Tibetan Thangka Art: The Art of Nirvana
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Thangka paintings are images of sacred deities and enlightened beings that follow strict rules of proportions, symbols and colors. The drawing of a Buddha in traditional sacred art does not indicate his physical anatomy, but rather the spiritual anatomy of an awakened mind. The painting itself channels the teachings in a direct intuitive level where the practitioner lays his or her eyes on the image and is able to unlock his own Buddha nature combined with polished dedication and consistency. Join Tiffani Gyatso, Norbulingka trained traditional Tibetan thangka painter for an introduction to this profound sacred art, its meaning and symbolism.
Tiffani Gyatso is an artist from Brazil who focused her studies on the sacred expressions of art from different cultures. She specialized in traditional Tibetan Thangka painting, which she learned in India at the Norbulingka Institute from the years 2003-2006 and later furthered her studies at the Prince School of Traditional Arts in London where she studied sacred Geometry of the Middle East. Today she runs her own art retreat center at the Atelier YabYum at the mountains of Brazil and guides art groups to India and Nepal.
