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Buddha with Bowl Contemporary Gold Thangka
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Contemporary item# 551674 (stock# 20536u)
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A large portrait of a contemplative Buddha dominates the central portion of this thangka. He is surrounded by an aureole of leaves and flowers intertwined with eight swirling dragons. Above all this is the smiling face of a kirtimukha. In the upper corners two seated Buddhas float in the sky.
In front of his throne at the bottom of the thangka sits an elaborate Tibetan table holding vases of flowers and a tray of offerings protected by two ferocious snow lions. Standing female figures hol ...click for details
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Contemporary Thangka in Gold: Chenrezi and Attendants
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Contemporary item# 550731 (stock# 20536n)
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The Dalai Lama of Tibet is considered to be an incarnation of this form of Avalokitesvara, the Four-Armed Avalokitesvara. Called Chenrezi by the Tibetan, he is the Bodhisattva of compassion. He is the patron deity of Tibet and his practice was introduced into Tibet in the seventh century. He holds a wish-fulfilling jewel in two of his arms and Buddhist prayer beads in his second right hand and the flower of a lotus in his left. Seated on a lotus throne, he wears the crown of a Bodhisattva, l ...click for details
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