A Shakyamuni Buddha Thangka is a traditional Tibetan Buddhist painting depicting Shakyamuni Buddha, the historical Buddha and founder of Buddhism. These thangkas are crafted on silk or cotton fabric with meticulous detail, portraying Shakyamuni Buddha typically in a seated meditation posture, often with one hand touching the earth in the Bhumisparsha Mudra (gesture of touching the earth) and the other in the Dhyana Mudra (meditation gesture). Shakyamuni Buddha Thangkas are used in meditation, teaching, and as objects of veneration, symbolizing the attainment of enlightenment and the teachings of compassion and wisdom within Tibetan Buddhist tradition.
