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ISSN 2753-4812
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Arts and Crafts Series

Arts & Crafts

English (4) | Français (1) | བོད་ཡིག (4)

Texts related to the practical arts and crafts (Skt. śilpa; Tib. bzo rig):

Benefits

by Shabkar Tsokdruk Rangdrol
A short text outlining the enormous benefits of creating sacred representations of enlightened body, speech and mind.
Benefits 1 Mar 2023

Ritual Objects

by Dodrupchen Jigme Tenpe Nyima
Notes on the deeper significance of various features of the vajra and bell, two ritual objects which a mantra practitioner must never be without.
18 Aug 2022

Stūpas

by Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö
In this brief and undated text, Jamyang Khyentse draws upon Jamgön Kongtrul's Treasury of Knowledge and a work by Tulku Sangye Lhawang in order to show the importance of constructing stūpas according to the specified proportions, rather than one's own ideas or preferences.
30 Jun 2021

Thangkas

by Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö
This brief text, seemingly written for a thangka artist, describes a painting dedicated to the Kadam tradition, with Jowo Atiśa as the central figure, Dromtönpa and Ngok Lotsāwa to his right and left, and other deities above and below.
Kadam 20 Sep 2021

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Inscriptions

Thangka painting displayed at a monastery

Courtesy of Himalayan Art Resources

Further information:

BDRC T361 (bzo rig)

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