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The Tibetan term "Thangka" (ཐང་ཀ་) translates to "scroll painting," specifically denoting Tibetan Buddhist religious art painted on cloth with mineral pigments. Designed for hanging in shrines or portable devotion, it functions as a "mobile temple."
The core canvas of a Thangka is painted using powdered gemstones and natural minerals—a process requiring hours of grinding alone—ensuring the colors remain vivid for millennia.
Tibetan Name: "Jambhalā" (King of Golden Treasures) Embodies unity of wealth, virtue, and wisdom; Golden body signifies "earth generates metal"—the source of prosperity.
Esoteric Identity: Chief of the Five Families of Wealth Deities; Unifies manifestations of body, speech, mind, karma, and merit; Supreme Dharma Protector governing material and spiritual resources.
Sanskrit: Padmasambhava (Lotus-Born)
Tibetan Honorific: Gu ru Rin po che (Precious Master)
Signifies "the Awakened One manifested from a lotus blossom", embodying unstained buddha-wisdom.