This beautiful hand painted Tibetan thangka depicts Guru Rinpoche གུ་རུ་རིན་པོ་ཆེ། (the Precious Guru), also known as Guru Padmasambhava པདྨ་འབྱུང་གནས། (Lotus born). At the top of the thangka, from right to left, are Khasarpani ཁ་སར་པའ་ཎི་ (two arms form of Avalokiteshvara) and Buddha Amitabha འོད་དཔག་མེད་. At the bottom from right to left are two of the main consorts of Guru Rinpoche: Yeshe Tsogyal ཡེ་ཤེས་མཚོ་རྒྱལ་ and Mandarava མནྡཱ་ར་བ་.
In the thangka Guru Rinpoche sits with his feet in the royal posture. He wears the white undergarments of a bodhisattva, on top of this a red robe, a blue mantra practitioner’s tunic, a red monastic shawl and the maroon cloak of a king. On his head he wears a lotus hat which has: three points symbolizing the three kayas; a sun and a moon symbolizing skilful means and wisdom; a vajra top to symbolize unshakeable samadhi; and a vulture’s feather to represent the realization of the highest view.
In his right hand he holds a five-pronged Vajra. His left-hand rests in a gesture of equanimity, holding a kapala (skull-cup) overflowing with nectar, in this is contained the vase of longevity which is also filled with the nectar of deathless wisdom and topped by a wish-fulfilling tree. Cradled in his left arm is a three-pointed trident- it’s three points symbolize essence, nature and compassionate energy. Below this are three severed heads symbolizing the dharmakaya (body of essence), sambhogakaya (body of enjoyment) and nirmanakaya (body of transformation).
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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 60x45 centimeters. Inside painted area measures about 70x50 centimeters.
Hand-Painted | Cotton Canvas | Natural Mineral & Vegetable Pigments
- Crafted in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal -
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Guru Rinpoche Thangkas
Traditional. Precious. Masterpiece.
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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Guru Rinpoche གུ་རུ་རིན་པོ་ཆེ།
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