Understanding The Thangka Paintings
According to historical records, around the seventh or eighth century, A.D. Thangka drawings began to be made in Tibet. This approach stems from Indian storytelling, where the image from which the story was told is vertically suspended, to visually assist in the story-telling. Some Thangka paintings seem to also be influenced by Han art effects.
The vast majority of Thangka expresses various themes in Tibetan Buddhism. The manner of its display directly reflects the Buddhist .