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The Creator of Fear

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Name: The Creator of Fear
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SKU: TS06
Price: 305.00 USD
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	TS06
	Tibetan Thangka Painting
	Dimensions: Size of Painted Surface 13.2 inches X 20.5 inches Size with Brocade 22.0 inches X 33.0 inches

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This is thangka is dominated by the dynamic figure of Vajrabhairava, who is an angry form of Manjushri, the gentle bodhisattva of wisdom. The text Manjushrinamasangiti includes the name Vajrabhairava and describes him as the creator of fear.

Vajrabhairava is also an emanation of Yamantaka, who is also believed to have emerged from Manjushri. Yamantaka is the destroyer of Yama, the god of death. While Yama rides a buffalo, Yamantaka does not. Vajrabhairava however, incorporates the animal into himself, so much so that he is always portrayed with a buffalo head as his principal head. In Tibetan iconography, Vajrabhairava’s head is modeled more on the yak rather than buffalo.

Vajrabhairava has nine heads; eight are wrathful, but the ninth at the apex is that of peaceful Manjushri, his spiritual father. He has a large array of arms and also multiple legs trampling upon a host of mortal and divine creatures.

With his several heads, hands, Vajrabhairava is perhaps the most ‘cosmic’ of all Buddhist deities.

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Unveiling the Divine Art: Journey into the Making of Thangkas

A Thangka is a traditional Tibetan Buddhist painting that usually depicts a Buddhist Deity (Buddha or Bodhisattva), a scene, or a mandala. These paintings are considered important paraphernalia in Buddhist rituals. They are used to teach the life of the Buddha, various lamas, and Bodhisattvas to the monastic students, and are also useful in visualizing the deity while meditating. One of the most important subjects of thangkas is the Bhavacakra (the wheel of life) which depicts the Art of Enlightenment. It is believed that Thangka paintings were developed over the centuries from the murals, of which only a few can be seen in the Ajanta caves in India and the Mogao caves in Gansu Province, Tibet. Thangkas are painted on cotton or silk applique and are usually small in size. The artist of these paintings is highly trained and has a proper understanding of Buddhist philosophy, knowledge, and background to create a realistic and bona fide painting.

The process of making a thangka begins with stitching a loosely woven cotton fabric onto a wooden frame. Traditionally, the canvas was prepared by coating it with gesso, chalk, and base pigment.

After this, the outline of the form of the deity is sketched with a pencil or charcoal onto the canvas using iconographic grids. The drawing process is followed in accordance with strict guidelines laid out in Buddhist scriptures. The systematic grid helps the artist to make a geometrical and professional painting. When the drawing of the figures is finalized and adjusted, it is then outlined with black ink.

Earlier, a special paint of different colors was made by mixing powdered forms of organic (vegetable) and mineral pigments in a water-soluble adhesive. Nowadays, artists use acrylic paints instead. The colors are now applied to the sketch using the wet and dry brush techniques. One of the characteristic features of a thangka is the use of vibrant colors such as red, blue, black, green, yellow, etc.

In the final step, pure gold is coated over some parts of the thangka to increase its beauty. Due to this beautification, thangkas are much more expensive and also stand out from other ordinary paintings.

Thangka paintings are generally kept unrolled when not on display on the wall. They also come with a frame, a silken cover in front, and a textile backing to protect the painting from getting damaged. Because Thangkas are delicate in nature, they are recommended to be kept in places with no excess moisture and where there is not much exposure to sunlight. This makes them last a long time without their colors fading away. Painting a thangka is an elaborate and complex process and requires excellent skills. A skilled artist can take up to 6 months to complete a detailed thangka painting. In earlier times, thangka painters were lamas that spent many years on Buddhist studies before they painted.

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