Traditional Thangka Paintings of Sikkim

Sikkim, a small inland country in northeastern India, is surprised by its natural beauty, wildlife and rich Buddhist heritage. Every year I attract many tourists to explore national parks, protected areas and hiking routes. However, Sikkim's art and craftsmanship are equally attractive. Despite the influx of Western culture, the Sikkim tribe still insists their rituals, customs and religious ways. The Sikkim monastery plays a central role in the creation and life of state arts and crafts.

In almost all temples in Sikkim, the photographs are hanging in religious scrolls. These pictures are regarded as very auspicious for the people of Sikkim and are very important to them. Tanka's paintings are worshiped by important Buddhist rituals

In these sacred paintings, the events of the life of various gods are depicted. They often have statues of Buddha, Goddess Saraswati, God Chanadorji and lotus master. Over time, several famous Hindu gods entered Thankga 's paintings. In most cases, you will find the main god drawn in the center of the picture surrounded by the importance of God

Many tankas are depicting the circle of life. In this circle, a cock represents desire, a snake represents anger, and a pig represents ignorance. The black part of the wheel shows bad behavior and the white part shows the good side of human life.

Traditional Tanka paintings are made by skilled religious craftsmen. I will make these using paper or cloth canvas. Gold threads and thick silk are also used in the tapestry. These craftsmen are fluent in Tibetan. Most plant dyes and stone colors are used to draw pictures. The various colors used in these paintings are also important. For example - Orange for blue and spirituality for depth

In general, the complexity of painting determines the value of these paintings. Generally, completion of a tanker takes more than one month. Of course, big ones may take more time to complete

Due to the rapid urbanization, the lack of interest, and the penetration of Western culture in this region, the art of Tanka painting has declined over time. But atonement is that contemporary Tanka artists used technology to protect art and to make more people interested. Through Internet-based guidance, even students from other countries and from the countries have begun to learn about this ancient technique. But artists strongly believe that art can be better protected by government aid and funds.

Tanka's paintings can be seen throughout the Himalayas, such as Bhutan, Nepal, Ladakh and, of course, Sikkim. Tankus has cotton, silk, paper. These miniatures depict the scenes of Buddha's life, Buddhist gods, bodhisattva or mysterious mandala. Choose a person to appeal to you unless you are a Buddhist and you are related to a portrait. This is a souvenir of my favorite Sikkim. The song bowl is what you see in many Buddhist monasteries. The song bowl is a metal bowl, I think that it is mixed metal. They sometimes inscribe spells to them. The attraction of these balls is that they have a stick of wood that produces and produces sound as you move beyond the edge of the ball. If you keep moving the sound, it will be stronger

Tanka paintings are unique to Sikkim. Initially these paintings were the only medium to spread Buddhism's highest ideals. "Tanka" is usually made of cotton canvas with silk frame. These paintings depict images of various gods, goddesses, and philosophy related to Buddhism. Originally, paintings were made by pastors and monks, and these skills were handed down from generation to generation. Today, the commercialization of this art is helping monasticists and practitioners make livelihoods.

Tankus was the fused art of Chinese hanging scrolls, Nepal and Kashmir paintings, living in the 11th century for the first time. Rectangles and complex cotton and linen, they are traditional works that usually depict gods, famous monks, and other religions, astrology and theological subjects, sometimes mandalas. In order to prevent fading of the image, the picture is wrapped for storage, surrounded by colorful silk tinsel. The word "Tangka" means "rolling". In other words, Thangka can be easily rolled and transported.