http://www.thankas.com/ Thangkas and Mandalas are Tibetan Buddhist (Lamaism or Tantrayana / Vajrayana-Buddhism) iconographic paintings. They are a form of religious art, which has a 1,000 year long tradition, that still carries on today. en Thu, 01 Oct 2009 22:00:00 EST http://www.thankas.com/ http://www.thankas.com/news/thangkas.gif Wed, 29 Apr 2009 22:00:00 EST http://www.thankas.com/ http://www.thankas.com/ <img src="http://www.thankas.com/news/thangkas-2.jpg" alt="Thankas" border="0"> Thankas and Mandalas serve as sacred works in the monasteries, as help in meditation, bv protection from demons or as votive pictures. http://www.thankas.com/thankas.php Especially in Ladakh and Sikkim, Bhutan or Nepal and Mongolia this ancient tradition of Tibet Mandalas and Thankas painting still is alive. http://www.thankas.com/thankas.php