HAND-PAINTED THANGKA OF TWO-ARMED MAHAKALA ( མ་ཧཱ་ཀཱ་ལ/ནག་པོ་ཆེན་པོ་།/གུར་གྱི་མགོན་པོ།) WITH 24 CARAT GOLD
This thangka depicts two-armed Mahakala, one of the most popular protection deities in Tibetan Buddhism. He is a gardian of the dharma, and the protection deity of Mongolia. The club-looking object in his arms is a 'gandhi gong' (gandhi of emanation), symbolic of his vow to protect the monastic community. He is the main protector of the Sakya tradition.
A thangka is a traditional Tibetan painting depicting Buddhist deities, mantras or mandalas. This thangka was hand painted by a Tamang artisan from the Lama family in Himachal Pradesh, in the Himalayan region of Northern India. The Tamangs (རྟ་དམག་/तामाङ), originate from Nepal and speak a Tibeto-Burman language that shares much of its vocabulary with Tibetan. The Lama family are Tibetan Buddhists and regularly seek audience with His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama in McLeodganj, Dharamsala, or visit the Tibetan Buddhist stupas of Swayambhunath and Boudhanath in Kathmandu.
Hand drawn and painted with minute detail, this exceptional thangka uses 24 carat gold, applied in fine detail, which can only be fully appreciated when seeing the painting in person. The use of genuine gold is unique in its ability to brightly reflect light, elevating the painting and giving it additional material value beyond its artistic characteristics, making it worth the investment. Thangkas of this quality, with real gold are not available generally to tourists and are offered here as the result of many years of collaboration and friendship with a specific family of painters.
The image itself measures approximately 50cm high and 38cm wide with approximately 2cm+ of painted border around the image in addition to this (please note, these edges are traditionally used to test colours, and may still have traces of this on show, left as part of the making process) .
All thangkas are painted onto cotton canvas. This painting took between 2-3 months to paint, was made slowly in a family-owned workshop, made with love in the high-altitude tranquil mists of Himachal Pradesh.
In order to bring the widest possible range of thangka to this website, this painting is currently located in India, and orders will be processed upon confirmation that the painting is still in stock. Though every effort is made to keep this inventory up to date, it is not always possible to stay on top of what has sold in India. If your painting has been sold, you will receive an email telling you this, with the option to choose another similar painting, or of course receive a full refund. After many years this method of selling has been reached to give the widest possible audience to Himalayan art possible. If you wish to confirm availability before making the purchase please do email me at jordanrquill@gmail.com
Thangkas sold by Jordan Quill are ethically sourced directly from the Lama family, who have been thangka painters for many generations. Steeped in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, these paintings are made with the love, care, and attention of this incredible family.
In working closely with this family of Tibetan Thangka painters, Jordan Quill hopes to encourage the continuation of this traditional artform for the next generation, as well as the use of high-quality materials and techniques. Your purchase of a specially selected thangka will specifically help to fund the painting of future thangkas along similar lines.
Please note, this thangka is supplied unframed and will be shipped from India rolled in a plastic tube.
This thangka depicts two-armed Mahakala, one of the most popular protection deities in Tibetan Buddhism. He is a gardian of the dharma, and the protection deity of Mongolia. The club-looking object in his arms is a 'gandhi gong' (gandhi of emanation), symbolic of his vow to protect the monastic community. He is the main protector of the Sakya tradition.
A thangka is a traditional Tibetan painting depicting Buddhist deities, mantras or mandalas. This thangka was hand painted by a Tamang artisan from the Lama family in Himachal Pradesh, in the Himalayan region of Northern India. The Tamangs (རྟ་དམག་/तामाङ), originate from Nepal and speak a Tibeto-Burman language that shares much of its vocabulary with Tibetan. The Lama family are Tibetan Buddhists and regularly seek audience with His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama in McLeodganj, Dharamsala, or visit the Tibetan Buddhist stupas of Swayambhunath and Boudhanath in Kathmandu.
Hand drawn and painted with minute detail, this exceptional thangka uses 24 carat gold, applied in fine detail, which can only be fully appreciated when seeing the painting in person. The use of genuine gold is unique in its ability to brightly reflect light, elevating the painting and giving it additional material value beyond its artistic characteristics, making it worth the investment. Thangkas of this quality, with real gold are not available generally to tourists and are offered here as the result of many years of collaboration and friendship with a specific family of painters.
The image itself measures approximately 50cm high and 38cm wide with approximately 2cm+ of painted border around the image in addition to this (please note, these edges are traditionally used to test colours, and may still have traces of this on show, left as part of the making process) .
All thangkas are painted onto cotton canvas. This painting took between 2-3 months to paint, was made slowly in a family-owned workshop, made with love in the high-altitude tranquil mists of Himachal Pradesh.
In order to bring the widest possible range of thangka to this website, this painting is currently located in India, and orders will be processed upon confirmation that the painting is still in stock. Though every effort is made to keep this inventory up to date, it is not always possible to stay on top of what has sold in India. If your painting has been sold, you will receive an email telling you this, with the option to choose another similar painting, or of course receive a full refund. After many years this method of selling has been reached to give the widest possible audience to Himalayan art possible. If you wish to confirm availability before making the purchase please do email me at jordanrquill@gmail.com
Thangkas sold by Jordan Quill are ethically sourced directly from the Lama family, who have been thangka painters for many generations. Steeped in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, these paintings are made with the love, care, and attention of this incredible family.
In working closely with this family of Tibetan Thangka painters, Jordan Quill hopes to encourage the continuation of this traditional artform for the next generation, as well as the use of high-quality materials and techniques. Your purchase of a specially selected thangka will specifically help to fund the painting of future thangkas along similar lines.
Please note, this thangka is supplied unframed and will be shipped from India rolled in a plastic tube.
This thangka depicts two-armed Mahakala, one of the most popular protection deities in Tibetan Buddhism. He is a gardian of the dharma, and the protection deity of Mongolia. The club-looking object in his arms is a 'gandhi gong' (gandhi of emanation), symbolic of his vow to protect the monastic community. He is the main protector of the Sakya tradition.
A thangka is a traditional Tibetan painting depicting Buddhist deities, mantras or mandalas. This thangka was hand painted by a Tamang artisan from the Lama family in Himachal Pradesh, in the Himalayan region of Northern India. The Tamangs (རྟ་དམག་/तामाङ), originate from Nepal and speak a Tibeto-Burman language that shares much of its vocabulary with Tibetan. The Lama family are Tibetan Buddhists and regularly seek audience with His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama in McLeodganj, Dharamsala, or visit the Tibetan Buddhist stupas of Swayambhunath and Boudhanath in Kathmandu.
Hand drawn and painted with minute detail, this exceptional thangka uses 24 carat gold, applied in fine detail, which can only be fully appreciated when seeing the painting in person. The use of genuine gold is unique in its ability to brightly reflect light, elevating the painting and giving it additional material value beyond its artistic characteristics, making it worth the investment. Thangkas of this quality, with real gold are not available generally to tourists and are offered here as the result of many years of collaboration and friendship with a specific family of painters.
The image itself measures approximately 50cm high and 38cm wide with approximately 2cm+ of painted border around the image in addition to this (please note, these edges are traditionally used to test colours, and may still have traces of this on show, left as part of the making process) .
All thangkas are painted onto cotton canvas. This painting took between 2-3 months to paint, was made slowly in a family-owned workshop, made with love in the high-altitude tranquil mists of Himachal Pradesh.
In order to bring the widest possible range of thangka to this website, this painting is currently located in India, and orders will be processed upon confirmation that the painting is still in stock. Though every effort is made to keep this inventory up to date, it is not always possible to stay on top of what has sold in India. If your painting has been sold, you will receive an email telling you this, with the option to choose another similar painting, or of course receive a full refund. After many years this method of selling has been reached to give the widest possible audience to Himalayan art possible. If you wish to confirm availability before making the purchase please do email me at jordanrquill@gmail.com
Thangkas sold by Jordan Quill are ethically sourced directly from the Lama family, who have been thangka painters for many generations. Steeped in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, these paintings are made with the love, care, and attention of this incredible family.
In working closely with this family of Tibetan Thangka painters, Jordan Quill hopes to encourage the continuation of this traditional artform for the next generation, as well as the use of high-quality materials and techniques. Your purchase of a specially selected thangka will specifically help to fund the painting of future thangkas along similar lines.
Please note, this thangka is supplied unframed and will be shipped from India rolled in a plastic tube.
