VIDEO: Tanka: An Animated Vision of the Tibetan Book of the Dead
Sunday, February 4, 20188:53 PM(View: 7778)
"TANKA means, literally, “a thing rolled up”. This short film, TANKA, photographed from Tibetan scroll paintings of the sixteenth to nineteenth centuries, is a cyclical vision of ancient gods and demons, an animated journey through the image world of the Tibetan Book of the Dead."
The Diamond Sūtra, also known as the Vajracchedikā Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra, is one of the most revered texts of Mahāyāna Buddhism. The Diamond Sutra emphasizes the teaching of non-abiding and non-attachment.
Andrew Quintman, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at Yale University, offers a detailed exploration of the aesthetic, cultural and religious significance of thangka paintings in the Himalaya.
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