Hand-Painted by Rebkong (Qinghai) Master Artist
Artist: Tserang Tashi
A classic Tibetan Buddhist theme, this Chenrezig Buddha Thangka integrates faith, art, and craftsmanship. 100% hand-painted, it serves as an elegant decor to adorn spaces, a sacred centerpiece for home altars (ideal for prayer, spiritual practice, and compassionate protection), and a vessel for channeling the compassion and wisdom energy of Tibetan Buddhism.
Specifications
✅ Uniqueness: One-of-a-kind original artwork – no duplicates exist
✅ Size: 42cm × 75cm (subject to actual product)
✅ Technique: Painted in traditional Tibetan meticulous heavy-color style, strictly adhering to proportions specified in the Buddhist Iconometric Sutras. The composition highlights the central deity with surrounding auspicious clouds and flowers, creating a sacred aura of compassion and solemnity.
✅ Pigments: 100% natural mineral and plant-based (including saffron, malachite, azurite, gold powder), blended with ox bile and animal glue. These pigments resist fading for centuries, embodying the Tibetan Buddhist artistic philosophy of "upholding faith through quality materials."
✅ Canvas: Traditional Tibetan cotton fabric, crafted through gluing, powdering, and repeated sanding
✅ Framing Options:
• Traditional Tibetan gold-thread brocade mounting: Highlights religious solemnity
• Modern solid wood frame: Offers minimalist eleganceBoth options feature exquisite craftsmanship to preserve the artwork’s legacy and enhance its luxurious, sacred aura.
✅ Origin & Craft: Hand-painted in Rebkong, Qinghai
About Chenrezig Buddha Thangka Art
1. Iconography & Deity Identity
Central Deity: Chenrezig Buddha – Core Symbol of Compassion & Wisdom
As the core embodiment of compassion and wisdom in Tibetan Buddhism, his iconography strictly follows the Buddhist Iconometric Sutras, with every detail carrying profound meaning:
• Complexion & Posture: Pure white body (symbolizing untainted compassion and translucent wisdom); seated cross-legged on a multi-layered thousand-petal lotus throne. The lotus, blooming from mud yet untouched by impurity, signifies that compassion and wisdom can help beings transcend worldly afflictions.
• Four Arms & Held Objects:
￮ Hands pressed together in prayer at the chest: Represents the perfect fusion of compassion and wisdom – the core symbol of Chenrezig Buddha’s "compassion-wisdom duality."
￮ Right hand holds prayer beads: Symbolizes pure thoughts and compassionate protection for all beings.
￮ Left hand holds a lotus: Fresh and vibrant, symbolizing the purity and awakening of wisdom – representing the power of compassion and wisdom to free beings from suffering and bring peace.
• Headdress & Adornments: Wears a Five-Buddha Crown inlaid with precious gems (symbolizing the unified compassionate and wise vows of the Five Dhyani Buddhas, embodying complete compassion and wisdom); draped in a flowing celestial robe (symbolizing untainted compassion and profound wisdom); adorned with tinkling jewel necklaces (symbolizing noble virtues, radiating a sacred, solemn yet compassionate aura).
Surrounding Background: Flowers, Auspicious Clouds & Other Elements
• Flowers: Various blooming flowers (e.g., peonies, lotuses) adorn the scene. Peonies symbolize prosperity and auspiciousness; lotuses represent purity – signifying that compassionate and wise vows bring peace and good fortune, rooted in pure, virtuous actions.
• Auspicious Clouds: Floating above and around the deity, dynamic and ethereal – symbolizing that Chenrezig Buddha’s compassionate wisdom spreads far and wide, protecting beings from suffering and bestowing peace.
• Landscapes & Decorations: Mountain and cloud motifs enrich the composition with a sacred, distant artistic conception, adding vitality and elegance to the solemn spiritual scene. They symbolize that Chenrezig Buddha’s compassionate wisdom permeates the world, shielding practitioners from suffering and illuminating their path with wisdom in any environment.
2. Cultural Connotations & Legends
Chenrezig Buddha is the core symbol of compassionate protection and wisdom awakening in Tibetan Buddhism. The creation of this Thangka theme stems from devotees’ sincere aspirations to "receive compassionate protection, ignite the lamp of wisdom, and fulfill all good wishes."
As the sacred deity governing "compassionate protection, wisdom awakening, and fulfilling beings’ wishes," his spiritual essence lies in safeguarding beings through compassionate, wise vows. By praying and practicing according to his teachings, devotees not only receive blessings of compassion and wisdom, staying away from suffering and ignorance but also cultivate compassion and awaken wisdom in practice – achieving the perfect state of "fulfilled vows through boundless compassion, clarified truth through awakened wisdom."
Artistically, this work is a masterpiece of Rebkong Thangka focusing on compassion themes. Renowned for "vibrant colors, exquisite craftsmanship, and profound spiritual meaning," Rebkong Thangka seamlessly integrates Chenrezig Buddha’s symbolic faith, meticulous techniques, and natural materials:
• Layers of mineral pigments embody devout prayers for "complete compassion and wisdom."
• Every delicate brushstroke showcases the Rebkong artist’s extraordinary craftsmanship and reverence for faith – transforming Chenrezig Buddha’s compassionate and wise vows into a tangible fusion of art and spirituality.
