Buddha's Life Thangka | Life of Buddha Thangka

Description :

The thangka paintings of the Life of Buddha depicts the most relevant episodes of the life of Siddhartha Gautam known as the Shakyamuni Buddha. These major events are traditinally called “Twelve Great Deeds of the Buddha’s Life”. 

       The Twelve Great Deeds of the Buddha's Life are:

1. Descent from Tushita heaven.

2. Entering the womb of his mother, Mayadevi

3. Taking birth

4. Becoming skilled in various arts

5. Delighting in the company of royal consorts 

6. Developing renunciation and leaving the royal palace

7. Practicing austerities for six years

8. Striving for enlightenment to the foot the bodhi tree.

9. Overcoming Mara's demons.

10. Becoming fully enlightened.

11. Turning the wheel of Dharma.

12. Passing into Mahaparinirvana

The paintings of the Buddha's life at times portray more of the meaningful events and encounters in his life other than these twelve deeds. At the early Theravada tradition the deeds are divided diffrently:

1. The descent from Tushita.

2. Entering the mother's womb 

3. Taking birth

4. Leaving his family 

5. Overcoming Mara

6. Turning the wheel of Dharma

7. Passing into Parinirvana 

These artworks are not meant to be just an illustration of the main events of the historical Buddha, but they are considered to be a visual representation of several philosophical aspects of the Buddhism, especially the progress towards the achievement of spiritual enlightenment.

Feature : Cotton Canvas, Natural mineral colors used, Handpainted