thaṅ-sku (English spelling) thansku

Japanese: thaṅ-sku(英語表記)thansku
thaṅ-sku (English spelling) thansku

…A hanging scroll painting of the Buddha used in the Lamaist cultural sphere, centered around Tibet. It is also called a tank (thaṅ-sku). It was hung in a temple and worshipped, but monks also carried it around the villages, used it as the principal image in religious ceremonies, and gave lectures on the contents of the painting. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "thaṅ-sku" is listed below.

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。…

※「thaṅ-sku」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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