{"product_id":"akashagarbha-thangka-framed","title":"Akashagarbha Bodhisattva Thangka – Framed Tibetan Wall Art with Hand-Set Crystals","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAkashagarbha\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAkashagarbha (Tibetan: Namkhai Nyingpo, \"womb of space\") is one of the Eight Great Bodhisattvas, associated with wisdom as vast as space. He is shown here blue, crowned, his hair in a high topknot, seated in the vajra posture, holding an upright sword in his right hand. This thangka sets him under a rainbow, surrounded by peonies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe design\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1. Blue as the sky.\u003c\/strong\u003e His body is a clear sky blue. The face is opened last, as thangka painters say: eyes lowered, calm, under a five-pointed crown set with crystals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2. The sword.\u003c\/strong\u003e In his right hand he holds a sword upright beside his shoulder, its blade dark blue, a symbol of the wisdom that cuts through confusion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e3. Rainbow and mandorla.\u003c\/strong\u003e A rainbow arches over a gold mandorla set with amber and red crystals, and a dark green halo circles his head. A flaming jewel rises from a lotus at the very top.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e4. 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. In the home it is a calm, open image, a figure the colour of the sky.\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 heart be as wide as the sky.\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 temple does not permit filming the ceremony itself). 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. We make no claim that consecration protects or changes anything.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kangrinboqe Sacred Art","offers":[{"title":"Night Sky \/ Standard","offer_id":67867655143697,"sku":"TK-AKA-01-IN","price":570.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Ink \u0026 Gold \/ Standard","offer_id":67867655176465,"sku":"TK-AKA-01-BG","price":570.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Crimson Cloud \/ Standard","offer_id":67867655209233,"sku":"TK-AKA-01-CR","price":570.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Warm Sun \/ Standard","offer_id":67867655242001,"sku":"TK-AKA-01-SA","price":570.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Night Sky \/ Temple consecration","offer_id":67899227242769,"sku":"TK-AKA-01-IN-TC","price":670.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Ink \u0026 Gold \/ Temple consecration","offer_id":67899227275537,"sku":"TK-AKA-01-BG-TC","price":670.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Crimson Cloud \/ Temple consecration","offer_id":67899227308305,"sku":"TK-AKA-01-CR-TC","price":670.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Warm Sun \/ Temple consecration","offer_id":67899227341073,"sku":"TK-AKA-01-SA-TC","price":670.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/9179\/4705\/files\/akashagarbha-thangka-1-01-white.jpg?v=1792918461","url":"https:\/\/kangrinboqesacredart.com\/products\/akashagarbha-thangka-framed","provider":"Kangrinboqe Sacred Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}