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A really nice painting of Vairocana done in the Japanese style of the Garbhadhatu Mandala or Womb Realm where this Buddha is usually at the center. Artist not known but painted in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal.
Measures about 21 & 1/4 inches by 22 inches, excluding the outermost red border.
This thangka is not mounted in brocade but I am now able to provide brocade mountings for my thangkas at very reasonable prices. The finest quality Varanasi brocade is available. It will take a while to get the mounting done, but it will be good practice in patience!
In Vajrayana Buddhism, the Womb Realm (Skt. garbhakosa-dhatu,
Jp. 胎蔵界taizōkai) is the metaphysical space inhabited
by the Five Wisdom Kings. The Womb Realm is based on the Mahavairocana Sutra.
The name of the mandala derives from chapter 2 of the sutra, where it is said
that Mahavairocana Buddha revealed the mandala's secret teachings to his
disciple Vajrasattva from his "womb of compassion". In other
translations, the term matrix realm or Matrix Mandala are used.
The Womb Realm is a very
popular subject for mandalas, and along with the Diamond Realm (vajradhatu)
Mandala forms the Mandala of the Two Realms. This mandala, along with the
Diamond Realm, form the core of Japanese esoteric, or Shingon Buddhist, rituals,
including the initiation or abhiseka ritual. In this ritual, new
initiates are blindfolded, and are asked to toss a flower upon a mandala. Where
the flower lands helps decide which Buddhist figure the student should devote
themselves to.
In traditional Shingon
Buddhist halls, the Womb Realm Mandala is hung on the east wall, symbolizing
the young stage of Mahāvairocana Buddha. In this setting, the Diamond Realm
Mandala is hung on the west wall symbolizing the final realization of
Mahāvairocana Buddha
I
strive to provide the best quality thangkas for the price on eBay.
They are all original paintings done with mineral pigments and pure
gold paint on canvas. You won't find any imitation Chinese thangkas
here!
Please compare the detailed photos of my thangkas to other thangkas
available on eBay to determine the quality. The photos in each listing
are of the very same thangka that I am selling.Don't
bother to compare them to the extremely low quality glut of fake
"antique" or "old" "Tibetan" thangkas from China that have flooded the
market in the last few years. There IS no comparison with these fakes.
I
want to make clear that in no way, shape or form do I represent myself
as an expert on Tibetan iconography or thangka painting. I am just a
beginner in understanding this profound art form. If
there is any kind of problem, let me know. I will never knowingly
misrepresent anything I am selling. There is always the chance that I
may have been fooled myself, but will try to correct the situation if
that ever happens. Please contact me if you think I have been misled. I also don't try to exaggerate the colors or contrast in my photos to make them more appealing. I believe in karma and that honesty is always the best policy and will do business by these principles.
A word or two about the terrible thangkas done in sweatshops in China.If you look at about 90% (or more) of the thangkas for sale on Ebay, they are being sold from China and all look very similar.By
similar, I mean the proportions are all wrong, there is no fine detail
work at all and they are mostly iconographically as incorrect as it is
possible to be.A lot of them seem to be of deities that don’t exist!Ebay doesn’t seem at all interested in shutting down this flood of fakes, because they are making very good money on them.Not
only has China's brutal regime been systematically eliminating Tibet's
culture and religion in Tibet, they are ruining the art of thangka
painting where it is barely hanging on in exile in Nepal and India and
a very few artists in Tibet.
Some people have thought that my thangkas are so detailed that they must be prints.I do not sell prints of thangkas.If I do start doing so they will clearly be identified as such!The best way to determine if it is an original painting is to hold it up to a bright light or the sun.You will clearly see different thicknesses of paint and some brush strokes.
Also 1 or 2 people have thought that the paintings are on paper.They are all on cotton canvas, but they are treated with a layer of gesso (like plaster of paris or gypsum) and rubbed smooth.Some of them are so smooth you cannot see the individual fibers.To prove to yourself that the painting is on canvas, try ripping the corner of the border area and you will see threads.
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I will be glad to combine shipping and insurance on multiple items.I will ship worldwide with the buyer paying the actual shipping costs.
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All
composite phenomena are impermanent;
All contaminated phenomena are
unsatisfactory;
All
phenomena are empty and devoid of self-existence;
Satisfaction is guaranteed, so please get ahold of me with any possible problem you have and we will work it out on a case by case basis so you are happy with the result. The policy says that return shipping will be paid by the buyer, but in some cases I will pay the return shipping. However, this does not mean that I will automatically cave in to what ebay calls "feedback extortion" to get a positive feedback, or false claims. I will respond respectfully to someone who believes in the Golden Rule and treats me the same way.
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