{"product_id":"palden-lhamo-thangka-framed","title":"Palden Lhamo Thangka – Framed Tibetan Wall Art with Hand-Set Crystals","description":"\u003ch3\u003ePalden Lhamo\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePalden Lhamo (Sanskrit: Shri Devi) is the principal female protector of Tibetan Buddhism and a guardian of Lhasa. She is shown in her classic form: dark blue, three-eyed, crowned with skulls, her hair flying, riding side-saddle on a mule that gallops across a red sea. She raises a club in her right hand, and a pouch of dice hangs from her saddle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe design\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1. The ride.\u003c\/strong\u003e She sits sideways on her mule as it charges across the sea, the whole figure tilted forward in motion. The mule is drawn pale gold, its harness hung with bells and snakes; a white skull rests on its rump.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2. The face.\u003c\/strong\u003e The face is opened last, as thangka painters say. Hers is wrathful: three eyes, bared teeth, a crown of five skulls, a halo of grey smoke-like hair. Like all protectors in Tibetan art, her fierceness is understood as a form of care.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e3. Club and dice.\u003c\/strong\u003e In her raised right hand is a club topped with a vajra. The pouch of dice at the saddle refers to divination, which tradition associates with her; dice are still used in Tibet in her name.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e4. The red sea.\u003c\/strong\u003e Below the mule, waves of red fill the lower part of the painting, the sea her texts describe. At its edge stand offerings in white skull bowls. Above, green and blue clouds break up a black sky full of flames.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e5. Hand finishing.\u003c\/strong\u003e The piece shown is framed in Ink \u0026amp; Gold 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\u003ePalden Lhamo is the protector goddess of the Dalai Lamas and of the city of Lhasa, and one of the most widely honoured protectors across the Tibetan schools. Tradition tells that she rides across the world and the seas without rest, watching over the teaching. For practitioners she is a guardian of practice and of commitments. In the home she is a vivid, fearless image: a woman riding hard through fire and water, and never looking back.\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 you ride through what frightens 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":67867651178769,"sku":"TK-PAL-01-BG","price":570.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Night Sky \/ Standard","offer_id":67867651211537,"sku":"TK-PAL-01-IN","price":570.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Crimson Cloud \/ Standard","offer_id":67867651244305,"sku":"TK-PAL-01-CR","price":570.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Warm Sun \/ Standard","offer_id":67867651277073,"sku":"TK-PAL-01-SA","price":570.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Ink \u0026 Gold \/ Temple consecration","offer_id":67898934624529,"sku":"TK-PAL-01-BG-TC","price":670.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Night Sky \/ Temple consecration","offer_id":67898934657297,"sku":"TK-PAL-01-IN-TC","price":670.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Crimson Cloud \/ Temple consecration","offer_id":67898934690065,"sku":"TK-PAL-01-CR-TC","price":670.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Warm Sun \/ Temple consecration","offer_id":67898934722833,"sku":"TK-PAL-01-SA-TC","price":670.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/9179\/4705\/files\/palden-lhamo-thangka-1-01-white.jpg?v=1792917719","url":"https:\/\/kangrinboqesacredart.com\/products\/palden-lhamo-thangka-framed","provider":"Kangrinboqe Sacred Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}