Thangkas – Dharma Documentaries

Return to Kham (Phende Rinpoche)

A record of Phende Rinpoche’s return to Kham in Tibet after 30 years in exile, and what he found there.

A look at the two different art styles, Tibetan and Nepalese, painting similar subjects.

A collector’s love of thangka painting, and his efforts to promote and preserve it.

Hand woven silk and other materials and applied to a canvas, thangkas, or items of clothing

An excellent introduction to Mongolian thangka painting, its history and characteristics.

A journey through Sikkim in the 1990s and a look at its thangka painting tradition.

The preservation of priceless thangkas and bronzes in a monastery in Ladakh.

A look at efforts to preserve the traditional art of Tibetan storytelling.

A look at Nepalese Buddhism, its history and the importance of Lokesvara worship in the country.

A look at some of the best loved and most visited sites in Tibet