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Bhavacakra thangka

 
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Title
Bhavacakra thangka
Creator
Tibetan Buddhism
Description
A thankgka (banner) depicting the figure of Yama, the Lord of Death, devouring the bhavacakra (Wheel of Life). This would have been used as a teaching aid outside of Tibetan Buddhist temples and monasteries for Buddhist teachings about the cycle of existence. The main panel of the thangka is made of cotton with silk edging.
Format Extent
1 cotton banner; 77.5 x 115.6 cm (30 1/2 x 45 1/2 in)
Subject
Chakra (Hinduism); Tankas (Tibetan scrolls); Yama (Buddhist deity)
Note
Thangka banners were hung in monasteries, family altars, and used in ceremonial processions. Their images of deities and various religious scenes were a means to teach others about the life and ways of the Buddha. Featured in El Camino College’s Anthropology Museum 2009 exhibit “Tibet: A People's Dream, Past, Present, and Future.” Also featured in the Loyola Marymount University gallery show “The Color of God” in October 2003; label reading, “The Wheel of Existence. THANGKA hand painted aid to meditation. This example portrays the journey from the origin of life, to death, and finally enlightenment. Buddhist. Nepal. Ca: mid to late 20th century."
Collection
Jim and Jeanne Pieper Collection, AR-010, A615
Donor
Jim and Jeanne Pieper
Type
Keywords
Geographic Location
Nepāl
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