What is a Thangka painting? The Tibetan word Thangka means an unfolding painting, where the word Thang stands for an unfolding scroll & Ka means a painting. Thangka paintings, as a whole, are a visual representation of Buddhist deities, scenes, or mandalas, painted on silk or cotton canvas. Thangka Paintings follow a generic principle of composition, design, & iconography. It is made following tradition & guidelines while leaving spaces for personal creativity & expression. in Buddhist culture, Thangka Paintings hold high religious values. in a way, it is also a tool that facilitates the realization of one’s true nature or the nature of reality Kalachakra Mandala is one of the most complicated forms of Tibetan mandalas which is used as a device for meditation & which is worshipped for the betterment of all sentient beings. It also represents the cosmos system which consists of the five major elements of life. Namely - Fire , Earth , Water , Air & Space . The outermost gates belong to the third circle called kayacakra (body-wheels). There are four gates & four chariots one at each gate. You can see boars drawing a chariot at the eastern gate, horses drawing the chariot at the southern gate elephants at the western gate, & lions drawing the chariot at the northern gate. Kalachakra mandala is the “Palace of Purity “with more than seven hundred deities residing inside, represented by various signs & symbols . The entrances of the palace nearest to the centre are said to be cittacakra(mind-wheels), & the middle entrances are said to be vakcakra(voice-wheels). Outside the gates of vakcakra are figures of various animals,including a corpse, & a marigold-like lotus flower. They include a deer,buffalo,ram peacock ,elephant, mongoose ,bull, makara,mouse,and the Garuda. They are the vehicles of various divinities of the Hindu pantheon. It is reported that in the year after Buddha Shakyamuni attained Enlightenment, he was asked by King Chandrabhadra of Shambhala to teach the Kalachakra Tantra. The Buddha manifested himself in the form of the Kalachakra meditational deity & gave the full teachings & initiation of this tantra. The Kalachakra teaching was then transmitted through a lineage of seven kings & 25 propagators. Size with Brocade: 25” / 63 cm (width) x 35”/ 89 cm (height) Canvas Size : 10" / 25 cm (width) x 15"/ 38 cm (height) Materials: Cotton Canvas, Acrylic Colors, Genuine 24K Gold THIS THANGKA IS HAND-PAINTED in THE TRADITIONAL STYLE & THE QUALITY IS HIGH Delivery: -Free Shipping -Standard Courier Services -4-10 business days for delivery -All items are insured Return Policy: -Returns are accepted within 60 business days. -You can ship either to Nepal or Texas (USA), whichever works better for you. We will be more than happy to answer all your questions. Please contact us to: - Custom order a thangka of any Vajrayana deity. Usually, it takes 2-5 months (depending on complexity) to finish such a thangka of average size. Brocade Mounted Medium
