Goddesses of the Celestial Gallery
Author | : Romio Shrestha |
Publisher | : Mandala Publishing |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2011-07-19 |
ISBN-10 | : 1608870227 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781608870226 |
Rating | : 4/5 (27 Downloads) |
Download or read book Goddesses of the Celestial Gallery written by Romio Shrestha and published by Mandala Publishing. This book was released on 2011-07-19 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the tradition of Celestial Gallery, this unique collection of striking Tibetan-style thangka paintings of the Goddesses of the Celestial Gallery are presented together for the first time, in this book-shelf sized format. Reproduced from the master painter Romio Shrestha and his team of artisan monks, who render postmodern interpretations of an age-old Tibetan artistic tradition. Made from malachite, lapis and marigolds and painted at times with just three hairs of a cat's tail, these paintings are produced in hauntingly powerful detail. Goddesses depicted include: "the goddesses of the arts" Saraswati; "the Divine Mother" White Tara a protector and preserver; "the Protectress " Green Tara : "the Dark Goddesses" Palden Lhamo, guardian of the lineage of the Dalai Lamas; and Kali, a wild and uncontrollable consort of Shiva, a devotee of time and keeper of the shadows within ourselves.