{"product_id":"amitabha-buddha-black-gold-thangka","title":"Amitabha Buddha Black \u0026 Gold Thangka – Framed Tibetan Wall Art with Hand-Set Crystals","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAmitabha Buddha\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmitabha, the Buddha of Boundless Light (Tibetan: Öpame), presides over Sukhavati, the Pure Land of the West, and heads the Lotus family. He is shown in his classic form: seated in the vajra posture, hands in the meditation mudra holding an alms bowl, wearing the patched robe of a monastic. This is a standard black and gold thangka, with the deity alone at the centre.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe design\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1. Black and gold.\u003c\/strong\u003e The painting is in the black and gold style: a black ground with the setting worked in gold. In Tibet black and gold together carry a sense of dignity and mystery, and the style lets the deity's colour and the crystals stand out clearly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2. Face and proportions.\u003c\/strong\u003e The face is opened last, as thangka painters say: lowered eyes, long calm brows, the mouth at rest. Face, hands and the span of the knees are drawn to the traditional iconometric grid.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e3. Halo and mandorla.\u003c\/strong\u003e The halo is ringed with blue glass crystals, set edge to edge. Blue stands for stillness and clarity of mind. The gold mandorla behind the body is set with red, yellow and blue crystals at even intervals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e4. Robe and bowl.\u003c\/strong\u003e The red robe is shown as a patched monastic robe, over a turquoise undergarment. Red is the colour of the Lotus family, associated with attraction and drawing good things near. Both hands rest in the meditation mudra and hold a blue and white alms bowl.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e5. Seat, setting and hand finishing.\u003c\/strong\u003e He sits on a white cloud seat above a landscape, with gold peonies and foliage on a dark lattice behind. 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\u003eAmitabha represents boundless light and the aspiration for rebirth in his Pure Land. Through his vows, made as the monk Dharmakara, he is traditionally the Buddha to whom one turns for a peaceful mind and a peaceful end of life. Kept at home, his image expresses a wish for calm, for the wellbeing of the household and for long life. For practitioners it is a support for daily recitation and meditation.\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\u003eInk \u0026amp; Gold · Night Sky · 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 the boundless light of Amitabha be with you.\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. We make no claim that consecration protects or changes anything.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kangrinboqe Sacred Art","offers":[{"title":"Ink \u0026 Gold \/ Standard","offer_id":67861587263761,"sku":"TK-AMI-03-BG","price":570.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Night Sky \/ Standard","offer_id":67861587296529,"sku":"TK-AMI-03-IN","price":570.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Crimson Cloud \/ Standard","offer_id":67861587329297,"sku":"TK-AMI-03-CR","price":570.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Warm Sun \/ Standard","offer_id":67861587362065,"sku":"TK-AMI-03-SA","price":570.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Ink \u0026 Gold \/ Temple consecration","offer_id":67898859061521,"sku":"TK-AMI-03-BG-TC","price":670.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Night Sky \/ Temple consecration","offer_id":67898859094289,"sku":"TK-AMI-03-IN-TC","price":670.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Crimson Cloud \/ Temple consecration","offer_id":67898859127057,"sku":"TK-AMI-03-CR-TC","price":670.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Warm Sun \/ Temple consecration","offer_id":67898859159825,"sku":"TK-AMI-03-SA-TC","price":670.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/9179\/4705\/files\/amitabha-thangka-3-01-white.jpg?v=1792820566","url":"https:\/\/kangrinboqesacredart.com\/products\/amitabha-buddha-black-gold-thangka","provider":"Kangrinboqe Sacred Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}