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☛ INTRODUCTION TO THANGKA:
A THANGKA, VARIOUSLY SPELLED AS A THANGKA, TANGKA, THANKA, OR TANKA, IS A TIBETAN BUDDHIST PAINTING ON COTTON, SILK APPLIQUE, USUALLY DEPICTING A BUDDHIST DEITY, SCENE, OR MANDALA. THANGKAS ARE TRADITIONALLY KEPT UNFRAMED AND ROLLED UP WHEN NOT ON DISPLAY, MOUNTED ON A TEXTILE BACKING SOMEWHAT IN THE STYLE OF CHINESE SCROLL PAINTINGS, WITH A FURTHER SILK COVER ON THE FRONT. SO TREATED, THANGKAS CAN LAST A LONG TIME, BUT BECAUSE OF THEIR DELICATE NATURE, THEY HAVE TO BE KEPT IN DRY PLACES WHERE MOISTURE WILL NOT AFFECT THE QUALITY OF THE SILK.
☛ YELLOW JAMBHALA:
Jambhala (also known as Dzambhala, Dzambala, Zambala, or Jambala) is the God of Wealth and appropriately a member of the Jewel Family (see Ratnasambhava). He is sometimes equated with the Hindu deity Kubera. Jambhala is also believed to be an emanation of Avalokitesvara or Chenrezig, the Bodhisattva of Compassion. There are five different wealth Jambhalas; each has its own practice and mantra to help eliminate poverty and create financial stability.
Gyalten Sogdzin Rinpoche said that Jambhala is the protector of all Lineages and of all sentient beings from all sickness and difficulties. Jambhala is a Bodhisattva of material and spiritual wealth as well as many other things, especially of granting financial stability.
Because in this world, there are all kinds of wrathful and negative emotions or bad spirits, and sometimes they will harm you and other sentient beings, Dzambhala must take on such a wrathful and powerful form to protect us from these harmful spirits and negative karma. Especially, Dzambhala helps us minimize or decrease all misfortunes and obstacles and helps us increase all good fortune and happiness.
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