What is Thangka Painting?

A thangka is a traditional painting of a Tibetan Buddhist deity, or a mandala worshipped in the monasteries of Tibetan Buddhism. Thangka painting is strictly governed by iconographic rules. In Tibet they are traditionally the centre of Buddhist ceremonies. They have served this important role for over a thousand years.

Kalachakra
Shri Kalachakra (Tibetan: pal du kyi kor lo, English: the wheel of time): a non-dual tantra retrieved from the hidden kingdom of Shambala. Shri Kalachackra, the wheel of time, is the principal deity of the secret mantra of the New
Translation School. Through the achievement of confident certainty in the outer, inner and other wheels of time as they apply through samsara and nirvana, inner wisdom is revealed, leading to enlightenment within the great bliss body of illusion.

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