Marpa


Edition
Length

Image Sizes

Paper/Canvas Sizes
100
40"x59.5"
44"x64"
500
16.5"x24"24"x30"
Open
6.5"x9.5"8.5"x12"
Artist: Unknown
Release of Edition: 17 June 2006
Medium: Limited Edition Giclee Prints
Material: Matte UV-protected Canvas or 225gsm Ultrasmooth Fine Art Rag Paper, Ultrachrome Ink
Markings: Embossed with the MiMa Publishers stamp and numbered
Certificate of Authenticity: Available on request




detail of max. size at 1:1

16.5"x24" Enlargement:

(At 72dpi this enlargement is only one tenth of the resolution of the print on paper. Added to that, it's a compressed jpeg, so the resulting image on the screen only hints at the clarity and detail of the print.)


Marpa

A Thanka painted in traditional Tibetan style showing the great spiritual leader Marpa of Lhotrak. Marpa (1010-1113 AD) was a landowning family man and a Tibetan merchant, who made the difficult journey over the rugged Himalayas to India in search of spiritual wisdom. He brought back teaching on yoga and meditation, and founded the Kagyu school of Tibetan yogis that exists up to the present day under the leadership of His Holiness the Gyalwa Karmapa.

The Thanka is an exceptional masterpiece following the Gabhri school of Tibetan art. Marpa is shown seated on a magnificent throne, and holds a book in his left hand. The latter reminds us that Marpa was famous as a great translator of Sanskrit texts. The book also represents the secret yogic knowledge that he brought back from India. In the foreground we see Marpa's four leading disciples. Off to Marpa's right is shown a tower, constructed by his most famous disciple Milarepa.

Notes by Lama Kunzang Palden Rinpoche.

THANGKAS FOR CHARITABLE DONATIONS

These Thankas are not for sale, but will be given to individuals and organisations who support by donation The Dharma Fellowship Hermitage Meditation Retreat on Denman Island, Canada, or the sponsorship programs for Tibetan refugee children and monks administered by the Dharma Fellowship.

To find out more about the Hermitage and to make a donation please visit www.dharmafellowship.org

To find out more about their work and get involved with sponsorship please visit www.dharmafellowship.org/charitablework

The donor may choose a Thangka from the catalogue presented here. They are being given in three sizes:
1) For a donation of $2500 or more: At an image size of 40" wide x up to 59" high, on canvas, coated with a UV and abrasion resistant liquid laminate, editions of 100. These can be hung like scrolls or stretched over wooden frames (known as "stretchers").
2) For a donation of $500 or more: On 24" x 30" watercolor/rag paper, editions of 500.
3) For a donation of $150 or more: On 8.5" x 12" heavyweight watercolor/rag paper, open editions.

All editions have an archival rating of 61 - 108 years (depending on the paper/canvas used).

If you would like to know more about this donation scheme and receiving a Thangka please email thangkas@dharmafellowship.org
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