A Gyantse Style Paintings Page has been added to the Terminology & Classification of Painting Style Names Page. This style of Tibetan painting is attributed to the artist Chu'i Gangpa.
The Tsengo Dragpa Gyaltsen Page has been updated with additional links and images.
The Five 'Tsen' Protectors have been upgraded to the Six 'Tsen' Protectors with the addition of Tashi Obar - special protector of the Bodong Tradition.
The Dorje Setrab Main Page has been updated with additional content including a passage from the writings of the Great Fifth Dalai Lama concerning the origins of the deity.
The Terminology & Classification of Style Names Page has been updated with additional links and content.
An early Indian Painting Style Page has been added to the Terminology & Classification of Styles Page.
A Karma Gadri Painting Style Page has been added to the Terminology & Classification of Styles Page.
Additional images have been added to the Five Forms of Tsongkapa Page.
Paintings inspired by dreams. This is just a quick selection of images that are based on dream experiences. The earliest dream occurring in art is the image of the white elephant descending from the Tushita heaven into the sleeping chamber of Mayadevi the mother of the Buddha.
A new page for Terminology & Classification of Style Names has been added and linked to the Painting & Composition Types Main Page. The Terminology Page is a work in progress. More links will be added and new pages created for the different regions, artists and styles.
A Protector Deities Number Sets Page has been added to the Number Sets Main Page.
A Green Tara 17 Deity Mandala Page has been added.
The Repeated Figures Composition Page has been updated with additional links and content.
Of the three types of composition in Himalayan style art, [1] Register, Grouped Figures and Archaic Architecture, [2] Floating Figure and [3] Repeated Figure Composition, the first of these with register and grouped figures was the earliest to appear and lasted from approximately the 11th century until the 17th century.
Of the three types of composition in Himalayan style art, [1] Register, Grouped Figures and Archaic Architecture, [2] Floating Figure and [3] Repeated Figure Composition, the Floating Figure type became the dominant composition style for scroll painting (tangka) after the 17th century.
The Painting and Composition Types Main Page has been updated with additional links and content.
A gallery of Bhutan Paintings and Textiles has been added to the Masterworks Main Page.
A gallery of Repeated Figure Composition Masterworks has been added to the Masterworks Main Page.
The Illusive Play: The Autobiography of the Fifth Dalai Lama by Samten Gyaltsen Karmay is truly an impressive work filled with references to artists and the commissioning of works for personal use, gift exchanges and the refurbishing of ancient temples and monasteries.
"The Illusive Play: The Autobiography of the Fifth Dalai Lama is an English translation of the autobiography of Ngagwang Lobzang Gyatsho, the Fifth Dalai Lama (1617-1682). The work is of exceptional value because it has taken such care to give a precise chronology throughout its entire length. Lobzang Gyatsho’s autobiography is therefore a veritable witness to the life and culture of Tibet in the 17th century, which was a formative period for the establishment of the Tibetan Buddhist theocracy. In addition, the major events in which he himself played a pivotal role are presented: the overthrow of the king of Tsang, the creation of the Tibetan theocratic state with the founding of the Gaden Photrang government, the building of the Potala Palace and the undertaking of major diplomatic relationships with foreign powers, such as the Mongols and the Manchu empire. All these events are either alluded to or fully recounted in a personal way, so that on reading them one cannot help but feel the momentous occasions which the author recounts from his own experience." (Serindia Publications).
A gallery of selected images depicting the uses of the tetrahedron in Tantric Buddhist art has been added along with related links and examples.
