What is a Thangka painting?

The Tibetan word Thangka means an unfolding painting, where the word Thang stands for an unfolding scroll and Ka means a painting. Thangka paintings, as a whole, are a visual representation of Buddhist deities, scenes, or mandalas, painted on silk or cotton canvas. 

Thangka Paintings follow a generic principle of composition, design, and iconography. It is made following tradition and guidelines while leaving spaces for personal creativity and expression. In Buddhist culture, Thangka Paintings hold high religious values. In a way, it is also a tool that facilitates the realization of one's true nature or the nature of reality

In Ritual Thangka, we provide a collection of a variety of Thangka paintings. Every one of our paintings has been hand-picked by our curators. We take great care in scrutinizing all aspects, from the quality of the thangka cloth to its composition, so that you get only the finest quality paintings.

Six Armed White Mahakala with Brocade mounted

 Mahakala looks wrathful and is bedecked with serpents. He wears a garland of severed heads and a crown of five skulls , which represents five poisons of delusions namely lust , hatred , ignorance , pride and jealousy transformed into the wisdom of five Buddhas . His right hand holds a kartri symbolizing that he has cut off ego , clinging , and attachment . His left hand holds a kapala filled with blood symbolizing the subjugation of the evil . Since , there are many forms of Mahakala such as two armed , four armed and multiple armed ; the deity holds different objects according to it’s different manifestations . He also wears a tiger skin symbolizing the purification of desires .  He has three eyes symbolizing his clear comprehension of Three times . He looks ferocious against a background of blazing fire .

His two feet symbolize wisdom and method . His ferocious appearance aside , Mahakala is a manifestation of Avalokiteshvara , the embodiment of universal compassion .

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Size with Brocade: 23" / 58 cm (width) x 33"/ 84 cm (height)

Canvas Size : 10" / 25 cm (width) x 13"/ 33 cm (height)

Materials: Cotton Canvas, Acrylic Colors, Genuine 24K Gold
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THIS THANGKA IS HAND-PAINTED IN THE TRADITIONAL STYLE AND THE QUALITY IS HIGH

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Delivery:
-Standard Courier Services
-4-10 business days for delivery
-All items are insured
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Return Policy:
-Returns are accepted within 60 business days.
-You can ship either to Nepal or Texas (USA), whichever works better for you.
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We will be more than happy to answer all your questions.
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Please contact us to:
- Custom order a thangka of any Vajrayana deity. Usually, it takes 2-5 months (depending on complexity) to finish such a thangka of average size.