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Meet Tibetan thangka artist at St. Joseph’s

Sierra Friends of Tibet and Tibetech.org will present a special art talk with Geshe Lobsang Tsultrim. Geshela (a title similar to a Ph.D., indicating an earned degree) is an internationally recognized Tibetan sacred artist specializing in thangka art. Thangka, which in Tibetan means “rollable scroll,” is one of the major art-sciences in Tibetan Buddhism. The origin of the art form can be traced back to the time of the historic Buddha. The main themes of thangka paintings are spiritual. Tibetan masters refined their well developed arts through research and studies of different traditions from various countries. Tibetan thangka’s precision, lines, …

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