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ANTIQUE TIBETAN THANGKA PAINTING OF DEITIES #2394574

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ANTIQUE TIBETAN THANGKA PAINTING OF DEITIES #2394574
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A RARE, ATTRACTIVE AND POWERFUL ANTIQUE TIBETAN THANGKA PAINTING OF MANJUSHRI OR POSSIBLY A SHAMBALA KING</em></td>
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A RARE, ATTRACTIVE AND POWERFUL ANTIQUE TIBETAN THANGKA PAINTING OF MANJUSHRI OR POSSIBLY A SHAMBALA KING<p>The central figure in this unusual thangka painting is MANJUSHRI, the deity representing WISDOM in Tibetan Buddhism. It may also be a Shambala king, according to one source. Below him are the two deities often seen with him (and whose attributes complement each other in Tibetan Buddhism), AVALOKITESHVARA, the deity who represents COMPASSION, and VAJRAPANI, the deity who represents POWER and PROTECTION, and who usually appears in his wrathful form in images (as seen here). Deities who appear in ferocious forms are not actually evil beings in Buddhism, but enlightened beings who manifest in monstrous forms when gentler methods of overcoming evil are not effective. Vajrapani's essential inner quality is power, and he appears in this frightening form to protect and to subdue evil. His 3 eyes symbolize his knowledge of past, present and future, and also the three bodies of the Buddha. The word thangka means 'flat painting', and is an ancient art form. <p> This piece is about 100 years old and originally came from the collection of W.Y. Evans-Wentz, who translated The Tibetan Book of Yoga and Secret Doctrines and many other works of Tibetan Mysticism. Condition is very good, with only minor distress in the paint, as is typical of paintings 100 years old which have been rolled and unrolled for religious ...
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<tr><td>Condition:Very Good</td></tr>
<tr><td>Year:Approx. 100 years old</td></tr>
<tr><td>Country:TIBET</td></tr>

<tr><td>Height:54" Overall; 24.5" Image</td></tr>

<tr><td>Width:33" Overall; 19" Image</td></tr>

<tr><td>Title:ANTIQUE TIBETAN THANGKA PAINTING OF DEITIES</td></tr>



<tr><td>Location:Miami, Florida</td></tr>
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