Votive initiation card (tsakali) with preaching Buddha Shakyamuni
1004
unspecified
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Votive initiation card (tsakali) with preaching Buddha Shakyamuni is a 1004 unspecified by Unknown, depicting western tibet, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
You see a small, bright painting of Buddha standing on a lotus, hands raised in teaching. Around him, tiny figures kneel in devotion. This card was made to be given as an offering—like a spiritual gift. Most Tibetan art from this time was destroyed, so this one survived by luck. It’s not part of a book; it was meant to stand alone. To see more like it, look up Tholing Monastery.
