Buddhist thangka centre was established in 1985 A.D. by a re-known artist, Hom Tamang. He learnt thagnka painting, when he was 11 years old with his father, who himself was also a famed artist. The centre has groups of well trained artist and a competent and experienced team of staff, one who has done 3 year B.A. Program on Buddhist studies from Kathmandu University. To those who are interested, he can give information on Buddhist philosophy, history and practices.
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1Introduction Thangkas are very traditional art works basically following Buddhist Philosophy. The word “Thangka” comes from an old Tibetan word and are made up of two syllabus i.e. “Thang” (Plain cotton cloth) “Ka or Ku” (Deity). So in order for a painting to be called a Thangka, it has to be done on a cotton
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KATHMANDU, NEPAL-Becoming a master Thangka painter takes almost as long as qualifying as a surgeon. Sara Enterprises’ Buddhist Thangka Centre trains artists and offers...
Our Rinpoche was in town this week and the thangkas that I bought from Sara Enterprises were blessed by him and I am glad that he thought they were of high quality. Green Tara is always my favorite.
Emily Smith
I was always very keen in arts and Sara Enterprises was the best thing happened to me. I have been able to explore myself in a lot of ways I never imagined. There are varieties of arts related to Buddhism. Mandalas is something that always grabs my attention.
Kunal Gurung (Thangka Instructor and Tour Guide)
SaraEnterprises is the best thangka shop in Boudha. They offer very high quality thangkas and healing bowls. I have shopped there for many times and their collection never disappoints you. Highlights is their staffs.
Cora Lam (Thangka Entrepreneur and the owner of The French Nails)
While we were hired to design a website, they clearly wanted to promote their artists which really impressed me. It was a pleasure to design for them. Also their shop studio is really nice! Amazing thangka art all around. It felt like a mini museum!
Bishal Gurung (Web Developer @easyanthem)
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