Kavree Thangka Art

For centuries, thangkas have been an important teaching tool for the transmission of the words and visions of the Buddha. Drawn and painted with mineral colors on cotton or silk cloth, these delicate paintings depict either a deity or the life events of Shakyamuni Buddha, the founder of the Buddhist tradition.

To this day, in Tibetan Buddhism, these often in brocade fabric framed images are used by practitioners in support of their visualization practice. They are used as center piece during ceremonies and rituals or serve as medium to offer prayers and requests for teachings. Thus many of these thangkas follow the prescription of original tantric texts and in this way are not the result of individual self expression. Nevertheless, an artist brings his clarity and love for detail to this work. And it is in this way that the work of Man Bahadur Dong - thangka artist from Kavree in Nepal- stands out with extraordinary skills.