Tankas (Tibetan scrolls)

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- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85132299
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- Library of Congress Subject Headings
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Variants
- Tanggas (Tibetan scrolls)
- Tangkas (Tibetan scrolls)
- Thang-ga (Tibetan scrolls)
- Thangkas (Tibetan scrolls)
- Thankas (Tibetan scrolls)
Broader Terms
- Flags
- Painting, Tibetan
Sources
- found: Sinha, N.C. Tales the thankas tell, 1989.
- found: Oxford comp. art: p. 1137 (thangka: a painted or embroidered banner hung in temples or on family altars or carried in religious processions; usually depict a deity surrounded by retinue, or by scenes from his/her life or legend, or represent magic circles (mandalas) which are means of conjuring up, or invoking, a deity)
- found: Mei shan tang ka, 2010: p. 4, cover (tangka)
- found: Wikipedia, Dec. 3 2010: Thangka ("A 'Thangka,' also known as 'Tangka,' 'Thanka' or 'Tanka' ... is a Tibetan silk painting with embroidery, usually depicting a Buddhist deity, famous scene, or mandala of some sort.")
- found: Li, Fei.Tang ka ji zhen, 2011: p. 13 (thang-ga [in rom.]; tang ga [in Chinese characters])
Change Notes
- 1986-02-11: new
- 2013-03-12: revised

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