The word thangka gets its name from the Tibetan word 'than' meaning flat while 'ka' means painting. Thangkas are paintings of Buddhas set on flat pieces of parchment. Most thangkas are then surrounded with a brocade material. At the top of each thangka in this section, there is a wooden bar to hang the thangka, and there is a plain yellow sheet to hang over the thangka. This yellow sheet is so that the thangka can hang without being exposed at all times. Traditionally, thangkas were only hung in monasteries and in family altars, but now it is popular to purchase thangkas as decoration for your home. Thangkas were traditionally popular because they can be rolled up like a scroll, and monks were then able to carry the thangka from one monastery to another. Our thangka comes in many different styles and with many different images, including Shakyamuni, Amitabha, and the Medicine Buddha. If there is a thangka you are interested that you don't see here, please contact us.
