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.

thang-ka, (Tibetan: “something rolled up”), Tibetan religious painting or drawing on woven material, usually cotton; it has a bamboo-cane rod pasted on the bottom edge by which it can be rolled up.

What is a Thangka? 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 …

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.

Oct 25, 2024 · Thangka, also known as “Tangga” and “Tangka”, is a kind of colored scroll painting embroidered or painted on cloth, silk or paper.

Nov 19, 2023 · A Thangka is a scroll painting used for worship in Tibetan Buddhism. As a scroll painting and a work of art, the Thangka is always appealing. In fact, it would readily tantalize your eyes with its brilliant colors and elaborate scenes.

A thangka (also called tangka, thanka, tanka, or Tibetan scroll painting) is a classical and stylised form of Nepalese and Tibetan painting, consisting of a painted picture panel surrounded by a textile mantle that is supported by scroll sticks and overlain with a silk cover.

thangka (T. thang ka). A hanging-scroll painting or drawing used in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. Thankgas usually depict an image of a buddha, deity, or other religious figure. The image on a thangka is drawn, painted or sewn onto cloth (or sometimes paper).

A thangka, also known as tangka, thanka or tanka (Nepali pronunciation: [ˈt̪ʰaŋka]; Tibetan: ཐང་ཀ་; Nepal Bhasa: पौभा) is a painting on silk with embroidery, usually depicting a Buddhist deity, scene, or mandala of some sort.

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.