Bodhisattva Lifecycle Art

Tibetan Buddhist thangka painting of lifecycle of Bodhisattva across many births. The concept of Bodhisattva runs deeply in Tibetan Buddhist Art. Bodhisattva is a being who is enlightened but who compassionately stays his Nirvana to help other beings become enlightened. <br> <br>These Bodhisattvas take numerous human births and also of other creatures, setting their lives as examples for others to follow and attain enlightenment. This Thankgka Painting is one of such Buddha / Bodhisattva life-cycle paintings, a very popular theme in Thangka Painting.