Paint by Lama Tenzin Norbu.

stephensee · Dec 18, 2002

"The Tsugna Rinchen's Pilgrimage to the Dolpo."

Bigger pic here :
http://membres.lycos.fr/stephensee/p01.htm

Sylvrfalcn · Dec 18, 2002

Another great pic Stephen. Just one thing, being an archer I'm much intrigued by what the archer in the painting is shooting at. He seems intent upon the target, but the viewer is left to wonder what that target might be. The imagination runs wild.

Sarge

Bill Martino · Dec 18, 2002

Great stuff and many thanks. I have a half dozen thankas done by Buddhist monks and a couple of them are absolutely stunning.

Pappy · Dec 18, 2002

Thanks again for sharing with us. You do come up with some beautiful pictures and quite a variety.

Bill Martino · Dec 19, 2002

I'll drink to that, too. And am.

Ferrous Wheel · Dec 19, 2002

Love the colors, and textures!

Keith

Yvsa · Dec 19, 2002

I love the unrestrained artistic license of other cultures!!!!

There's quite a lot more detail in the larger picture that I missed in the smaller one I looked at earlier.

Snuffy · Dec 19, 2002

Nice picture, which prompts two observations -
#1: I see the central figure in the clouds is also holding a bow, and
#2: I'm curious about the topknots on many of the figures - I've heard that's mostly a Taoist hair style, but I've never heard of Taoism in the Himalayas.

spence · Dec 20, 2002

Snuffy:

The Hindu epics/scriptures mention topknots, IIRC.

S.

Bill Martino · Dec 20, 2002

My buddy, Lama Jigme, a jungle monk (Tantric Buddhist), wears a topknot made of his own hair. This is supposed to represent a gompa, Buddhist temple. I'll try to get a pix of him tomorrow. He comes over on weekends for English lessons, lunch, and a little puja.