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The Path to Nirvana by Tashi Gurung, hand-painted on cotton with mineral pigments

The Path to Nirvana (Print)

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Kalachakra Mandala by Tashi Gurung, hand-painted on cotton with mineral pigments

Kalachakra Mandala, Orange and Gold

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Endless Knot mantra mandala by Tashi Gurung: rings of gold mantra on black around a central endless knot, the eight auspicious symbols in roundels

Endless Knot Mantra Mandala

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Avalokiteshvara thangka by Tashi Gurung: the four-armed bodhisattva of compassion in white on black, the five Dhyani Buddhas above, gold detail throughout

Avalokiteshvara, Gold on Black

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Mantra mandala by Tashi Gurung: large gold Tibetan letters ringing an eight-petalled lotus of auspicious symbols, on a green ground

Mantra Mandala with Eight Auspicious Symbols, Green

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Green Tara thangka by Tashi Gurung: the bodhisattva of swift compassion seated on a lotus with a blue lotus in bloom, snow peaks and river behind

Green Tara, Blue Sky

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Life of the Buddha thangka by Tashi Gurung: the Buddha with two disciples at the centre, scenes of his life drawn in gold line on vermilion

Life of Buddha, Vermilion Line

Path to Nirvana thangka by Tashi Gurung: a pale path switchbacking through green hills past flames and monks, elephants whitening stage by stage, snow peaks and a red border

Path to Nirvana, Green Valley

Samatha meditation path thangka by Tashi Gurung: a winding gold path through dark green hills, the elephant of the mind turning from black to white, three buddhas in gold roundels above

Samatha Meditation Path

Three Buddha mandala thangka by Tashi Gurung: three circular mandalas stacked on a gold ground, a buddha at the centre of each, ringed by seated and wrathful deities

Three Buddha Mandala

Wheel of Life thangka by Tashi Gurung: teal Yama with a red wheel rim over a green landscape, five skulls in his crown, floral border

Wheel of Life, Teal and Red

Tree of Cure medical thangka by Tashi Gurung: a branching tree whose leaves each hold a labelled remedy in Tibetan, twelve teachers above, the blue Medicine Buddha lower right

Tree of Cure, Small

Tree of Cure medical thangka by Tashi Gurung: the Tibetan medical tree with labelled leaves, twelve teachers across the top, the blue Medicine Buddha seated lower right

Tree of Cure, Large

Life of the Buddha thangka by Tashi Gurung: the Buddha in earth-touching mudra at centre, ringed by scenes of his life in orange, green and gold

Life of Buddha, Orange and Green

Life of the Buddha thangka by Tashi Gurung in muted green and mauve: the Buddha in earth-touching mudra with two disciples, the parinirvana scene below

Life of Buddha, Green and Mauve

Path to Nirvana thangka by Tashi Gurung: a white path winding up an ochre and green landscape under a deep red sky, indigo elephants turning white as the mind is tamed

Path to Nirvana, Red Sky

Kalachakra mandala by Tashi Gurung: the square palace of the wheel of time with four gates, ringed by blue water and an orange flame band, deep red border

Kalachakra Mandala, Brown and Red

Kalachakra mandala by Tashi Gurung: the palace of the wheel of time in blue and gold, ringed by water and mantra script, on a steel blue ground

Kalachakra Mandala, Blue and Gold

Kalachakra mandala by Tashi Gurung: the square palace with four gates set in concentric rings of mantra and blue water, on a deep blue ground

Kalachakra Mandala, Deep Blue

Kalachakra mandala by Tashi Gurung: the square palace of the wheel of time in blue and red, set on a flat vermilion field with a blue border

Kalachakra Mandala, Orange and Red

Kalachakra mandala by Tashi Gurung in 24-carat gold on black: the palace of the wheel of time drawn in gold line, ringed by a band of blue water

Kalachakra Mandala, Black and Gold

Kalachakra mandala by Tashi Gurung: a teal and gold wheel of time with an orange palace at its heart, on a plum ground with blue endless knots at the corners

Kalachakra Mandala, Plum and Teal

Om mantra mandala by Tashi Gurung: concentric rings of Tibetan mantra script in 24-carat gold on black, the syllable Om at the centre

Om Mantra Mandala, Gold on Black

Om mantra mandala by Tashi Gurung: rings of gold Tibetan mantra on black around a red medallion holding Om, the eight auspicious symbols in roundels

Om Mantra Mandala, Rust and Gold

Wheel of Life thangka by Tashi Gurung in 24-carat gold line on black, red-eyed Yama holding the six realms, Tibetan inscription along the lower edge

Wheel of Life, Gold on Black

Guru Rinpoche thangka by Tashi Gurung: Padmasambhava seated on a lotus with skull cup and khatvanga staff, green halo, snow peaks and river behind

Guru Rinpoche Thangka

Mantra mandala by Tashi Gurung: the eight auspicious symbols in roundels around the tenfold-powerful monogram, in vermilion, black and gold

Mantra Mandala with Eight Auspicious Symbols

Manjushree by Tashi Gurung, hand-painted on cotton with mineral pigments

Manjushree (Print)

Blue Tara thangka by Tashi Gurung: the wrathful aspect of Tara seated on a pink lotus in a halo of orange flame, Amitabha above

Blue Tara Thangka

Shakyamuni Buddha thangka by Tashi Gurung: the Buddha in earth-touching mudra on a lotus throne with two standing disciples, maroon peonies in gold line

Shakyamuni Buddha, Maroon and Gold (Print)

Wheel of Life thangka by Tashi Gurung: purple Yama holding an orange wheel above a pale turquoise landscape, two reclining figures at the base

Wheel of Life, Purple and Turquoise

Tree of Cure Thangka by Tashi Gurung, hand-painted on cotton with mineral pigments

Tree of Cure Thangka (Print)

Thousand Buddhas by Tashi Gurung, hand-painted on cotton with mineral pigments

Thousand Buddhas

Mantra mandala by Tashi Gurung: a vermilion disc filled with gold mantra script, ringed by the eight auspicious symbols, coral flowers at the corners

Mantra Mandala, Vermilion and Black

Mantra mandala by Tashi Gurung: a vermilion disc of gold mantra script ringed by the eight auspicious symbols, Om at the centre, teal border

Mantra Mandala, Vermilion and Teal

Mantra Mandala by Tashi Gurung, hand-painted on cotton with mineral pigments

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"Tashi Delek" by Tashi Gurung from Lo Manthang, Nepal

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"Trees I see" by Hajime Namiki from Tokyo, Japan

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