Thanka Painting is strongly bound by tradition and religion, therefore it is commonly believed that its disallow artistic freedom. Many of the figures are drawn from personal mystical visions of the Buddhist saints themselves, but the figures ...
Buddhism was introduced to Tibet by the seventh century and was proclaimed the state religion by the end of the eighth century. Although Buddhist influence waned during persecutions between 838 and 942, the religion saw a revival beginning..
His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, is both the head of state and the spiritual
leader of Tibet. He was born on 6 July 1935, to a farming family, in a small hamlet located
in Taktser, Amdo, northeastern Tibet. ...
One day, the Buddha
sat down in the shade of a tree and noticed how beautiful the countryside was.
Flowers were blooming and trees were putting on bright new leaves...