Handpainted Original Tibetan Manjushri Wenshu thangka Painting XLarge – BTMT-144

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Handpainted Original Tibetan
Manjushri thangka
Extra Large
Painting from Nepal – BTMT-144
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Handpainted Original Tibetan Manjushri thangka Extra Large Painting from Nepal (No frame)
(Over 3ft. x 2ft.) HUGE Painting
This is wonderful original handpainted thangka painting of Manjushri from Nepal. It is painted on canvas with pure natural mineral pigment colors by a master level painter. Mañjuśrī is depicted as a male bodhisattva wielding a flaming sword in his right hand. Mañjuśrī is the oldest and most significant bodhisattva in Mahāyāna literature.
Dimensions:
Length: 27.25" inch (total)
Height: 37.65" inch (total)
Borders: 1.25” X 2.1" approx.
Actual Paint Area: 23.75" X 33.5"
Material: Canvas
Color: Pure Natural Mineral Pigments
Model: BTMT-144
About
Manjushri
Mañjuśrī is a bodhisattva associated with prajñā (insight) in Mahayana Buddhism. In Tibetan Buddhism, he is also a yidam. His name means "Gentle Glory"
（
Chinese
：妙吉祥
,
妙
乐）
in Sanskrit. Scholars have identified Mañjuśrī as the oldest and most significant bodhisattva in Mahāyāna literature. Within Vajrayana Buddhism, Mañjuśrī is a meditational deity and considered a fully enlightened Buddha.
Mañjuśrī is depicted as a male bodhisattva wielding a flaming sword in his right hand, representing the realization of transcendent wisdom which cuts down ignorance and duality. The scripture supported by the padma (lotus) held in his left hand is a Prajñāpāramitā sūtra, representing his attainment of ultimate realization from the blossoming of wisdom.
Mañjuśrī is often depicted as riding on a blue lion or sitting on the skin of a lion. This represents the use of wisdom to tame the mind, which is compared to riding or subduing a ferocious lion. In Tibetan Buddhism, Mañjuśrī is sometimes depicted in a trinity with Avalokiteśvara and Vajrapā
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Ma
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ī
is known in China as Wenshu (Chinese:
文殊
; pinyin: Wénshū). In Tibetan Buddhism, Mañjuśrī manifests in a number of different Tantric forms. Yamāntaka (meaning 'terminator of Yama i.e. Death') is the wrathful manifestation of Mañjuśrī, popular within the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism.
According to Swayambhu Purana, the Kathmandu Valley was once a lake. It is believed that Mañjuśrī came on a pilgrimage from his earthly abode-Wutaishan(five-peaked mountain) in China. He saw a lotus flower in the center of the lake, which emitted brilliant radiance. He cut a gorge at Chovar with his flaming sword to allow the lake to drain. The place where the lotus flower settled became the great Swayambhunath Stupa and the valley thus became habitable.
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.
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This wonderful high quality Manjushri
Thangka Painting is painted by a master level artist in Nepal.
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