A thangka painting serves as an aid to teaching, as each detail is filled with meaning and refers to parts of Buddhist philosophy. Enhance your practice with an authentic deity thangka. These inspirational works of art reflect the artist's exact knowledge of the traditional iconography, proportions and measurements used for the deity. Most importantly, thangka art is a valuable meditation tool, as it offers a manifestation of the divine and shows you how to visualize the deity.
Medicine Buddha is the Buddha of healing and medicine. It is believed that by placing the Medicine Buddha images at their home, the healing powers of the family members are increased and negative forces will be unable to enter the house.
Majestically hand-painted Medicine Buddha thangka, in rare mandala arrangement style framed in saffron yellow-colored Tibetan-style cloth brocade.
In the top register are twelve Medicine Buddhas. At the perimeter of the mandala are trees and medicinal plants. The four gates at each direction of the mandala are guardian kings.
Surrounding the Medicine Buddha are figures of support, some of which are figures dressed in the garb of Tibetan generals and some animals.
This extremely exquisite painting depicts many defined details as you admire the thangka closely.
Below the image is the inscription of the explanation of Medicine Buddha in Tibetan wordings.