This is a brilliant large Thangka painting of Shakyamuni Buddha sitting in serene meditation. The colors and detail are excellent and real gold paint( mixed 14 to 18 k ) was used as well as an accent. Please take a look at the small up close pictures to get an idea of all the character and events portrayed in this painting.
Some history of Shakymuni Buddha:
This Painting pays Tribute to The Lord Buddha Shakyamuni. His life story goes like this.
Many years ago there was a king named Shuddhodana. The king and queen were sad as they were childless for a long time. One night Queen Mayadevi dreamed of a white elephant. Actually the white elephant was the Buddha himself. In the form of the white elephant the Buddha entered her womb and she became pregnant. Shortly after the Buddha was born his mother died and he was taken care of by his stepmother.
He was born a Prince and his father taught him many skills like horseback riding, sword playing, archery and swimming. The Buddha had a very kind hearted nature. His father wanted him to become a powerful king and gave him many forms of entertainment such as musical performances and dance. The Buddha even married a beautiful princess. But these did not make him happy.
One day he left the Palace and recognized the suffering around him. He met a monk who was in search of enlightenment and the cause of suffering. He left the palace feeling he needed to find the cause of suffering. After meditating for many years he became very weak and realized he needed to follow the middle path. He later attained enlightenment, traveled to many places and preached peace and taught others the path to enlightenment.
This painting has nice grounding colors and was well made. No real noticaeble flaws in the art. I love all the background characters, the two dragons protecting the Buddha, The white and purple Taras, Mahakala and various other Yidams at the bottom. The canvas is nice and clean but a little wrinkly around edges dues to the transport in the tube back from Nepal. This should not be a problem framed or one can cut the border a quarter inch at the edges if desired. Minor and hardly worth mentioning but I will tell as much as I can about my items.
I'm sure whoever gets this painting will be very pleased with it.
Size: 28.25" tall and 22.4" wide ( 71.7 cm tall and 56.8 cm wide ) including Border: 26.25" tall and 20.45" wide ( 66.6 cm tall and 51.9 cm wide ) excluding border
Some history of Shakymuni Buddha:
This Painting pays Tribute to The Lord Buddha Shakyamuni. His life story goes like this.
Many years ago there was a king named Shuddhodana. The king and queen were sad as they were childless for a long time. One night Queen Mayadevi dreamed of a white elephant. Actually the white elephant was the Buddha himself. In the form of the white elephant the Buddha entered her womb and she became pregnant. Shortly after the Buddha was born his mother died and he was taken care of by his stepmother.
He was born a Prince and his father taught him many skills like horseback riding, sword playing, archery and swimming. The Buddha had a very kind hearted nature. His father wanted him to become a powerful king and gave him many forms of entertainment such as musical performances and dance. The Buddha even married a beautiful princess. But these did not make him happy.
One day he left the Palace and recognized the suffering around him. He met a monk who was in search of enlightenment and the cause of suffering. He left the palace feeling he needed to find the cause of suffering. After meditating for many years he became very weak and realized he needed to follow the middle path. He later attained enlightenment, traveled to many places and preached peace and taught others the path to enlightenment.
This painting has nice grounding colors and was well made. No real noticaeble flaws in the art. I love all the background characters, the two dragons protecting the Buddha, The white and purple Taras, Mahakala and various other Yidams at the bottom. The canvas is nice and clean but a little wrinkly around edges dues to the transport in the tube back from Nepal. This should not be a problem framed or one can cut the border a quarter inch at the edges if desired. Minor and hardly worth mentioning but I will tell as much as I can about my items.
I'm sure whoever gets this painting will be very pleased with it.
Size: 28.25" tall and 22.4" wide ( 71.7 cm tall and 56.8 cm wide ) including Border: 26.25" tall and 20.45" wide ( 66.6 cm tall and 51.9 cm wide ) excluding border
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