Tongren is famous for the local Regong thangka. It is part of the Regong arts that were inscribed on the UNESCO intangible heritage cultural list in 2009.[Photo/Xinhua] Along the G316 highway in ...

To people who are interested in understanding the religious culture of this region, an introduction to Thangka is a must. This painting style is the most representative art of Tibetan Buddhism.

A thangka depicting Shakyamuni Buddha and the 18 arhats painted by master artist Niangben. CHINA DAILY When master painter Niangben visited the United Nations headquarters in New York last month ...

A Thangka painting is displayed at the Tashilhunpo Monastery in Xigaze, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, July 17, 2019. Thangka are Tibetan Buddhist artworks painted on cotton or silk.

As you step inside Samyeling Tibetan settlement at Majnu Ka Tila, a small but unmissable shop draws you in with the compassionate eyes of Avalokiteśvara (Chenrezig in Tibetan) peering at you from ...

A female painter graduated from a Thangka art school in southwest China's Sichuan province works on a Thangka painting. [Photo/Xinhua] The exhibition of Regong Thangka paintings made its debut at ...

For the art-savvy Liu, the magnificent piece is too important to miss. The silk tapestry, known as a thangka, is more than three meters tall and two meters wide. The work, created more than five ...

The Crown Institute invites you to experience the creation of a Chenrezig Mandala, a symbol of compassion, healing, and impermanence. This sacred ceremony, led by the Jangchub Choeling Nunnery based ...

Gangtok, Oct 30 (PTI) Nestled in the snow-capped mountains of Sikkim, a new Buddhist pilgrimage site, home to a 137-feet statue of Chenrezig, is set to woo tourists from November 1, a Sikkim ...

The exhibition, entitled "Thangka Painting: A Symbol of Friendship across the Himalayas," is part of the cultural exchange between China and Nepal. Dipak Chandra Amatya, Minister of Culture ...

Nestled in the snow-capped mountains of Sikkim, a new Buddhist pilgrimage site, home to a 137-feet statue of Chenrezig, is set to woo tourists from November 1, a Sikkim minister said in Gangtok today.