Thangka Dimensions 11 x 14

Including Silk Bordercade 17 x 29

Chenrezig is known by different names in different lands: as Avalokiteshvara in the ancient Sanskrit language of India, as Kuan-yin (Quan Yin) in China, as Kannon (Kanzeon)  in Japan.

According to legend, Chenrezig made a a vow that he would not rest until he had liberated all the beings in all the realms of suffering. After working diligently at this task for a very long time, he looked out and realized the immense number of miserable beings yet to be saved. Seeing this, he became despondent and his head split into thousands of pieces. Amitabha Buddha put the pieces back together as a body with very many arms and many heads, so that Chenrezig could work with myriad beings all at the same time. Here Chenrezig is visualized with eleven heads, and a thousand arms fanned out around him.

This one of a kind Black Thangka is destined to be the honored centerpiece upon an active shrine to the Bodhisattva of Compassion

Thangka Dimensions 15 x 22

Including Silk Bordercade 25 x 42

As Chenrezig, Avalokiteshvara is considered the patron Bodhisattva of Tibet, and his meditation is practiced in all the great lineages of Tibetan Buddhism. Some of the most respected meditation masters (lamas), like the Dalai Lama and Karmapas, who are considered living Buddhas, are also believed to be emanations of Chenrezig.

He is the one who set forth the Om Mani Padme Hum mantra.  It is said that all the teachings of the Buddha are contained in this mantra.

This beautiful rendition of the Bodhisattva of Compassion will find honor in any household, temple or shrine.

Thangka Dimensions 15 x 21

Including Silk Bordercade 21 x 38

Item Name: Sitting Shakyamuni
Item Number: RR001
 

This Thangka of a  Shakyamuni Buddha depicts the founder of Buddha dharma amidst golden  light. The Buddha's skin is a clear golden color and his gaze is both sweet and direct. He is seated in the lotus posture, holding a black begging-bowl. He wears the patched saffron robes of a monk, . He sits on a moon disc atop an exquisite variegated lotus,  his two great disciples, Shariputra and Maudgalyayana sit above.

20th Century Masterwork complete with stitch inlay on surrounding  silk bordercade. 

Thangka Dimensions 11 x 14

Including Silk Bordercade 17 x 29

Air Elemental Green and Gold Shakyamuni Buddha.  Original 6th century Gatuma Buddha at moment of enlightenment.  His hand is in the Bhumisparsha 'earth witness' or 'touch the earth' mudra. 

Thangka Dimensions 15 x 18

Including Silk Bordercade 21 x 29

Full story of the Life of Buddha through pictures.  From birth to death, eight lifetimes of contemplation may be spent observing and understanding the intricate scenes displayed in this contemporary Thanka

Thangka Dimensions 16 x 25

Including Silk Bordercade 22 x 36

After many years as an ascetic meditating in the forest, practicing the extreme path of deprivation, a young girl offered Lord Buddha a warm bowl of milk which he accepted.  With this action he cut his hair and turned his back on the extremities, and rediscovered  what is now known as 'The Middle Way'