Buddhist art

Depiction of the Rainbow Buddha, realized in the Thangka style of painting. This is a detailed view of the Rainbow Buddha, without the border or blue background of the larger work shown.

Medicine Buddha depiction from the Thangde Gatsal Collection on Thangka Buddhist Art. Image shows a large view of Medicine Buddha, with blue skin in a sitting position with a gold background. The underside of the Buddha's hands and feet are red.

Depiction of the Rainbow Buddha, realized in the Thangka style of painting. This is a larger view of the circular Rainbow Buddha which includes the rainbow border.

This collection contains roughly 6,000 digitized paintings and drawings as well as photographs depicting the artists. Because of the size of many of the paintings, close-up views are sometimes provided. It also contains a digital book describing the historical and religious significance of the artwork and providing context for the paintings in the collection: Spiritual Buddhist Art / Master Locho & Sarika Singh. Dharamsala, India, c2013.

The Thangde Gatsal Collection on Thangka Buddhist Art contains a large body of Thangka artwork, created by specially trained artists at the Thangde Gatsal Art Studio and School in Dharamsala, India. The collection showcases the unique style of Thangka paintings and is of particular religious, philosophical, and historical significance.