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GORGEOUS!!! AMITAYUS TIBETAN BUDDHIST THANGKA TIBET

BEAUTIFUL!!! BUT VERY AFFORDABLE!!! BY DONDUP LAMA

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Price:US $127.00
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Item number:370261054786
Item location:Fairbanks, Alaska, United States
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10% of the final sale price will support Tibetan Nuns Project
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MISSION STATEMENT Established in 1987, the Tibetan Nuns Project provides education and support to approximately 500 nuns in five different nunneries in northern India. The Project is dedicated to: " Improving standards of foods, sanitation, medical care, basic education and training in existing nunneries. " Working towards future self-sufficiency through innovative educational opportunities. " Establishing further facilities for refugee Buddhist nuns.

Item specifics
Material: gold & mineral paint on canvasReligion: Buddhism
Product Type: PaintingMeasurements: 14 in. by 18 in.
Print or Original: Original  

There is neither a painting in the mind

Nor a mind in the painting:

And yet, where else can one find a painting

Than in the mind?

Avatamsaka Sutra

 

"Preserving the Sacred Arts is always part of the preservation of Dharma"
                   ~ Shechen Rabjam Rinpoche ~

 

Amazing quality thangka of Amitayus for the price!  Extremely beautiful face.  By Dondup Lama of the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal.

 

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.  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.


Measures about 14 inches by 18 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!

 

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Amitayus is the Sambhogakaya form of Amitabha, the red Buddha of “Infinite Light”, who is assigned to the western quadrant as the lord of the Padma or Lotus Family.  Amitayus and the goddesses White Tara and Ushnisha Vijaya form a trinity of long-life deities, and this composition is often commissioned to increase the lifespan of a beloved friend, relative, or revered teacher.

 

 

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+ The detail in this Thanka is AMAZING, incredibly intricate brushstrokes Thankyou

 

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 formIf 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.

 


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.

 

I will be glad to combine shipping and insurance on multiple items.   I will ship worldwide with the buyer paying the actual shipping costs.

 

Satisfaction guaranteed, but I can't control the U.S. or foreign Postal Services, or make you read the item description carefully. If there is any problem, let me know and we will work it out.

 

I would appreciate it if you would read my “Me” page.  There is information there on how to help the Tibetan cause.  

One in training will master this world

    And the realms of Yama and the gods.

One in training will select

    A well-taught Dharma teaching,

    As a skilled person selects a flower.

 

DHAMMAPADA



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