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Tankas (Tibetan scrolls)

Tibetan Buddhist painting on cotton, or silk appliqué, usually depicting a Buddhist deity, scene, or mandala.

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Images of Tankas (Tibetan scrolls)

131 images from works
  • Tibetan medicine and its divine origins. Distemper painting by Chundu, 1970.
  • Attributes of the six-handed Mahākāla in a "rgyan tshogs" banner. Distemper painting by a Tibetan painter.
  • Yama holding the wheel of life. Distemper painting.
  • Attributes of dPal-ldan Lha-mo in a "rgyan tshogs" banner. Distemper painting by a Tibetan painter.
  • Footprints of the Buddha or of a Lama (?). Distemper painting by a Tibetan painter.
  • Episodes in the life of gYu-thog Yon-tan mGon-po (Yuthok) and his ancestors. Distemper painting by Chundu, 1970.
  • Attributes of Kubera in a "rgyan tshogs" banner. Distemper painting by a Tibetan painter.
  • The three Buddhist deities Vajrapāṇi, Mañjuśrī and Avalokiteśvara. Distemper painting by a Tibetan painter.
  • Attributes of Ma-cig dpal-gyi Lha-mo in a "rgyan tshogs" banner. Distemper painting by a Tibetan painter.
  • Blue lotus protective triangle. Distemper painting by a Tibetan painter.
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Images about Tankas (Tibetan scrolls)

2 images from works
  • The Buddha Sakyamuni seated on a lotus in a landscape containing scenes of his life and death. Distemper painting by a Tibetan painter.
  • The Buddha Sakyamuni seated on a lotus in a landscape containing scenes of his life and death. Distemper painting by a Tibetan painter.

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Buddhist gods
Yama (Buddhist deity)
Bhaiṣajyaguru (Buddhist deity)
Gyangzê County
Senses and sensation