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Art of Tibet
Styles and Sources of Tibetan painting
Dina Bangdel Virginia Commonwealth University
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Western Tibet
Eastern Tibet
Central Tibet
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Stylstic Sources
Style influenced by Indian Art 11th - 14th
- Kashmir/Pala Style influenced by
Nepalese Art 14th - 16th Style influenced
by Chinese Ming schools 15th onwards
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Srongtsong Gampo's Wives Nepali Princess Bhrikuti
(left) and Chinese Princess (Right)
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Licchavi period art
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Jokhang Shakyamuni
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Padmasambhava Builds Samye Monastery as Mandala
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• Tibetan Painting Tradition

Schools - Shar dunri Painting agreeing with
the East Eastern India 11th-13th - Balri
Nepalese painting 13th-15th - Menri School
ca. 15thc (Menla Dondup) - Menri Sarma New
Menri School 16th onwards (Tashilumpo
Mon.) - Karma Gadri Karmapa style of
painting 16th onwards
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• Shardun School

AMITABHA Ca. 12thc Tibet
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Padmapani
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DRATHANG MONASTERY (pre-Atisa)
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Shalu Monastery (Sakya sect), 14thc
reconstruction by Budon Rinpoche
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BAL RI SCHOOL Nepalese Painting
13th-14th century
Ratnasambhava, The Buddha of The South

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Newar style
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Red Ganesha
Ca. 15th century

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Red Ganesha
Ca. 15th century

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Jivarama Sketchbook 1455
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Teachers
Mandala
READING A TIBETAN PAINTING
Protectors
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Sakya Iconography
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Gyantse Kumbum Ca. 15th century Shigatse New
Menri School
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Gyantse Kumbum
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Mahakala Kumbum Gyantse
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Kumbum Gyantse wall painting
Ca. 15th-16th century
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Lineage Teachers
Kagyu iconography
Cakrasamvara
Protectors of CS cycle
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Top center Lineage Teachers Aksobhya Milarepa
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Eastern Tibetan Style Karma Gadri
School Encampment style of the Karmapa Ca.
16thc

WHITE TARA
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Avadana Stories Situ Panchen (1700-1774) Translat
ion of the Svayambhu Purana (1748)
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Everest God Thangkha represents the God of Mt.
Everest. Every climber worships and prays for
safe journey before conquering Everest. The God
of Everest protects and takes care of all the
climbers of Mt. Everest and other mountains.