Handpainted Original Endless Knot OM Tantric Mandala thangka Painting - BTTM-147

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Handpainted Original Tibetan Endless Knot OM Tantric Mandala
thangka Painting from Nepal
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Handpainted Original Tibetan Endless Knot Om Tantric Mandala thangka Painting from Nepal (No frame)
This is wonderful original handpainted thangka painting of Endless Knot OM Tantric Mandala from Nepal.
Dimensions:
Length: 20.75" inch (total)
Height: 20.75" inch (total)
Borders: 1.65" approx.
Actual Paint Area: 17.5" X 17.5
"
Material: Canvas
Color: Pure Natural Mineral Pigments
Item: BTTM-147
About Endless Knot OM Tantric Mandala
This is an original Endless Knot Om Tantric Mandala hand-painted Thangka, with the Endless Knot painted in the center and
"OM MANI PADME HUM (
ཨོཾ་མ་ཎི་པ་དྨེ་ཧཱུྃ།
)”
around it.  The word "Mandala" in Sanskrit means circle. It represents wholeness, and can be seen as a model for the organizational structure of life itself - a cosmic diagram that reminds us of our relation to the infinite, the world that extends both beyond and within our bodies and minds. Describing both material and non-material realities, the mandala appears in all aspects of life: the celestial circles we call earth, sun, and moon, as well as conceptual circles of friends, family, and community. In Hinduism and Buddhism, Om (Sanskrit “
ॐ
”
/
Tibetan “
ཨོཾ
”) is one of the most important spiritual symbols that refer to Atman (soul, self within) and Brahman (ultimate reality, entirety of the universe, truth, divine, supreme spirit, cosmic principles, knowledge).
Thangka Painting
A thangka, also known as tangka, thanka or tanka is a painting on cotton, or silk appliqué, usually depicting a Buddhist deity, scene, or mandala of some sort. The thangka is not a flat creation like an oil painting or acrylic painting but consists of a picture panel which is painted or embroidered over which a textile is mounted and then over which is laid a cover, usually silk. Generally, thangkas last a very long time and retain much of their luster, but because of their delicate nature, they have to be kept in dry places where moisture won't affect the quality of the silk. It is sometimes called a scroll-painting.
These thangka served as important teaching tools depicting the life of the Buddha, various influential lamas and other deities and bodhisattvas. One subject is The Wheel of Life, which is a visual representation of the Abhidharma teachings (Art of Enlightenment).
Thangka, when created properly, perform several different functions. Images of deities can be used as teaching tools when depicting the life (or lives) of the Buddha, describing historical events concerning important Lamas, or retelling myths associated with other deities. Devotional images act as the centerpiece during a ritual or ceremony and are often used as mediums through which one can offer prayers or make requests. Overall, and perhaps most importantly, religious art is used as a meditation tool to help bring one further down the path to enlightenment. The Buddhist Vajrayana practitioner uses a thangka image of their yidam, or meditation deity, as a guide, by visualizing “themselves as being that deity, thereby internalizing the Buddha qualities.
8 Auspicious Buddhist Symbols
The eight Auspicious Symbols of Vajrayana Buddhism are:
(i)
Endless knot
(ii)
Lotus flower
(iii)
Dhvaja
(Victory Banner)
(iv)
Dharmachakra (fly-whisk in Nepalese Buddhism)
(v)
Bumpa
(Treasure vase)
(vi)
Pair of Golden Fish
(vii)
Parasol
(viii)
Conch
These energetic signatures, point to qualities of enlightened mindstream, and they are the investiture that ornaments these enlightened "qualities". Many cultural enumerations and variations of the Ashtamangala are extant. In Buddhism, these eight symbols of good fortune represent the offerings made by the gods to Shakyamuni Buddha immediately after he gained enlightenment.
Painted:
This wonderful high quality OM Tantric Mandala Thangka Painting is painted by experienced artists of Nepal who have been in this business for generations.
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