Commissioning a thangka
Commissioning or buying a thangka drawing by Carmen Mensink
Festivals & Events
ARTWORK
Masks in the Tibetan tradition
Tibetan Buddhist Masks Masks in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition are used as a means to transform identity -just as in many other
Happinez Festival
Large Painting Project with the visitors of the biggest spiritual festival in The Netherlands
Buddhism Weekend
The 5 Buddha Flags Project – a painting project with the children that visit Museum Volkenkunde in Leiden
Thangka Painting Demonstrations
Explanation of the process of creating a thangka, and the symbolism shown
Thangka Paintings
The eight tibetan lucky symbols
The Eight Auspicious Symbols is the most famous set of symbols in Tibetan Buddhism.
Lectures & Presentations
Lectures on many different subjects related to Buddhist Art
The Eight Auspicious Symbols for the Dalai Lama 2009
Large paintings to welcome the Dalai Lama
Large Painting for the Dalai Lama 2014
Large painting of the Eight Auspicious Symbols to welcome the Dalai Lama…
Mahasiddhas, Thangka Drawings
Apsara / Dakini
This extraordinary apsara, or dakini, flies happily through…
Mahasiddhas, Thangka Drawings
Yogi flying through the air
This beautiful yogi or mahasiddha flies happily th…
Citipati (Dancing Skeletons), BUDDHAS-WRATHFUL, Tibetan Masks, Thangka Drawings
Skull Mask
This drawing of a Skull Mask is made on paper but…
Deer Mask
In Himalayan Buddhist Cham dances a lot of animal…
BUDDHAS-WRATHFUL, Tibetan Masks, Thangka Drawings
Wrathful Face
Tibetan Buddhist Masks -just like in many cultures all over the…
Stupas
Stupa (Tib.: Chorten) represents the Enlightened Body, Speech…
BUDDHAS-WRATHFUL, Thangka Drawings
Wrathful Face
In Tibetan Buddhism, a wrathful deity is an enlightened being…
Padmasambhava (Guru Rinpoche), BUDDHAS-WRATHFUL, Vajra, Thangka Paintings
Padmasambhava (Tib. Guru Rinpoche)
Padmasambhava is also referred to as the Second Buddha as without him we would not have Tibetan Buddhism