For 82-year-old Thangka art master Karma Delek, nothing makes him happier than painting before his windows in his rural home in Karma town of Qamdo county in the Tibet autonomous region. The town is ...

Tibetan Buddhism is a distinct and prosperous offshoot of the Buddhist religion. It profoundly impacted the unique culture of the Tibetan Plateau. To people who are interested in understanding the ...

In Sherpa’s art, Tibet and California, thangka and pop art, Buddha and Mickey Mouse mingle and morph to create a new visual language. Tsherin Sherpa, "Fly High" (2019), metal leaf, acrylic, and ink on ...

A female painter graduated from a Thangka art school in southwest China's Sichuan province works on a Thangka painting. [Photo/Xinhua] The exhibition of Regong Thangka paintings made its debut at 798 ...

LHASA, March 20 (Xinhua) -- Norbu Sidar, a thangka master, spent his teenage days reciting vast sutras from Buddhist scriptures, and made sure that his nephews Konchoge and Tsering did the same. Born ...

From peaceful deities such as the 1,000-armed Avalokiteshvara and Goddess Tara to gods at the wrathful end of the scale – Yama, the god of death often seen enshrouded in flames; war goddess Begtse – ...

It is not unusual to find exquisite pieces of thangka displayed in the museums of major cities. Some, though, have found the art form mysterious and difficult to understand. As an important ...

The China Cultural Centre in Malta, in collaboration with the Cultural Department of the Tibet Autonomous Region, launched an exhibition of Tibetan Thangka art prints entitled China’s Tibet, Tashi ...

The Yellow River, which began to form 1.25 million years ago, gave birth to the roots and soul of the Chinese nation. As it meanders through nine provinces and autonomous regions, the river not only ...