{"title":"Bodhisattva \u0026 Protector Thangkas","description":"\u003cp\u003eFramed thangkas of the bodhisattvas, teachers and protectors who stand around the Buddhas: wisdom with a sword in its hand, a great Tibetan teacher, a giver of plenty and a guardian in flames. Each is our own drawing on the traditional proportions, finished by hand at a temple.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eManjushri, the bodhisattva of wisdom\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe raises a flaming sword that cuts through ignorance and keeps the book of the Perfection of Wisdom at his shoulder. We draw him three ways: \u003ca href=\"\/products\/manjushri-thangka-flaming-sword-framed\"\u003egolden on a night-blue ground\u003c\/a\u003e, as \u003ca href=\"\/products\/lions-roar-manjushri-thangka\"\u003eLion's Roar Manjushri seated on a snow lion\u003c\/a\u003e, and as \u003ca href=\"\/products\/white-manjushri-thangka-red\"\u003eWhite Manjushri on red\u003c\/a\u003e. Read \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/journal\/manjushri-bodhisattva-of-wisdom-meaning\"\u003eManjushri: His Sword, His Book and His Mountain\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eAkashagarbha, womb of space\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlue, holding an upright sword, one of the Eight Great Bodhisattvas. Choose him \u003ca href=\"\/products\/akashagarbha-thangka-framed\"\u003eunder a rainbow among peonies\u003c\/a\u003e or \u003ca href=\"\/products\/akashagarbha-black-gold-thangka\"\u003ein black and gold\u003c\/a\u003e. Read \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/journal\/akashagarbha-bodhisattva-meaning-iconography\"\u003eAkashagarbha Bodhisattva\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eJe Tsongkhapa\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe teacher in the yellow pointed hat. Tsongkhapa (1357–1419) was the scholar whose teachings became the basis of the Gelug school, and he holds the same sword and book as Manjushri on two lotuses. See the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/tsongkhapa-thangka-framed\"\u003eJe Tsongkhapa thangka\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/journal\/je-tsongkhapa-meaning-iconography\"\u003ehow to read his thangka\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eYellow Jambhala\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStout, golden, a citron in one hand and a mongoose in the other. In Tibetan tradition he is a deity of abundance and generosity. Our \u003ca href=\"\/products\/yellow-jambhala-black-gold-thangka\"\u003eYellow Jambhala thangka\u003c\/a\u003e is drawn in black and gold. Why the mongoose: \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/journal\/yellow-jambhala-meaning-mongoose-iconography\"\u003eYellow Jambhala\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eSix-Armed Mahakala\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDark blue, three-eyed, six arms spread in a blaze of fire: a protector of the teaching, understood as a wrathful form of Avalokiteshvara, the bodhisattva of compassion. See the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/six-armed-mahakala-black-gold-thangka\"\u003eSix-Armed Mahakala thangka\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/journal\/six-armed-mahakala-meaning-iconography\"\u003ewhat the six arms hold\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eHow they are made\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe print our own drawings on heavy card; they are not hand-painted. Elderly lay Buddhists at a temple then set the glass crystals and trace the gold outlines by hand, about two days for each, and part of every order goes back to that temple. Framed in silk brocade at 55 × 71 cm, shipped free by air, tracked, duties paid. More on the main \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/thangka\"\u003eThangka\u003c\/a\u003e page.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","products":[{"product_id":"manjushri-thangka-flaming-sword-framed","title":"Manjushri Thangka with Flaming Sword – Framed Tibetan Wall Art with Hand-Set Crystals","description":"\u003ch3\u003eManjushri\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eManjushri (Tibetan: Jampelyang) is the bodhisattva of wisdom. He is shown in his classic form: golden in colour, youthful, crowned, seated in the vajra posture. His right hand raises the flaming sword of wisdom; his left, at his heart, holds the stem of a lotus that opens at his shoulder and carries a book, the Perfection of Wisdom sutra. This thangka sets him on a night-blue ground under clouds and peonies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe design\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1. Sword and book.\u003c\/strong\u003e The two attributes say who he is. The sword is wisdom that cuts through confusion, its blade ending in a flame. The book on the lotus is the Prajnaparamita, the teaching on the perfection of wisdom. Every image of Manjushri carries some form of these two.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2. The face.\u003c\/strong\u003e The face is opened last, as thangka painters say. His is young and gentle, eyes half lowered, a slight smile. Manjushri is often described as a youth, and the painting keeps that softness. He wears a five-pointed crown set with crystals, and the figure is drawn to the traditional iconometric grid.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e3. Night blue and gold.\u003c\/strong\u003e The ground is deep blue, scattered with stars, with white clouds above and red, yellow and white peonies around the halo. Blue in Tibet is associated with stillness and a clear mind. The piece shown is framed in Night Sky brocade, which carries the blue out to the frame.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e4. Halo and mandorla.\u003c\/strong\u003e A light blue halo circles his head. Behind him a gold mandorla is set with red and blue glass crystals, each placed by hand, and his crown, necklace and armlets catch the light the same way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e5. Lotus, mountains, hand finishing.\u003c\/strong\u003e He sits on a double lotus of red and blue petals above green mountains and water, with an offering of a jewel ringed in gold beads below. The image is printed on heavy card from our own drawing; elderly lay Buddhists at a temple set every crystal by hand and trace the outlines in gold glitter, about two days for each piece.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe meaning\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eManjushri represents the wisdom that sees things as they are. In Tibet he is traditionally invoked by students, scholars and writers, and his mantra is recited for clarity of mind and learning. For practitioners, his thangka is a support for study and practice. In a study or workroom it is an image of clear thinking: one hand lifting the sword, the other holding the book close.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eEvery thangka is also an offering\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach one is finished at a temple, by elderly lay Buddhists who practise there. Part of every order goes back to that temple. So what you bring home is not only a thangka: you have also made an offering.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSize \u0026amp; details\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eFrame\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e55 × 71 × 12 cm (21.7 × 28 × 4.7 in), 4 kg\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eImage\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e40.2 × 56.2 cm (15.8 × 22.1 in)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003ePrint\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHeavy card, from our own drawing, to traditional proportions\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eHand work\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGlass crystals and gold glitter outlines, set by elderly lay Buddhists at a temple\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eFraming\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSilk brocade frame-within-a-frame, wood frame, acrylic front\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eBrocade\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNight Sky · Ink \u0026amp; Gold · Crimson Cloud · Warm Sun\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eHanging\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eReady to hang\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eDispatch\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFinished to order, ships in 3–5 business days\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eDelivery\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10–14 business days by air, tracked, free, duties paid\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMay your mind be clear, and your words be kind.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTemple consecration (optional, +US$100):\u003c\/strong\u003e choose \"Temple consecration\" above. 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He is shown in his classic form: wearing the yellow pointed hat of a pandita and monastic robes, seated in the vajra posture, both hands at his heart in the teaching gesture, each holding the stem of a lotus. On the lotus at his right shoulder stands a sword; on the one at his left, a book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe design\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1. The yellow hat.\u003c\/strong\u003e The tall pointed hat, in yellow and gold, is the hat of a pandita, a master of learning. It is how Tsongkhapa is recognised in every painting, and the hat later worn by the Gelug school.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2. Sword and book.\u003c\/strong\u003e The sword and book on the lotuses are the attributes of Manjushri, the bodhisattva of wisdom. Painting them at Tsongkhapa's shoulders is the traditional way of showing him as an emanation of Manjushri.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e3. The face and hands.\u003c\/strong\u003e The face is opened last, as thangka painters say. His is pale and round, eyes lowered, a slight smile. The hands meet at the heart in the gesture of turning the wheel of the teaching. The robes are drawn in red and gold patterning, over a yellow vest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e4. Halo and flowers.\u003c\/strong\u003e A green halo, edged with a row of gold beads, circles his head. Behind him a gold mandorla is set with red, yellow and blue glass crystals. Pink, white and red peonies bloom on all sides of the night-blue ground.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e5. Throne and hand finishing.\u003c\/strong\u003e He sits on a lotus throne above water, with jewels heaped on a small lotus below. The piece shown is framed in Night Sky brocade. The image is printed on heavy card from our own drawing; elderly lay Buddhists at a temple set every crystal by hand and trace the outlines in gold glitter, about two days for each piece.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe meaning\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTsongkhapa is remembered for joining rigorous study with practice and ethical discipline, and for his Great Treatise on the Stages of the Path. In 1409 he founded Ganden Monastery and the Great Prayer Festival in Lhasa. For practitioners, especially in the Gelug tradition, his image is central to the shrine. In a study or workroom it is an image of patient learning: a scholar with the sword of understanding at one shoulder and the book at the other.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eEvery thangka is also an offering\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach one is finished at a temple, by elderly lay Buddhists who practise there. Part of every order goes back to that temple. So what you bring home is not only a thangka: you have also made an offering.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSize \u0026amp; details\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eFrame\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e55 × 71 × 12 cm (21.7 × 28 × 4.7 in), 4 kg\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eImage\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e40.2 × 56.2 cm (15.8 × 22.1 in)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003ePrint\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHeavy card, from our own drawing, to traditional proportions\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eHand work\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGlass crystals and gold glitter outlines, set by elderly lay Buddhists at a temple\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eFraming\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSilk brocade frame-within-a-frame, wood frame, acrylic front\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eBrocade\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNight Sky · Ink \u0026amp; Gold · Crimson Cloud · Warm Sun\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eHanging\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eReady to hang\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eDispatch\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFinished to order, ships in 3–5 business days\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eDelivery\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10–14 business days by air, tracked, free, duties paid\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMay your learning grow, and your heart grow with it.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTemple consecration (optional, +US$100):\u003c\/strong\u003e choose \"Temple consecration\" above. Your thangka is placed in the temple's main hall overnight and consecrated by the monks with chanting the next morning; we send you photos and a short video of it in the hall (the ceremony itself may not be filmed). The full US$100 is offered to the temple. Consecrated thangkas ship in 5–7 business days and are final sale unless they arrive damaged. 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He is shown in his classic form: golden yellow, stout and crowned, his left leg folded and right leg extended. His right hand holds out a citron; his left holds a mongoose. This is a standard black and gold thangka, with Jambhala alone at the centre.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe design\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1. Black and gold.\u003c\/strong\u003e This is a black and gold thangka: the ground is black, and the halo, clouds, flowers and robes are all worked in fine gold and silver line. Only the deity's body is in full colour. In Tibet black and gold together carry a sense of dignity and mystery, and here the yellow of his body almost glows against it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2. The face.\u003c\/strong\u003e The face is opened last, as thangka painters say. His is broad and strong: round eyes, a curled moustache, a small beard, a crown rising to a jewel at the top of the head. It is the face of a guardian, not of a monk.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e3. Mongoose and citron.\u003c\/strong\u003e In his left hand he holds a mongoose, which in the tradition spits jewels. In his right he holds out a citron fruit. These two attributes identify him in every Yellow Jambhala painting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e4. Jewels and crystals.\u003c\/strong\u003e He wears necklaces of jewels, and here they really catch the light: red, green and clear glass crystals set along each strand, with larger red and blue crystals around the gold mandorla. Every one is placed by hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e5. Clouds and hand finishing.\u003c\/strong\u003e He sits above clouds and mountains drawn in gold and copper, and the piece shown is framed in Ink \u0026amp; Gold brocade, black and silver. The image is printed on heavy card from our own drawing; elderly lay Buddhists at a temple set every crystal by hand and trace the outlines in gold glitter, about two days for each piece.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe meaning\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Tibetan tradition Jambhala is associated with abundance, and his practice is traditionally taught as a practice of generosity: removing poverty so that one is able to give. His image does not make anyone rich, and no thangka can. What it holds is an old idea that has nothing to do with greed: that having enough is good because it lets you be generous. For practitioners it is a support for that practice; in the home it is a strong, warm image in black and gold.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eEvery thangka is also an offering\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach one is finished at a temple, by elderly lay Buddhists who practise there. Part of every order goes back to that temple. 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The lion's roar is an old image in Buddhism for teaching spoken without fear. He is golden in colour, crowned, his hair in a high topknot; both hands are at his heart in the teaching gesture, each holding the stem of a lotus. On the lotus at his right shoulder stands a sword; on the one at his left, a book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe design\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1. The snow lion.\u003c\/strong\u003e He sits on a white snow lion with a curling mane of black and green, a red collar hung with gold bells, its mouth open. The lion stands on a white cushion above an ornate lotus base. It is the detail that names this form.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2. Sword and book.\u003c\/strong\u003e The two attributes of Manjushri appear on lotuses at his shoulders: the sword of wisdom that cuts through confusion, and the book of the Perfection of Wisdom teaching.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e3. The face.\u003c\/strong\u003e The face is opened last, as thangka painters say. His is young and gentle, eyes lowered, a small smile, under a five-pointed crown. The figure is drawn to the traditional iconometric grid.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e4. Rainbow and peonies.\u003c\/strong\u003e A turquoise halo circles his head, inside a gold arch set with amber crystals, under a rainbow. Peonies in pink, red, white and orange fill the night-blue ground, and below the throne, offerings of jewels and a conch rest on lotuses above the waves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e5. Hand finishing.\u003c\/strong\u003e The piece shown is framed in Night Sky brocade. The image is printed on heavy card from our own drawing; elderly lay Buddhists at a temple set every crystal by hand and trace the outlines in gold glitter, about two days for each piece.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe meaning\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eManjushri represents the wisdom that sees things as they are. In this form the snow lion carries the meaning: wisdom that is not timid, that can speak clearly and without fear. In Tibet Manjushri is traditionally invoked by students, scholars and writers. For practitioners this thangka is a support for study and practice; in a study or workroom it is a bright, colourful image of clear and fearless thinking.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eEvery thangka is also an offering\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach one is finished at a temple, by elderly lay Buddhists who practise there. Part of every order goes back to that temple. 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The figure beneath his feet.\u003c\/strong\u003e He stands on a white, elephant-headed figure lying on a lotus and sun seat, as he is traditionally shown. Smaller attendant figures move through the flames around him, among them a red figure at the upper left and smaller figures at the base.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e4. Black and gold.\u003c\/strong\u003e The ground is black, almost entirely filled with flames and clouds drawn in fine gold line. In Tibet black and gold together carry a sense of dignity and mystery. The piece shown is framed in Ink \u0026amp; Gold brocade, black and silver.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e5. 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Garden and water.\u003c\/strong\u003e Peonies, fruit trees and clouds fill the night-blue ground, with a jewel offering on a lotus above the water below. The piece shown is framed in Night Sky brocade.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e5. Hand finishing.\u003c\/strong\u003e The image is printed on heavy card from our own drawing; elderly lay Buddhists at a temple set every crystal by hand and trace the outlines in gold glitter, about two days for each piece.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe meaning\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAkashagarbha's name means \"womb of space\" or \"treasury of space\": his wisdom and generosity are said to be as boundless as the sky. He is one of the Eight Great Bodhisattvas who surround the Buddha. For practitioners his image is a support for practices of purification and wisdom. 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