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When Mandalas Merge: The Hidden Hindu Deities in Your Tibetan Thangka You’ve stood before a vibrant Tibetan thangka, mesmerized by the intricate cosmology of a Buddhist mandala. Your eye follows the serene gaze of a meditating Buddha, traces the fie
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Sacred Visions on Cloth: A Journey Through the Design Motifs of Nepalese Paubha and Tibetan Thangka The Himalayan region, a vast and rugged cradle of spirituality, has given birth to two of the world’s most intricate and profound sacred art traditio
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When Gods Collide: The Unseen Hindu-Buddhist Dialogue That Shaped Your Favorite Thangka You’ve seen them. In yoga studios, on boutique walls, or saturating your social media feed. Tibetan thangkas, with their mesmerizing mandalas, serene Buddhas, an
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