Thanka, one of the most popular manufacturer and wholeseller of original & genuine thanks (religious scroll paintings) based on Tibetan Buddism, also we manufacture Nepali and Newari style. Our Thanka showroom is located at Kwalakhu, Patan. And also we have our Show room in Thamel with a studio & has a collection of over 500 Thankas created by well-known monks and Artist trained by these monks.

What is THANKA ?
The THANKA or 'scroll-painting' is perhaps the most typical religious and artistic utterance of the Tibetan Buddhism. The THANKA is to the Lamaism; an artistic utterance of a deep religious experience, submitted to strict iconographical conditions concerning depiction, color, dimensions, proportions, etc...

THANKA's are predominantly objects with meditational meanings. The portrayed subjects are very divergent, from historical characters, through pure imaginary creatures to strict geometrical forms, the mandala's. These are the ultimate means of meditation because they represent the cosmos. These Mandala's also return in architecture (for example the giant stupa of Bodnath in Nepal ). THANKA's represent the feelings and ideas that are hidden deep inside each of us. We can conclude this from the fact that the artist only starts to paint when he is mentally prepared (fasting and meditation). The work itself may take several months, depending on the size and subject

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