Hand-Painted by Rebkong (Qinghai) Master Artist
Artist: Tserang Tashi
A classic Tibetan Buddhist theme, this Medicine Buddha Thangka integrates faith, art, and craftsmanship. 100% hand-painted, it serves as an elegant wall decor, a sacred centerpiece for home altars (ideal for blessing, auspicious wishes, and spiritual healing), and a vessel for channeling the compassionate energy of Tibetan Buddhist art.
Specifications
✅ Uniqueness: One-of-a-kind original artwork – no duplicates exist
✅ Size: 60cm × 80cm (subject to actual product)
✅ Technique: Painted in traditional Tibetan meticulous heavy-color style, strictly adhering to proportions specified in the Buddhist Iconometric Sutras. Featuring a geometric grid composition, the main deity takes prominence with orderly arranged backgrounds, creating a solemn and sacred aura of compassion.
✅ Pigments: 100% natural mineral and plant-based (including saffron, 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 Medicine Buddha Thangka Art
1. Iconography & Deity Identity
Central Deity: Medicine Buddha – Ultimate Symbol of Compassionate Healing & Longevity
As the Buddha governing health, healing, disaster relief, and longevity in Tibetan Buddhism, his iconography strictly follows the Buddhist Iconometric Sutras. Every detail embodies profound spiritual truths, making him a tangible representation of the "compassionate healing" faith:
• Complexion: Iconic blue body (symbolizing the purification of physical illnesses, mental afflictions, and worldly misfortunes). It signifies the Buddha’s pure, boundless healing power, capable of dispelling the darkness of physical and mental suffering for all beings.
• Headdress & Posture: A prominent cranial protuberance (ushnisha) atop the head, with black spiral curls (jatamukuta). Seated cross-legged on a multi-layered lotus throne – the lotus symbolizes purity, representing the Buddha’s ability to transcend sentient beings’ sufferings through compassionate healing and bring well-being from the pure Dharma realm.
• Sacred Objects & Mudras:
￮ Left hand holds Medicine Buddha’s iconic treasure bowl (bhiksha-patra), filled with nectar and auspicious offerings – symbolizing healing physical and mental pain, relieving disasters, extending life, and fulfilling wishes for health and longevity.
￮ Right hand forms the earth-touching mudra (bhumisparsha mudra), palm naturally extending to touch the ground – symbolizing subduing all afflictions, calamities, and evil forces, bringing stability, health, and spiritual peace to all beings.
• Robes & Demeanor: Adorned in a Tibetan Buddhist-style robe, with delicate, layered patterns painted in meticulous heavy colors – flowing and magnificent, exuding the Buddha’s sacred solemnity. His facial expression is compassionate and serene, eyes gently lowered as if observing sentient beings’ sufferings. Perfectly embodying the Buddha’s sacred role: "healing beings through compassion and protecting devotees through vows."
Other Background Elements
• Decorative Motifs: Various flowers (e.g., peonies, lotuses), auspicious clouds, and landscapes adorn the scene. They enrich the composition with harmonious, elegant beauty, adding vitality and grace to the solemn spiritual artwork.
2. Cultural Connotations & Legends
Medicine Buddha is the core symbol of compassionate healing, disaster relief, and longevity in Tibetan Buddhism. The creation of this Thangka theme stems from devotees’ sincere aspirations to "escape physical and mental suffering and attain health and longevity."
As the Buddha governing "physical and mental healing, disaster relief, longevity, and fulfilling good wishes," his spiritual essence lies in safeguarding beings through compassionate vows. By praying and practicing according to his teachings, devotees not only receive blessings for physical and mental health, escaping calamities and hardships but also accumulate virtue and practice compassion while seeking blessings – achieving the perfect state of "a healthy body brings a peaceful mind; a peaceful mind fosters goodness."
Artistically, this work is a masterpiece of Rebkong Thangka art. Renowned for "striking vibrant colors, exquisite craftsmanship, and profound spiritual wisdom," Rebkong Thangka seamlessly integrates symbolic faith, meticulous techniques, and natural materials in this piece:
• Layers of mineral pigments embody devout prayers for "compassionate healing and complete well-being."
• Every delicate brushstroke showcases the Rebkong artist’s extraordinary craftsmanship and reverence for faith – transforming the Buddha’s healing vows into a tangible fusion of art and spirituality.
