High Quality Maitreya Buddha Thangka Painting
Thangkas are traditional Tibetan and Himalayan Buddhist paintings on cloth, usually crafted from silk or cotton. These artifacts hold spiritual and religious significance, while also being appreciated as beautiful works of art.
Maitreya Buddha, also known as Future Buddha or the Buddha of Loving-Kindness, is significant in Mahayana Buddhism. He is the next Buddha to appear, succeeding Gautama Buddha. His name, “Maitreya,” means “loving-kindness” or “friendliness.”
In Maitreya Thangka Painting, he is depicted wearing the saffron-colored robes of a monk, symbolizing renunciation and detachment from worldly desires. He is adorned with various jewels and ornaments, representing his divine qualities and spiritual attainment. Maitreya displays the Dharma wheel mudra, where his hands are held at the heart level with the thumbs and index fingers forming a circle. This mudra symbolizes the turning of the wheel of teaching. Maitreya also holds a lotus flower, a symbol of purity and enlightenment.
Product Specification:
- Hand Painted
- Materials: Semi-Precious Natural Minerals
- Base: Cotton Canvas
- Origination: Nepal
Maitreya Buddha Thangka paintings represent profound spiritual practices, and are used to both contemplate feelings of goodwill, sympathy, and the ambition for spiritual growth. Not only visually arresting, these objects are of significance to anything from Tibetan Buddhism to other adherents of Maitreya as a future teacher.
