Hand-Painted Thangka by Qinghai Regong Master
Thangka Artist: Tsering Tashi
This thangka features Yellow Dzambala, a classic theme in Tibetan Buddhism, integrating faith, art, and craftsmanship. As a 100% hand-painted work, it serves not only as an elegant decoration to adorn spaces but also as an object of worship on home altars—ideal for praying for blessings and wealth, safeguarding merit and virtue, and accumulating the energies of prosperity, blessings, and wisdom in Tibetan Buddhism.
Specifications & Parameters
• Uniqueness: Each piece is an exclusive original, one-of-a-kind in the world.
• Dimensions: 48*72CM (subject to actual product).
• Technique: Created using traditional Tibetan meticulous heavy-color painting techniques, strictly adhering to the proportional standards specified in the Iconometric Canon of Buddhist Painting. The composition centers on the principal deity to highlight its prominence, with rich and orderly supporting scenes that enhance an aura of prosperity, dignity, and meritorious virtue.
• Pigments: 100% natural mineral and plant-based pigments (including saffron, lapis lazuli, gold powder, etc.), blended with ox bile and animal glue. These pigments retain their vibrancy for centuries, perfectly embodying the Tibetan Buddhist artistic philosophy of "upholding faith through materiality."
• Canvas: Traditional Tibetan cotton cloth, processed through gluing, powdering, and repeated polishing.
• Framing: Modern solid wood frame with a simple and elegant design, crafted with exquisite techniques. It effectively preserves the thangka's heritage quality while accentuating its noble and sacred artistic aura.
• Origin & Craftsmanship: 100% hand-painted in Regong, Qinghai.
About the Art of Yellow Dzambala Thangka
I. Iconographic Features & Divine Identity
As the core deity in Tibetan Buddhism overseeing wealth accumulation and merit growth, Yellow Dzambala's iconography strictly follows the ritual norms of the Iconometric Canon of Buddhist Painting, with every detail embodying profound meanings of prosperity and virtue:
• Body Color & Posture: Clad in bright yellow, resembling pure gold, symbolizing the preciousness, continuity, and vitality of worldly wealth. Seated in full lotus position (Padmasana) on a multi-layered thousand-petal lotus throne, the lotus—emerging pure from mud—signifies that wealth acquisition and accumulation originate from pure and virtuous deeds. Only by basing one's actions on kind thoughts and good deeds can one attain legitimate wealth and complete merit.
• Held Objects & Gestures: The left hand gently holds a treasure-spitting rat (Navasara), plump and lively, continuously disgorging various jewels. This symbolizes the fulfillment of sentient beings' wishes for wealth, providing endless meritorious resources for practitioners and devotees. The right hand grasps a wish-fulfilling jewel (Cintamani), radiating brilliant light, representing the fulfillment of all good aspirations—the ultimate symbol of wealth, blessings, and wisdom. It signifies that practicing in accordance with Yellow Dzambala's teachings not only brings wealth and wish fulfillment but also enhances wisdom and fosters virtuous outcomes.
• Headgear & Adornments: Wears a five-Buddha crown (Pancha Buddha Crown), intricately carved with patterns and inlaid with jewels. This crown symbolizes the unification of the meritorious power and aspirations of the Five Dhyani Buddhas: Akshobhya (East), Ratnasambhava (South), Amitabha (West), Amoghasiddhi (North), and Vairocana (Center), embodying the completeness and all-encompassing nature of wealth and merit. Draped in a celestial robe (Devata Vastra), its folds are meticulously depicted with fine brushwork—gorgeous, flowing, and adorned with necklaces (Avalaya) and precious ornaments, creating a majestic and solemn appearance. This perfectly illustrates Yellow Dzambala's sacred role: "protecting sentient beings from poverty and scarcity through merit, and fulfilling their good wishes for worldly peace and joy through wealth."
Background Elements: Flowers & Auspicious Clouds
• Flowers: Adorned with blooming flowers such as lotus and peony. The lotus symbolizes purity, while the peony represents prosperity, signifying that wealth and merit stem from pure virtue and bring auspicious prosperity.
• Auspicious Clouds: Distributed above and around the painting, dynamic in form, symbolizing that Yellow Dzambala's meritorious power spreads widely like clouds, blessing sentient beings with wealth fulfillment and merit growth.
Other Background Elements
• Offerings & Decorations Below: The lower part of the painting features various auspicious offerings and floral decorations, enriching the visual layers and adding connotations of prosperity and good fortune. These elements infuse the solemn religious scene with elegance and luxury, symbolizing Yellow Dzambala's meritorious aspirations to fulfill sentient beings' wishes for wealth, blessings, and wisdom.
II. Cultural Connotations & Related Legends
Yellow Dzambala is the core symbol of wealth and merit protection in Tibetan Buddhism. The creation of thangkas featuring this theme originates from devotees' earnest prayers for "acquiring wealth resources, accumulating meritorious deeds, and fulfilling wishes for prosperity."
As the deity governing "wealth fulfillment, merit growth, and protection of virtuous wealth," Yellow Dzambala's spiritual essence lies in safeguarding sentient beings through his meritorious power. By praying and practicing in accordance with his teachings, devotees not only receive blessings of wealth and merit, staying free from poverty and scarcity but also accumulate virtue and practice generosity in the process of seeking auspiciousness. This achieves the perfect state of "abundant wealth fosters goodness, and goodness nurtures profound merit."
From an artistic perspective, this work is a masterpiece of Regong thangka focusing on wealth themes. Regong thangka is renowned for its "vibrant colors, exquisite craftsmanship, and profound religious philosophy." This piece integrates Yellow Dzambala's symbolic meaning of merit, meticulous painting techniques, and natural pigments: mineral pigment gradations embody prayers for "complete wealth and merit," while brush strokes reflect the artist's ingenuity and reverence for faith—transforming meritorious aspirations into a tangible artistic carrier of belief.
