ÿþ<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD><TITLE>Tibetan Thangkas</TITLE> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="Pat Goldsmith" name=Author> <META content="nyc, nj, usa, north america, world, earth" name=location> <META content="asian art,tibet,thangkas,fine art,art on the web,museums,gallery,galleries"name=keywords> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2722" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#33cc99> <FONT face=PAPYRUS color=#4B0082> <CENTER> <H1>- Tibetan Thangkas -</H1> <TABLE height=695 cellSpacing=1 width=525 bgColor=silver border=1><TR><TD vAlign=center align=middle> <P><IMG src="Thangkas_files/Thangka2.jpg" width=510 border=0 hight=680"></A> <BR>"Green Tara"</CENTER> <BR> The mantra for this bodhisattva is: <H3> Om Taare Tuttaare Ture Svaahaa<BR> (Om Tare Tuttare Ture Svaha)<BR> Tara (whose name means "star" or "she who ferries across") is the female Bodhisattva of compassion. In particular she represents compassion in action, since she's in the process of stepping from her lotus throne in order to help sentient beings.As this thangka would usually be hung in the kitchen area it has drop-down burlap to shield the image from cooking smoke. Not so very old?-$2,500. <BR> <P><P><HR><P> </CENTER></TD></TR></Table> <P><HR><P> <TABLE height=695 cellSpacing=1 width=525 bgColor=GOLD border=1><TR><TD vAlign=center align=middle> <P><IMG src="Thangkas_files/Thangka1.jpg" width=510 border=0 hight=680"></A> <BR></CENTER><H3> A depiction of Yama,surrounded by flames of wisdom...Yama is the Buddhist god and judge of the dead, who presides over the Buddhist Narakas (Pli: Nirayas), "Hells" or "Purgatories". <BR> Although ultimately based on the god Yama of the Hindu Vedas, the Buddhist Yama has developed different myths and different functions from the Hindu deity. He has also spread far more widely, <BR>With much gold-leaf, very old-$2,750. <BR> <P> </CENTER></TD></TR></Table> <P> <TABLE height=695 cellSpacing=1 width=525 bgColor=GOLD border=1><TR><TD vAlign=center align=middle> <P><IMG src="Thangkas_files/Thangka4.jpg" width=510 border=0 hight=680"></A> <BR></CENTER><H3> An unknown,(but being researched)- Mandala like image...Very old. <BR> -$3,000. <P> We welcome more info on this piece! </CENTER></TD></TR></Table> <P> <hr><p></CENTER> These thangkas from Tibet were each bought in support of Tibetans struggling to find a new way to live in this ever-changing world... <P><HR> <P> <P><HR><P> <P><FONT face=PAPYRUS color=#4B0082>Please visit these other sites as well (no connection to PDGART): <CENTER> <BR><A href="http://kaladarshan.arts.ohio-state.edu/exhib/sama/samaintr.html">Rezk Collection</A> <BR><A href="http://www.iol.ie/~taeger/thkas/thgk-gal.html">Taeger Collection</A> <BR><A href="http://www.tibetart.com/search/">More Tibetan Art</A> <BR><A href="http://www.tibet.org/Resources/TSG/Groups">Tibetan Support Groups</A> <BR><A href="http://www.gadenrelief.org">Gaden Relief.org</A> </CENTER> <P><HR><P> <CENTER> <H2><A href="http://www.pdgart.com/aa.html">Back to Asian Art Menu</A><BR><A href="http://www.pdgart.com/ashow.html">Artists'Showcase</A><BR><A href="http://www.pdgart.com/pdgswrk.html">P.D.G.'s Art Work</A><BR><A href="http://www.pdgart.com/poetry.html">Poetry</A><BR><A href="http://www.pdgart.com/music.html">Live Gigs</A><BR><A href="http://www.pdgart.com/links.html">Links</A><BR><A href="http://www.pdgart.com/featart.html">Featured Artist</A><BR><A href="http://www.pdgart.com/index.html">Back to Home</A> <P> <P><FONT color=red><FACE=Papyrus> <H2>TO CONTACT US, PLEASE USE E-Mail: <P><A href='mailto:pdgart@hotmail.com"'><FONT color=#4B0082>pdgart@hotmail.com </A> <P <P> <P><FONT face=Papyrus color=#4B0082>Thank you for your kind interest!