Tibetan Buddhist Deity Green Tara - The Beauty of Enlightenment

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Name: Tibetan Buddhist Deity Green Tara - The Beauty of Enlightenment
Brand: Exotic India
SKU: TC83
Price: 240.00 USD
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The Green Tara is a female Buddha revered throughout Tibetan Buddhism. She is called the Mother Tara or Mother of all Buddhas. There are various Taras but the Green Tara is one of the most renowned. She is regarded as the Buddha of compassion, too. She is typically depicted with her right foot stretched, with a stance that appears that she is always ready to step down to help those who invoke her. The left foot rests inward, which stands for merit and wisdom as the goals held close to be accomplished. Like her whole body, this stretched foot also rests atop a lotus and a moon disk (symbolizing purification and peace). Her lotus throne is pink, the color reserved for the highest of deities. The lotus itself signifies her freedom from impurities and undefiled nature. This also means that while Green Tara is in this world, she is also undefiled by it.

Meanwhile, her right hand is held with the palm upward, in a Dhana mudra, which symbolizes her giving of charity. The left hand can be seen help up, palm upwards, and holding the lotus in a Kachin Chagya mudra of giving refuge. The blue lotus she is holding is called the utpala which represents the active principle of enlightenment. Her halo around her head and the body is in yellow. This aura is a symbol of her perfect consciousness and awareness. She is also opulently dressed with jewels on her body that signifies her being divine, having a body of perfect enjoyment and enlightenment. Zoom in on her crown and a red figure of the Buddha Amitabha is present who is also the Buddha of Longevity. The thangka is also packed with lotus flowers all over the image. The mountain ranges represent her pure land, the Mount Potola. At the bottom are offerings for the Tara.

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	TC83
	Tibetan Thangka Painting
	Dimensions: Size of Painted Surface 16 inch X 24 inch Size with Brocade 26.5 inch X 40 inch

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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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