools depicting the life of the Buddha, various influential lamas and other deities and bodhisattvas.

Thangkas are considered sacred objects in Tibetan Buddhism and are used in religious ceremonies, meditation practices, and as aids for teaching the dharma (Buddhist teachings). They are believed to have a powerful spiritual presence and are sometimes regarded as visual representations of the Buddha-nature.

Thangka paintings involve more than artistic skills. To be able to sketch Tibetan Buddhist deities that form the theme of most of the Thangkas, the artist must have expert-level knowledge of measurements and proportions of Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, and other deities as outlined in Buddhist iconography.