“History”Thangka

“History”Thangka uses pictures to tell history. It is a major feature of the Tibetan Thangka. Similar with murals about history, such Thangka usually tell the general political and religious history with images about major historical events in a chronological order. Despite differing from murals, such paintings are in series, and each one usually tells of a certainhistorical period or event. During the period of the fifth Dalai in the 17th century, after the Gelug sect of Tibetan Buddhism occupied the dominant position, the reconsideration of history became more active. In addition to many murals of historical themes in the Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, Drepung Monastery, Sera Monastery, Ganden Monastery, Samye Monastery, Tashilhunpo Monastery and other places,a great number of “history”Thangka also appeared, such as the “Origin of Tibetan Ethnic Group,””Biography of Songtsen Gampo,””Biography of Trisong Detsen,” “Biography of Milarepa,””Biography of Tsongkhapa,””Biography of Phagpa”and those about the history of monasteries.

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