When Tsherin Sherpa was growing up, his grandmother told him tales about spirits that were attached to mountains and rivers.

Nearly 1,000 thangka paintings have been cataloged, appraised, and scanned in high definition in the Potala Palace in Lhasa, the capital of the Xizang autonomous region, since the palace began ...

Tsherin Sherpa’s latest exhibition captures the spirit’s journey, bridging traditional Buddhist iconography with modern ...

The three-day event, that featured everyone from members of the Himalayan nation’s royal family and Nobel laureates to CEOs, ...

I want more people to see the value of thangka art ... and understand its beauty ... [Photo provided to China Daily] Thangka is a traditional style of Tibetan painting on silk or cotton, usually ...

All Buddhist monasteries have its share of vibrant scroll paintings. Called Thangka, the meticulously painted scroll art has ...

The festival centers around the debut of a giant, new thangka (Buddhist painting whose images ... and the beautiful art and architecture that permeated the grounds. And if you want to take your ...

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A U.S.-born Buddhist lama, who grew up a typical American teen in a Minneapolis suburb, celebrated his 18th ...

Tamang chose Garuda—a protective figure in Buddhism—as his subject, saying he believed Garuda would offer him protection as well. Pasang Lama’s paintings stand out for their elaborate detail. With ...

Lecture: Further, the Blessed One Said. The Lalitavistara, Niṣṭhānanda Bajrācārya, and the Emergence of Modern Newar Buddhism This lecture will reveal the role Buddhism, a Buddhist author, and a ...

"We need to continue to refine our artistry and learn." The thangka art form has more than 2,000 years of history in Tibetan and Buddhist-related culture. "The core message of thangka painting is ...

While the tradition of making thangka art - scroll paintings on silk that depict Buddhist deities - has been passed on from generations, murals and modern art might help increase the appeal of the ...