{"product_id":"yellow-jambhala-black-gold-thangka","title":"Yellow Jambhala Black \u0026 Gold Thangka – Framed Tibetan Wall Art with Hand-Set Crystals","description":"\u003ch3\u003eYellow Jambhala\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eYellow Jambhala (Tibetan: Dzambhala Serpo) is the best known of the Jambhala deities of Tibetan Buddhism, associated with abundance and generosity. 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. 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 always have enough, and enough to give.\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":"Ink \u0026 Gold \/ Standard","offer_id":67867618050321,"sku":"TK-JAM-01-BG","price":570.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Night Sky \/ Standard","offer_id":67867618083089,"sku":"TK-JAM-01-IN","price":570.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Crimson Cloud \/ Standard","offer_id":67867618115857,"sku":"TK-JAM-01-CR","price":570.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Warm Sun \/ Standard","offer_id":67867618148625,"sku":"TK-JAM-01-SA","price":570.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Ink \u0026 Gold \/ Temple consecration","offer_id":67898931052817,"sku":"TK-JAM-01-BG-TC","price":670.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Night Sky \/ Temple consecration","offer_id":67898931085585,"sku":"TK-JAM-01-IN-TC","price":670.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Crimson Cloud \/ Temple consecration","offer_id":67898931118353,"sku":"TK-JAM-01-CR-TC","price":670.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Warm Sun \/ Temple consecration","offer_id":67898931151121,"sku":"TK-JAM-01-SA-TC","price":670.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/9179\/4705\/files\/yellow-jambhala-thangka-1-01-white.jpg?v=1792914142","url":"https:\/\/kangrinboqesacredart.com\/products\/yellow-jambhala-black-gold-thangka","provider":"Kangrinboqe Sacred Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}