Thangka Dimensions 11 x 18

Including Silk Bordercade 20 x 35

Item Name: RED - Padman Sambhava Guru
Item Number: Kt014
 

Guru Rinpoche (Sanskrit. Padmasambhava) is the founder of Buddhism in Tibet and the principal guru-deity of the Nyingma school. Here in peaceful aspect, he is shown seated on a lotus, sun and moon seat. His right hand, outstretched, holds a vajra - symbol of compassion and skilful means; his left hand holds a skullcup and long-life vase brimming with nectar, showing his realization of wisdom and emptiness and his mastery of deathlessness. His left elbow supports a khatvanga or trident, symbolizing the consort.   This rare RED pigment represents overcoming of the senses

Thangka Dimensions 6 x 8

Including Silk Bordercade 10 x 15

This simple representation is of the Hindu deity Lord Shiva sitting upon his tiger skin carpet and preparing to blow his transcendental conch shell.  Lord Shiva is known as the Master of the Dance and is the destructive aspect of the Hindu Trinity.

Thangka Dimensions 11 x 14

Including Silk Bordercade 17 x 29

This form of Guru Rinpoche shows his sitting upon a tiger skin rug and playing a musical instrument

Thangka Dimensions 21 x 31

Including Silk Bordercade 24 x 40

Early 20th Century Depiction of Je Tsongkhapa (1357 - 1419 CE), whose ordained name was Losang Dragpa, was a great 14th century Tibetan Buddhist master who promoted and developed the Kadam school that Indian master Atisha had founded three centuries earlier. He was the founder of the Gelukpa in Tibetan Buddhism, and also the founder of the Ganden Monastery. His followers believe that his appearance in Tibet had been predicted by the Buddha himself.  His right hand is in the mudra blessing of bestowing the seed of Dharma.

Thangka Dimensions 9 x 11

Including Silk Bordercade 13 x 16

Guru Rinpoche (Sanskrit. Padmasambhava) is the founder of Buddhism in Tibet and the principal guru-deity of the Nyingma school. Here in peaceful aspect, he is shown seated on a lotus, sun and moon seat. His right hand, outstretched, holds a vajra - symbol of compassion and skilful means; his left hand holds a skullcup and long-life vase brimming with nectar, showing his realization of wisdom and emptiness and his mastery of deathlessness. His left elbow supports a khatvanga or trident, symbolizing the consort. His three-colored robes (white, red and blue) show his attainment of the three vehicles.

Thangka Dimensions 21 x 31

Including Silk Bordercade 24 x 40

Manjushri
stands for the
highest
Enlightenment-
aspects of
transcendental
wisdom which should
be used to free
oneself from karmic
bondages . He is
also the main patron
of astrology and
medicine and
an emanation of the
water element.
The snow-lion,
on which he rides,
symbolizes
the overcoming
of the ego.