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Contemporary Thangka in Gold: Chenrezi and Attendants Catalogue: Popular Collectibles: Cultural: Chinese: Contemporary item# 550731 (stock# 20536n)
click for details		Himalayan Antiques $350
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

Contemporary Thangka in Gold: Milarepa Catalogue: Popular Collectibles: Cultural: Chinese: Contemporary item# 550696 (stock# 20536L)
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Milarepa is an historical figure from Tibet though also the subject of legend. He lived from 1040 to 1123. He is beloved in Tibet as a poet and as an ascetic. He is said to have worn nothing but cotton cloth even in the cold Tibetan winters. He is usually portrayed seated on a gazelle skin over a lotus seat with curly hair and dressed in monastic garments. He is usually depicted as here with his right hand ...click for details

Contemporary Thangka in Gold: Manjushri Catalogue: Popular Collectibles: Cultural: Chinese: Contemporary item# 550653 (stock# 20536k)
click for details		Himalayan Antiques $285
Manjushri is considered to be the oldest of the Bodhisattvas. He is particularly revered in Nepal, where he is regarded as the creator of the Kathmandu Valley. Legend has it that the Valley was covered with water until he cut away a portion of a hill with his sword and let the water drain from the lake, thus creating the valley. His sword is now considered to be the implement for cutting through ignorance, and thus he is the Bodhisattva of wisdom and science. ...click for details

Contemporary Thangka: Buddha with Arhats Catalogue: Popular Collectibles: Cultural: Contemporary item# 550541 (stock# 20539b)
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In this exceptionally well painted thangka, Shakyamuni Buddha sits on his throne with his right hand in the earth-touching mudra and his left hand holding a begging bowl. He is portrayed here surrounded by the sixteen arhats and various other attendants. The dark brick colored background is a mixture of sand and pigment, causing the gold figures to appear floating in space. The thangka is unmounted and suitable fo ...click for details

Contemporary Gold Thangka: Chenrezi in Landscape Catalogue: Popular Collectibles: Cultural: Contemporary item# 550538 (stock# 20536q)
click for details		Himalayan Antiques $310
The Dalai Lama of Tibet is considered to be an incarnation of this form of Avalokitesvara. Called Chenrezi in 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 other right hand and the flower of a lotus in his left. He is framed by a steep tree-covered hill behind and a landscape of lower hills in the foreground. ...click for details

Contemporary Thangka: Vajrasattva in Yab-yam Catalogue: Popular Collectibles: Cultural: Pre 1970 item# 334274 (stock# 20536f)
click for details		Himalayan Antiques $285
Vajrasattva is the Bodhisattva of purification and represents the purity of awareness. He holds a vajra to his heart and a bell to his left hip. Here he is shown in sexual union (yab-yum) with his consort who holds a skull cup in her left hand. This thangka is unmounted and suitable for framing behind glass. Including the border it measures 21" by 30". The artist has his own style. Using a limited ...click for details

Contemporary Thangka: Green Tara Catalogue: Popular Collectibles: Cultural: Contemporary item# 333674 (stock# 20536b)
click for details		Himalayan Antiques $265
Tara is the most prominent and popular of the female bodhisattvas of Tibetan Buddhism. Although she is represented in twenty-one different forms, White Tara and Green Tara are the most popular. She is closely associated with Avalokitesvara and is often said to have been born from his tears. Tara has a great range of attributes. She is the manifestation of wisdom and insight in addition to curing disease and overcoming all manner of obstacles. Green Tara is usually represented as here, ...click for details

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