July 6, 2015, is the Dalai Lama's 80th birthday! Happy Birthday to His Holiness! He'll be celebrating in Southern CA. click here
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Sacred Threads 2015 is a national juried exhibition of art quilts exploring themes of joy, peace & brotherhood, inspiration, grief, healing, and spirituality. From its beginning in 1995 this biennial exhibit has provided a respectful, dignified venue for the artwork of quilters of all faiths who use their work as a connection to deep life experiences or as an expression of their spiritual journey. These powerful stories-in-fabric from all over the country offer an inspiring source of encouragement, healing, strength and connection to show visitors.
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What is a Thangka?
(from the wiki)
A thangka is a Tibetan Buddhist painting on cotton , or silk applique , usually depicting a Buddhist deity, scene, or mandala . Thangkas are traditionally kept unframed and rolled up when not on display, mounted on a textile backing somewhat in the style of Chinese scroll paintings , with a further silk cover on the front. So treated, thangkas can last a long time, but because of their delicate nature, they have to be kept in dry places where moisture will not affect the quality of the silk. Most thankas are relatively small, comparable in size to a Western half-length portrait, but some are extremely large, several metres in each dimension; these were designed to be displayed, typically for very brief periods on a monastery wall, as part of religious festivals. Most thankas were intended for personal meditation or instruction of monastic students. They often have elaborate compositions including many very small figures. A central "deity" is often surrounded by other identified figures in a symmetrical composition. Narrative scenes are less common, but do appear.
Thangka serve as important teaching tools depicting the life of the Buddha, various influential lamas and other deities and bodhisattvas.
The three traditional thangka shown in this article are public domain images:
(Left) Bhutanese Drukpa Kagyu applique Buddhist lineage thangka with Shakyamuni Buddha in center, 19th century, Rubin Museum of Art click here
(Center) Yama, Tibet, 17th or early 18th-century. Over six feet high, this was originally one of a set of protective deities. click here
(Right) Wheel of Life, From about 1800, Birmingham Museum of Art click here
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