YAMANTAKA
# The deity yamantaka ,as the name suggested ,is terrifying to behold.
# He is the ferocious emanation of Manjushree.
# He has eight heads.The principal head is that of a bull or a buffalo.
# Representing as 34 arms holding all the tantra symbols and sixteen feet symbolize
sixteen types of emptiness.His two horns symboloze two truth.
# His two principal hands hold a skull cup and vajra cleaper.His legs are bunched together.
# His body is deep blue in colour,symbolizing his wisdom as vast as space.
# His 34 arms plus body,speech and mind symbolize the 37 factors of Enlightenment.
# He is naked because he has abandoned all the concerns of the worldly mind.
# Under his right foot is a human being and various animals,signifying his mastery over
the eight siddhis,under his left foot are many birds and animals,symbolizing his
mastery over the uncommon siddhis.
Welcome To Everest Thangka
Everestthangka.com is owned by one of the most reputed thanka producers in Nepal i.e. Everest Thanka Treasures and is an online thangka art gallery for all kinds of thangkas like Tibetan Thangkas, Newari Thangkas & Japanese Thangkas. We offer original thangkas based on traditional art.
Everest Thanka Treasures is the manufacturer ; wholeseller & distributor of the finest thangkas in Nepal. We have been selling varieties of thankas all over the world. We are located in Thamel, a touristic city of Nepal.
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