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Thangka Paintings - Articles Mahakala Art Gallery is apremium gallery of handpainted thangka paintings from Nepal. From the very beginning we are manufacturing all kinds of Thangkas. We manufacture Tibetan, Japanese & Nepali Thangkas. Our thangka painting unit lies in the remote area of Nepal, 113km far from Kathmandu Nepal. We manufacture Thangkas and we give guidance to new beginner as well. To provide an easy job for physically disable people is our motto. More than twenty perfect artists and around 30 beginners are doing job in our art gallery. Our artists are highly qualified. Most of our artists are monk and villagers. Our office is in Thamel Kathmandu Nepal and showroom is in Puttaparthy South India. Near by SAI BABA ASHRAM. We are exporter, wholesaler and retailer of all kinds of Japanese Nepali and Tibetan thangkas.
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 Buddha Mandala Thangka: About Buddha mandala ThangkaInstructed nuns. The Buddha was far nuns. The Buddha was far ahead of his time, but also a product of his time in that he did not consider women inferior, but only reluctantly agreed to allow women into the order. Chenrezig ThangkaChenrezig is a form of Avalokiteshvara. Chenrezig is also known as the Buddha of Compassion or 4 armed Avalokiteshvara. Of all the deities in Mahayana Buddhism, the bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, Chenrezig, is one of the most celebrated. He is the lord endowed with complete illumination, who refrains from entering the blissful state of nirvana to remain here below and save the creatures of the earth. Arya Jambala- Phag pa ZambalaArya Jambala is one of the many gods of wealth. He is also said to be a manifestation of Avalokitesvara Singe Dra working for the benefit of all sentient beings and is considered to be a protective deity of Buddha Shakyamuni, Vajrapani and Guru Padmasambava. About Felt productsFelt is a mass of matted raw lamb's wool. Imported from New Zealand & Tibet, this raw wool is first carded & then dyed into different colors as desired in different forms for the final product. The type of dye usually used is Swiss dye. Felt products are purely made by shaping the raw wool with soap & water & human h& pressure; no chemicals are used during this process. Nepal and trade in NepalNepal is a small landlocked country, stretched in an area of 1; 47,181 sq km. Nepal is also known as Himalayas with the highest pick of the world¾the Mount Everest. It is located between the two giant nations, China in the north and India in the south, east, and west. Geographically, it is situated between 26° 22' north to 30° 27’ north latitude and 80° 4' east to 88° 12’ east longitude. Introduction of PashminaPashmina is a unique woolen product that has its own Nepalese style. It is very soft and warm wool fiber used in scarves and shawls. The word Pashmina is derived from the Persian word for "Pashm". It means the finest wool fiber, the soft gold, or the king of fibers. Every summer, Himalayan farmers climb the mountains to comb the fine woolen undercoat from the neck and chest of Himalayan Mountain goat "Caprahircus" (Chyangra) (not to be confused with the endangered Tibetan Antelope that is killed Wheel of LifeThe wheel of existence is considered an endless life circle of human being. It is believed that to have been drawn first by the Buddha himself. As seen in the picture, a minister demon, usually identified as seen in the picture, a minister demon, usually identified as Yuma the god of death, and clutches the whole wheel. In the small circle all the center a big snake, and cock symbolize three cardinal sins of ignorance, anger and lust, and are biting each other tail to show that these evils are i Amitabha buddha thagkaAmitabha is one of the Dhyani Buddhas said to be residing in Sukhavati, Dewa Chen,meaning ‘ the paradise of bliss’,in the Western Heaven in peaceful meditation. In Tibetan he is known as Opama (limitless light), or ‘Nangwathaye’ (endless pure perception). His resplendent body glows brilliant red, resembling a precious ruby. He exhibits the thirty two auspicious sign and the eighty physical perfections, as with the other Buddhas. All the Dhyani Buddhas are emanations of Supreme Buddha Essence. About medicine buddhaThe point of departure and core of the Buddha’s thought is his teaching on suffering. Human suffering must be eliminated. The Buddha can be seen as a physician because he diagnosed suffering and developed his teaching on liberation, or dharma, as medicine to escape from the cycle of rebirth. He also saw himself as a physician, namely one who immediately healed the wound, in view of the patient, by asking about the cause of the injury. Making of thangka paintingsMost of the thangkas are painted on a canvas. Some are painted on paper or leather. Other are embroidered, appliquéd, woven and patchwork thangkas, but the
Sketching else forms are not discussed here. Technically making a painted thangka occurs in four stages
Preparing the foundation
Sketching
Painting
Framing
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