ShanThangka

We are selling Thangka's because our love for Buddhism.

  If I could live of the smell of flowers, I would, but in this world, money is the energy we deal with, and as dirty it may seem, we too need to live. So we sell Thangka's, with the wish in our heart, that you will benefit, grow, heal, understand and love more... With the protection of the Green Tara, the female buddha, we live to love. Modesty is our lesson. But we are proud to bring you this old sacred art to your attention. Enjoy the pictures, and if you have any wishes, we can arrange for you. Any size, any deity or buddha, any quality can be ordered with us. We are looking into the Thanka blessing part. We know many of you wish a blessed Thangka, and we do recommend this. But you will have to go to a Buddhist lama or Rinpochee in your country. It is a very special event to be part of, and we strongly recommend you to do so.

Watch our video;

Thangka's  painters

Thangka school

Thangka blessing

Thangka shopping in Nepal

Thangka of Thanka?

Both spellings are used in writing. As I was explained, it is pronounced as Thangka, but originally it used to be written as Thanka. Now you see both used on signs, in shops, on bills and in books.

Over ShanThangka:

   Welcome to the online exclusive Nepali Thangka shop. We are proud to have the most beautiful Thangka's you have ever seen. We have stories about the making of Thangka's, their meanings, their history and their powers.

   We have good connection with the Thangka schools in Nepal and only the highest quality is available here. Some of the Thangka's are made in more than 1 year of painting. You will be enchanted with the power emanating from these paintings. The Thangka's we sell are NOT blessed, although we recommend you to do so. According to Buddhist teaching it is unwise and against spirit to sell blessed Thangka's. It doesn't mean that there is no power in the images, as the master painters are very deeply involved in the deities they paint. Be aware you are taking a powerfull spiritual piece of art into your house. It is time for humanity to transform, and help comes your way, when asked for....

The detail is stunning

  As art, these Nepali Thangka's are beyond everything you have ever seen. Also Thangka painting has gone through changes, and Thanka's have gained depth and brilliance. The details are exceptional.

The soul is touched

  Just sitting in front of your Thangka evey day, lighting a candle and burning some insence for spirit help, you are bound to change. By greeting the Buddha outside, and bowing your head, you bow to the buddha inside....

Meditation will bring you home...

  We are at the break of a new era, and help is everywhere for you to grow. Tibet has been known for the buddhist teaching of love and compassion. Ohm mani padme um, the mantra of Avalokiteshwara, the compassionate Buddha sounds everywhere. Come home!

Our Services

   We are happy to be able to offer you the most complete package from production to your house. We are thankfull to the master painters who offer their services, and the smooth arrangement we have with the schools. This is ShanThangka.

Premium Services

Sending by Mail

  We can send you the Thanka of your choice by mail, through any of the means of your choice, to any place in the world.

Have a look

  You are more than welcome to visit my showroom in The Hague. A personal look and feel is a must to see the quality of the artwork...

Order specials

   If you have any whishes concerning color use, deity, Buddha, Hindu gods and goddesses, or even a portrait made of a Photograph; it's all possible.

Quality Guarantee

   We guarantee you excellent quality paintings. We don't go for less.

Shop owners

   We have a special plan for resellers. please feel free to contact us about the discount we can offer you.

Buddhist practitioners

   We have special discount for Buddhist practitoners. Call us to see what we can do for you.

News in action

   We are in the opportunity to give away blessed Thangka's. To bring out the living message of Buddhism, and make use of our profit as service to humanity, we give 10 blessed Thangka's away to people we think need it. You can apply for such a Thanka, send us your story through our mail form...

Latest News; Free Thangka!

   We are working on the following plan. Soon anybody who thinks he or she deserves a blessed Thangka, can subscribe to a lottery to win a blessed Thangka. There are 10 Thangka's to be given away, each year, every month except vacations. The Thanka's are Nyingmapa, and blessed in Nepal. We are reading the application forms our selves, and pick between the ones we think deserve it. It's not a lottery like you know. We keep the freedom to let faith choose.... We want to prevent these Thangka's to get sold again. They are for individuals and to be given only.

Do you think...

 That you deserve a blessed Thangka?

Do you believe in faith?

  We gave away more than 10 blessed Thangka's away so far, and everybody comes to us telling about the strength and help they get from them...

Need help?

   In our process towards enlightenment, we need help, very often. Ask for it...

We are working to get this working.

  There are no guarantees, we keep all rights to change anything we promissed. We need to go to Nepal again, and see if we can meet the Lama again. But keep in touch... The application form might be here soon...

Our friends

  On our journey through Nepal and India we made many friends. I want to mention them here.

Friends Ronnie, Stacey and us

  We had a great time there at their wedding. We went together to the Thangka blessing.

All our Nepali Friends

  We were received with so much kindness. Om mani padme hum.

All the kind people

  We wish Tibettans the strength, and love and compassion for all their troubles....

Beard Lama

  We still don't realize the full extent of the blessing you gave us. namaste, holy man.

All the monks

   We have been guided by the smiles of the monks and nuns. Just at arriving, sharing a cab with them, was a blessing.

Nepal itself is your friend

  The energy is strongly directed to the heart. We are one.

Related Websites

   We have collected some links that are related to the Thangka's we sell. Thangka's have a depth unlike any other form of art. We hope you will enjoy the information put to you. Namaste.

Our Links

   Nepalese Thangka's Here some nice pictures from Nepalese Thangka's
http://www.shant.eu/shant_thanka.htm

   Norbulinka Thangka's This is an article about traditional Tibetan Thangka's made by the official Tibetan Thanka school Norbulinka, in India .
http://www.shant.eu/thanka_norbulingka_2007.htm

   Dharmsala Thangka's More images of traditional Thangka's made in Dharmsala, India.
http://www.shant.eu/thanka_thangka_2007.htm

   Thanka school This is a great article about Thanka schools in Nepal. Stunning photo's and a good explanation of the way Thangka's are being made.
http://www.shant.eu/thanka_lama_2007.htm

   Make an altar around your Thanka Good article about how to make your own altar. Have a look at the gold face buddha's and the beautiful Thangka's from Nyingmapa tradition.
http://www.shant.eu/gems-altar.htm

   Thangka blessing Nyingmapa Lama blesses Thangka's.
http://www.shant.eu/thanka_beard_lama_blessing_2007.htm

Get In Contact

   We are working from our home office, and can best be reached through e-mail. Please feel free to ask any question you have about Thangka's. We hope you enjoyed meeting us hee on the world wide web. Regards... ShanT Frigge

ShanThanka . Marumstraat 6 2562 LS Den Haag Netherlands

Phone: +31 6 28 44 26 82 SKYPE: Shanthanka

Thanks to you...

   We thank all the friends we made during our visits in Nepal. We are gratefull to have experienced the warmth and spiritual richness of Tibetan Buddhism in Nepal. Special thanx I want to give to Ronnie and Stacey Flower, without whom life would have a lot less color; Pradeep for his friendship, hospitality, and help; Gyan Badur for being like a brother; Ngawang Rapje for helping me find the incarnation of Dilgo Kyentse Rinpochee; Gauri for his listening ear; Hotel Sweet Home for being so kind; Bam for being a clown; Beard Lama for blessing my Thangka's and helping so many friends here with those blessings. Everybody who has one of the blessed Thangka's now, is convinced of the spiritual power of Buddhist Thangka. Their lives are changing dramatically. And Ram Bahadur Lama for introducing me to his puja room and to Beard Lama. Ohm Mani Padme Hum. Thank you...