Tibetan painting

thumb|Buddha Vairocana, the “Resplendent One”. Pigments on cloth, 14th century thumb|Thangka depicting Vajrabhairava, c. 1740 thumb|A large thangka hung on a Thangka wall|special wall at [[Gyantse in Tibet in 1938]]

thumb|Large thongdrel or appliqué festival thangka hung in the courtyard at [[Jakar Dzong in Bhutan, 2013]] thumb|The thangka wall at [[Tashi Lhunpo Monastery, Tibet]] thumb|Large thangka hung on a wall at Gyantse in Tibet in 1938

tibetan institute, Dharamshala

thumb|Tsakli, 13-14th century thumb|Another from the same set right|thumb|Tibetan tsakli, mid 20th century Tsakli (also “tsakalis”) are Tibetan Buddhist miniature paintings, normally produced as thematic groups or sets, which are used in rituals as initiation cards, and in the training of monks. Examples of this miniature art are also known from Mongolia.