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LAMA TSONDRU SANGPO'S
EXPRESSION OF THE EXTRAORDINARY
THANGKA
PAINTING OF TIBET
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1.
Professional Qualifications
2.
Thangka Samples
3. Courses Available
4.
Painting Steps 5.
Gonjang Monastery
6.
Photos with Other Lamas
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FOR NEXT THANGKA PAINTING CLASS, WHICH IS STARTING
NOVEMBER 1, 2004
Over many centuries, Tibetan
Buddhists evolved an art form to open passages from
the ordinary world to the extraordinary realm of pure
wisdom and compassion. Known as "thangka"
paintings, this unusual art form is a vehicle
of transition from the mundane world to sacred reality.
Thangkas are intended to nurture your path toward enlightenment.
The meditational deities
shown embody a particular aspect of the fully evolved, enlightened
mind. Examples are Padmasambhava below, followed
by White Tara, both
by Lama Tsondru
Sangpo.
Examine a
sample of the fine details
in the above
thangka.
The themes of thangka iconography are fixed by tradition and are based on principles of expression, proportion and detail. Commissioning the painting of a thangka and the painting process itself are considered highly meritorious actions.
Visitors are welcome
to view thangkas
on display at the Center for Dzogchen Studies.
Examine
a sample of the fine details
in the above
thangka.
The
Center is honored to be associated Lama
Tsondru
Sangpo, a great master of the art of traditional
Tibetan thangka painting.
In August of 2002 he
and his family took up residence at the
Center. A
landmark event,
preparations for their arrival involved
renovations by
Sangha members.
Lama
Tsondru Sangpo's 1)
professional
qualifications
are available for
review by those
seeking the proper
teacher for their
thangka training.
Some 2)
additional thangka
samples
of the Lama's masterful work are also of interest.
Lama Tsondru's
3)
courses in thangka painting began in New Haven,
Connecticut in the Fall of 2002 and are continuing
into 2003 and 2004. To fully appreciate the artistic
and spiritual depth of the processes used in the creation
of a new thangka, of interest will be his training
text on 4) the thirteen
steps in Tibetan sacred painting.
 Continuing
while abroad to serve as Abbot
of India's 5)
Gonjang Monastery, Lama
Tsondru trains 25 students
there in Dharma practice as well as thangka art.
As seen in these seventeen 6)
photos with other lamas,
Lama
Tsondru is associated with some
of the major figures of Tibetan
Buddhism.
As one of Tibetan Buddhism's leading painters, Lama Tsondru has continued to teach and to execute many important commissions, including several central thangkas for the King and Queen of Bhutan. Monasteries throughout Asia have requested and received works of particular significance from his skilled hands.
The explosion of interest
in Tibetan Buddhism in the West has seen Lama Tsondru
besieged by requests for his presence, his teachings,
his sacred thangkas and his time. He has held exhibitions
in Thailand, Barcelona, Portugal, Paris and here in
Connecticut. For information on pricing please review
the details regarding thangkas
painted on commission. Inquiries regarding thangka
training classes can be addressed to the Center.
Lama Tsondru Sangpo's association with the Center
for Dzogchen Studies is a most miraculous and auspicious
event in the transmission of the Dharma to the West.
1.
Professional
Qualifications
2.
Thangka Samples
3. Courses Available
4.
Painting Steps
5.
Gonjang Monastery
6.
Photos with Other
Lamas
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