Avalokiteshvara Thangka | Buddhist Painting
Avalokiteshvara Thangka Introduction To The Thangka : Lokeshvara wears all the ornaments: earrings, bracelets, and so forth. He also wears an antelope skin on his shoulders and carries various weapons in his hands. Lokeshvara is a cosmic form of Avalokiteswara and is represented by eleven heads and one thousand arms. He is adorned with all six jewels and is dressed in a monastic robe.Lokeshvara is also the spiritual father of White Tara and Green Tara, who were said to be formed from his two drops of tears when he saw the pain and suffering in the sentient beings. They are all bodhisattvas (liberators of the sentient beings from pain and suffering ) with very prominent spots among the Tibetan Deities. How does Thangka benefit us? It goes without saying that every detail of a painting has a symbolic meaning. Regardless of your religious affiliation, a thangka can help you on your path to enlightenment, whether you practice Buddhism or have other religious convictions. Thangkas are paint