Best Places for Thanka Painting

Best Places for Thanka Painting

Best Places for Thanka Painting

Thanka Paining is a traditional kind of Tibetan painting done on silk fabric with embroideries of Buddhist deities. The thanka is different from acrylic or oil paintings. It is considered a picture on a silk fabric that is embroidered or painted. The paintings can be preserved for a long time because thankas are kept in dry places where there is no moisture to ruin the painting. The thanka is similar to the scroll painting of the Tibetans. Thanka painting is practised by the monks who travelled from one monastery to another and who carried these scroll paintings with them. Thankas are used to depict the life of Buddha, lamas, bodhisattvas and other deities. A very popular design of thanka paintings is "The Wheel of Life" where Abhidharma teachings or the Buddhist Art of Enlightenment are painted on the scroll. Every Thanka painting belongs to a specific category. Thankas painted in colors or "tsong-tsang"

Applique or "go-tang"

Thankas with black background or "nagtang"

Thanka scrolls with black prints

Embroidered thanka

Thanka with red background In Nepal, thanka painters are prestigious and known to have a good karma in life because they work with religious subjects. It will take many years of training before a person can master thanka painting, some even starting at a very young age. Where to Find Thanka Painting in Nepal There are several galleries and shops in Nepal where thanka is sold. If you want to get one for your home, here are some places where you can get a thanka painting: Mahakala Art Gallery This gallery is owned by a company that manufactures thanka and pashmina. All the thankas sold in Mahakala are painted by Nepalese monks and some local villagers whose way of living is painting thanka.. Shakya Handicraft This is a handicraft shop located in Patan City, Nepal. Apart from the thanka paintings, Shakya sells Buddha statues, beads, collectibles, antiques, Newari thanka, Tibetan thanka and other religious gifts. The Shakya Handicraft shop also sells its items online. Nepal Art Traders If you want to get thanka painting in bulk, you can go to Nepal Art Traders. They are one of the wholesale distributors of thanka paintings in the country.

Asthamangal Handicraft This shop sells all Buddhist religious items. You can find Asthamangal Handicraft in Kathmandu City where it has been in the arts business for 14 years. Having a thanka painting in your home is a sign of good luck and good karma for you and your family. Don't forget to get one when you visit Nepal.

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