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The central aim is to explore the relationship between the portrayal of thangkas and the perceived sacredness of Buddhist imagery.

March 29, 2026Open Access

Depicting Buddha : Practice, Prescription and Perception

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Micro anthropological examination of thangka art reveals tensions between sacred representation and worldly reality.

The central aim is to explore the relationship between the portrayal of thangkas and the perceived sacredness of Buddhist imagery.
Micro anthropological examination of thangka creation and veneration.
Engagement with the theory of agency of art.
Analysis of the processes of writing and drawing in thangka production.
Thangkas serve as physical embodiments of divine presence.
The practice symbolizes both the representation of canonical scriptures and the depiction of real-world elements.
There exists a tension between prescriptive authority and personal perception in artistic practices.

Shijun Zhang (2026) studied this question.

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