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Visitors to Tibet are invariably impressed by the
local people's power of imagination and boldness of their artistic expression,
from architecture to clothing and decorations, from furniture to articles of
daily use. Religious doctrines have not stifled their creativity. Rather, they
have given wings to their imagination.
 Tsha Tsha
 Tsha Tsha are mini-statues of Buddha, stupas, or Buddhist scriptures
done in relief images made out of a one-side mould or round stupas completed by
two-side mould. They are mainly used to fill the inner shrines of bigger stupas,
statues, or special shrines, and worshiped at the places like Tsha-khang, snow
mountains and caves.
Tibetans make Tsha Tsha to accumulate Buddhist merit. They are also used as
objects for dispelling illness or praying for good luck.
Tsha Tsha, a Tibetan transliteration of the Sanskrit word, is the clay votive
tablet in Tibetan Buddhism, a typical representation of Tibetan Buddhist arts.
Tangka
Tangka, seen in every monastery and family shrine in Tibet, has been in vogue
in Tibet for centuries. It is the art of Tibetan scroll-banner painting and
mainly depicts the images of Buddha, eminent monks and folk customs.
The pigments contribute greatly to the uniqueness of Tangka. They are made
from natural materials such as rare metals and plants, and carefully mixed and
processed by hand. Thus a well-kept Tangka still shines gorgeously generation
after generation.
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