Thangka is a Himalayan Buddhist scroll painting on cotton normally depicting deities, teachers, mandalas, and so on. It is decorated with silk with neatly stitched strips at the four sides called Juru Merser and a rectangular piece at the bottom of the image called Thong. The significance of Juru Merser and Thong is not known. [...]
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Brief History of Nyo Gyelwa Lhanangpa (1164-1224)
Nyo Gyelwa Lhanangpa was born in 1164 to Dragpa Pel of the Nyo clan, and to Yongmo Pelka in the year of wood male monkey year of the Buddhist calendar. From a young age, due to his charisma and glory, he was called Zijed Pal. His father was considered the reincarnation of the [...]
