༆ཚེ་རིང་བོད་ཀྱི་བཟོ་རིགས་སློབ་གྲྭ།
TSERING ART SCHOOL
Shechen institute of Traditional Tibetan Art
About Us
The Tsering Art School is part of the Dilgo Khyentse Fellowship, which is a non-profit organization with projects for cultural preservation and humanitarian aid in Nepal, Tibet, India and Bhutan.
The primary concern of the Shechen Institute of Traditional Tibetan Art, ‘Tsering Art School’ is the thangka painting school. It was established by Shechen Rabjam Rinpoche in 1996 in response to the urgent need for young artists to be able to receive a complete and thorough training in a pure and authentic lineage of thangka painting (thangkas are Tibetan Buddhist pictorial scrolls, either painted or made of fabric).
Previously in Tibet the main form of painting was Buddhist sacred art. During the Chinese Cultural Revolution the ancient traditional arts in Tibet suffered irreparable damage when over 6,000 monasteries and the artworks they contained were destroyed. In addition to this tragic loss, the degeneration of the authentic Buddhist painting traditions from the whole Himalayan region still continues today, largely because of the commercialization of Thangka production for a tourist market. This means that people without proper training are producing poorly executed thangkas with incorrect iconography. The overall result is that the sacred meaning and purpose of this precious art form is in danger of being lost.
The lineage of thangka painting the students are trained in is called ‘Karma Gadri’, which originated in Eastern Tibet and is famous its spacious landscapes and transparent treatment of colour.
The goal of the school is thus to provide the opportunity for young men and women from the Himalayan region and abroad to acquire the knowledge and skill to keep alive this sacred tradition from within its proper context of genuine Buddhist practice.
For further information on study, commissioning artworks and purchasing other products from the school that help support the activities of Shechen Monastery, please browse the website by selecting the links on this page. www.shechen.org
Sarva Mangalam!!
The Shechen Institute of Traditional Tibetan Art, ‘Tsering Art School,’ was built under the direction of Shechen Rabjam Rinpoche, with the generous support of the Dutch government and a private donor. It is housed within the grounds of the Shechen Monastery in Nepal.
The aim of the Institute is to contribute to the preservation and continuation of the authentic Himalayan Buddhist arts.
One of the few active thangka schools in existence, Tsering Art School benefits from being part of the Shechen Monastery - it's art program is still very much in touch with the living practice of Tibetan Buddhism. This symbiosis gives an unique opportunity for the students and at the same time imbues their work with spirit and power.
Tsering art school is not a commercial enterprise. The only aim of it's program is to truly preserve a tradition which has almost disappeared. As such it relies upon sponsorship and needs your help - without it it would not survive. Please consider this and help us continue on this difficult path.