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Thangkas: Tibetan-Buddhist scroll paintings
painted by Carmen Mensink
A selection of the thangka paintings created by Carmen and a ‘sneak preview’ of the paintings she’s currently working on.
Click on each image to see the name and click again to read more about the artwork and see the making of in pictures.
This extraordinary mahasiddha, or yogi, flies happily...
Earth - Water - Fire - Air - Space
(padma) Symbol of the Spiritual Journey
Naropa was an Indian Buddhist mystic who lived in the 11th...
Learn to draw/paint a Buddha, Mandala or Symbols in the...
Tibetan Buddhist Masks -just like in many cultures all over the...
Stupa (Tib.: Chorten) represents the Enlightened Body, Speech...
'Guhyasamaja' means 'Assembly of the Secret Ones...
with lotus flower and mantra
In Himalayan Buddhist Cham dances a lot of animal...
The Eight Auspicious Symbols is the most famous set of symbols in Tibetan Buddhism.
The Buddha of Great Compassion
The Mother of all Buddhas
(Tib.: dorje) Tantric ritual implement
This beautiful yogi or mahasiddha flies happily th...
(Skt.: Avalokiteshvara) Buddha of Compassion
This beautiful lady swirls happily through the air and...
Mandala of Chenrezig / Avalokiteshvara The Buddha of Compassion
Padmasambhava is also referred to as the Second Buddha as without him we would not have Tibetan Buddhism
The Infinite Power of all Buddhas
From Passion to Compassion
This detailed drawing shows the Bodhisattva of Great Com...
This beautiful female deity personifies the wisdom of all...
Ushnisha Vijaya (Tib.: Namgyelma) is one of the female...
This drawing of a Skull Mask is made on paper but...
The Vajrasattva practice purifies the mind, which is...
This extraordinary apsara, or dakini, flies happily through...
The historical Buddha of our time
In Tibetan Buddhism, a wrathful deity is an enlightened being...
This beautiful monk or mahasiddha flies happily...
Commissioning or buying a thangka
Carmen can paint you a thangka on commission. Any size is welcome and will be painted in consultation with you (including special dedications & blessings on the back) making it a very personal thangka. Traditionally, by commissioning a thangka, you will ‘bring the Buddha alive‘ which, according to Tibetan-Buddhism, brings on very positive karma and stabilizes your connection with the Buddha and the path to enlightenment, in this life and in future lives. Click here for more information on buying one of these thangkas or commissioning one.
