tangka
Buddhist painted banner
A tangka is a Tibetan Buddhist painting on cloth, typically depicting deities, mandalas, or sacred scenes.
Tangkas are used as meditation aids and devotional objects, often hung in temples or home shrines.
They follow strict iconographic conventions and are traditionally painted on cotton or silk with mineral pigments.
Also spelled thangka or thanka.
Tibetan religious fabric painting
- scrollWound document of parchment
- paintingPigment on canvas
- silkFine woven insect fiber
- brocadeRaised-pattern luxury fabric
canvas · iconography · mandala · deity · applique · embroidery · pigment · gold leaf
Currency for transactions
- banknotePrinted legal tender
- coinStamped metal currency
- NepaleseOf a Himalayan nation
- TibetanOf a Himalayan region
denomination · exchange · silver · numismatics · trade · transaction · colonial · British India
Circular spiritual diagram
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
- sacredWorthy of reverence
- meditationFocused attention practice
- visualizationForming mental or graphical images
deity · bodhisattva · Buddha · dharma · tantra · offering · altar · consecration
thangka
Tibetan religious fabric painting
brocade · canvas · iconography · mandala · deity · applique · embroidery · pigment · gold leaf · brushwork
money
Currency for transactions
Tibetan · denomination · exchange · silver · numismatics · trade · transaction · colonial · British India · rupee
mandala
Circular spiritual diagram
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
- sacredWorthy of reverence
- meditationFocused attention practice
visualization · deity · bodhisattva · Buddha · dharma · tantra · offering · altar · consecration · blessing
tangkafresco
Wet plaster painting technique
mural · mosaic · stained glass · bas-relief · sculpture
tangkacommercial art
Visual work for profit
propaganda poster · portrait painting · landscape painting · advertisement