{"product_id":"kurukulla-red-thangka-framed","title":"Kurukulla Red Thangka with Flower Bow – Framed Tibetan Wall Art","description":"\u003ch3\u003eKurukulla\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eKurukulla is a red form of Tara in Tibetan Buddhism, associated with the activity of magnetising: drawing beings toward the good. She is shown in her classic form: red in colour, crowned with skulls, her hair flaming upward, drawing a bow made of flowers with an arrow tipped with a flower. She stands above a lotus and sun seat. This thangka is red on red, from the ground to the frame.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe design\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1. The flower bow.\u003c\/strong\u003e Her bow and arrow are made of flowers. They are the attributes that name her: she does not wound, she draws in.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2. The face.\u003c\/strong\u003e The face is opened last, as thangka painters say. Hers is young and intense, three-eyed, under a crown of small white skulls, her hair a blaze of gold. Ornaments of bone and jewels, set with crystals, cross her body.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e3. Posture.\u003c\/strong\u003e She stands above a lotus and sun seat on a reclining figure, the whole body leaning into the drawn bow, as if the arrow is about to leave the string.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e4. Red on red.\u003c\/strong\u003e Everything is red: the ground, the clouds, the flames, the deity. Fine gold and white lines separate one red from another. Below sit two smaller red figures in their own haloes, with offerings in white skull bowls between them. The piece shown is framed in Crimson Cloud 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\u003eIn Tibetan Buddhism red is the colour of magnetising activity, and Kurukulla is its clearest image. Tradition holds that her flower arrows draw beings toward what is good for them, and her practice is often linked with the power to attract and inspire. For practitioners she is a deity of joyful, confident practice. In the home she is a striking image, the most purely red of all our thangkas.\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\u003eCrimson Cloud · Night Sky · Ink \u0026amp; Gold · 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 what is good for you be drawn near.\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":"Crimson Cloud \/ Standard","offer_id":67867653013777,"sku":"TK-KUR-01-CR","price":570.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Night Sky \/ Standard","offer_id":67867653046545,"sku":"TK-KUR-01-IN","price":570.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Ink \u0026 Gold \/ Standard","offer_id":67867653079313,"sku":"TK-KUR-01-BG","price":570.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Warm Sun \/ Standard","offer_id":67867653112081,"sku":"TK-KUR-01-SA","price":570.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Crimson Cloud \/ Temple consecration","offer_id":67899198505233,"sku":"TK-KUR-01-CR-TC","price":670.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Night Sky \/ Temple consecration","offer_id":67899198538001,"sku":"TK-KUR-01-IN-TC","price":670.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Ink \u0026 Gold \/ Temple consecration","offer_id":67899198570769,"sku":"TK-KUR-01-BG-TC","price":670.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Warm Sun \/ Temple consecration","offer_id":67899198603537,"sku":"TK-KUR-01-SA-TC","price":670.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/9179\/4705\/files\/kurukulla-thangka-1-01-white.jpg?v=1792917825","url":"https:\/\/kangrinboqesacredart.com\/products\/kurukulla-red-thangka-framed","provider":"Kangrinboqe Sacred Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}