Thangka (English spelling)

Japanese: タンカ(英語表記)thaṅ‐ka
Thangka (English spelling)
A hanging Buddhist painting used in the Lamaist cultural sphere, centered in Tibet. It is also called thaṅ-sku. It was hung in a hall and worshipped, but monks also carried it around villages to use as the principal image in religious ceremonies and to give lectures on the contents of the painting. It probably originated from Indian paṭa (silk painting), and began to be painted in Tibet around the 10th century. Many of the extant works date from the 17th century or later, and painting continues to this day. The style was influenced by the Bengal region of East India, Nepal, and Kashmir styles in ancient times, and later saw the influx of Central Asian and Chinese styles.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
チベットを中心とするラマ教文化圏で用いられる掛幅装の仏画。タンクthaṅ‐skuともいう。堂内に掛けて礼拝対象とする一方,僧侶が村々を持ち歩いて宗教儀礼の本尊としたり,絵の内容を講釈したりした。おそらくインドのパタpaṭa(絹絵)に起源し,チベットでは10世紀ごろには描かれるようになった。現存するものは17世紀以後のものが多く,現在でも描き続けられている。その作風は,古くは東インドのベンガル地方やネパールの様式,またカシミール様式の影響を受け,後には中央アジアさらには中国様式の流入をみた。

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