miscellaneous rambling

Earlier I wrote a blog on shopping for Thangkas. Well, here is a shot of the tangka that I did finally buy. It's not that old. Of "standard" size, meaning the most common one. ( I haven't measured it, so sorry, no dimensions here)
It's of the White Tara, who was born of he Boddhisatva, Guan Yin, the Goddess of mercy's tear. when her teardrop hit the earth, in compassion for the suffering in which we all suffer from here on Earth.
The style of the tangka is in he Guke style of Western Tibet. I spent 2 days shopping for Tangkas and hit about every shop in Lhasa.