This beautiful hand painted Tibetan thangka painting depicts Vajrakilaya རྡོ་རྗེ་ཕུར་པ།, also known as Vajrakumara རྡོ་རྗེ་གཞོན་ནུ།. Vajrakilaya is a wrathful deity that embodies the enlightened activity of all the buddhas. His practice is known for being the most powerful for removing obstacles, destroying the negative forces hostile to compassion and purifying spiritual pollution. Vajrakilaya is also one of the eight forms of Heruka ཧེ་རུ་ཀ་.
Depicted in the thangka above Vajrakilaya is Garuda ཁྱུང་།, a mythical bird-like creature that is fighting the nagas.
The thangka is painted entirely by hand on cotton canvas using natural mineral and vegetable pigments with 24K gold details. The complicated designs, intricate brushstrokes, and extraordinary detail make these thangkas authentic works of Buddhist art. A true masterpiece, this traditional Buddhist painting is the perfect addition to your home, meditation space, room shrine or altar space.
Handcrafted by master local artists in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal.
Size: Full canvas measures approximately 56*46 centimeters. Inside painted area measures about 50*40 centimeters.
Hand-Painted | Cotton Canvas | Natural Mineral & Vegetable Pigments
- Crafted in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal -
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Wrathful Deities Thangkas
⚠ In Vajrayana Buddhist tradition there are restrictions concerning tantra practice. Please seek advice from your teacher before purchase.
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We aspire to create sublime artworks. Each painting is meticulously painted by a local artist in a process that takes many days up to many months. We use traditional methods, tools and paints to produce beautiful Buddhist art that shows our deep reverence to the Dharma.
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We offer a selection of beautiful traditional silk brocades for our thangka paintings and mandalas with different patterns and colorful decors.
There are two main types of brocades styles: Indian style brocades, also known as Banarasi brocades, and Chinese style brocades.
Wrathful Deities
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