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General Buddhism => General Buddhism => Topic started by: kris on May 20, 2014, 07:02:13 PM
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Special Thangka stamps are being issued in Lhasa on 19 May 2014:
(http://img1.tibet.cn/2010tibeten/2010jj/xw/201405/W020140513556488431468.jpg)
I personally like these stamps with Buddha images and wish to get a set if possible. It is really rare that we get stamps these days as people only send emails (I personally have not sent much postal mail for the past few years).
http://eng.tibet.cn/2010jj/xw/201405/t20140513_1995111.html (http://eng.tibet.cn/2010jj/xw/201405/t20140513_1995111.html)
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This is great news! China is giving much leeway for the Tibetans to have thangka stamps. They really are courting the Tibetans by preserving the religion and culture. We seem to be coming to an interesting time in the Tibet/China saga.
Personally, I wouldn't having a collection of stamps like that. They are just plain gorgeous. But, on the other hand, wouldn't that be disrespect and desecration to have the stamps/Buddha images stamped by the postmark?
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They are so, so beautiful.
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Very beautiful stamps. Thangkas can be a representational icon towards Tibet culture. Whenever we see thangkas, we think about Tibet. Having more people to see images of Buddhas is better than to worry about disrespect and desecration to have the stamps/Buddha images stamped by the postmark.
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Oh wow!! I love them!!! The Chinese Government does value it's history and culture to produce such beautiful images of Buddhas on stamp. Now stamp collectors will have a field time collecting them.
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This is great news! China is giving much leeway for the Tibetans to have thangka stamps. They really are courting the Tibetans by preserving the religion and culture. We seem to be coming to an interesting time in the Tibet/China saga.
Personally, I wouldn't having a collection of stamps like that. They are just plain gorgeous. But, on the other hand, wouldn't that be disrespect and desecration to have the stamps/Buddha images stamped by the postmark?
Dear grandmapele,
Technically, it would be disrespectful. However. during this age of degeneration, it is better to have more people see Enlightened images so that seeds of enlightenment are planted in their mindstream. Most people are not going to practise the dharma. So we can forget about the protocols of showing respect to Buddha images.
I rejoice that the Chinese government is promoting Buddhism. It is the first step for the Government to openly accept Buddhism and sends out the message to the Chinese that it's ok to practise Buddhism. Buddhism has been a major part of Chinese culture and psyche for more than a thousand years. It's time to revive it to bring back some humanity and kindness to society instead of their focus of just making money with or without ethics and morals.
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The thangka stamps are really beautiful. It is really good news that China is issuing it, it means that China is accepting Buddhism and promoting it. May these stamps travel far and travel into the life of many people. May it plant the dharma seeds in whoever that see it.
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Chinese culture is one of the world's oldest cultures. A nation rich in cultural resources, China has an ocean of non-material cultural heritage including folk art, martial arts, cuisine, religion, music, literature, opera and dance. But many of these precious traditions are under the threat of extinction with the modernization of the country. I see this act as a preservation method and reminder to the people of the main religion held in China for many years. It will be exciting to see what else China will do in preserving their core religion in the many years to come.
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Wow...these stamps really shows that the Chinese really concern about preserving the rich heritage and history amongst the Tibetan and it is also shows that they actually accept and encourage the people not to forget their roots, culture, heritage and religion. Especially now, during this degenerate times more and more people is getting distracted from the importance of religion practice whereby we should have in our modern society which can easily influence us into something which can be not so beneficial in our life.
Good move, hopefully we will witness more and more modern approach media related to Buddhism which will highlight to the mass crowd by saying religion is not only for the past and elder, need not to be boring.
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Wow these look so authentic and artistic. The colors are so appealing! It's so adorable how the thangka images are down-sized to miniature stamps! It definitely shows culture and the essence of buddhism.
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I agree with Klein, technically it goes against the refuge commitment of seeing all buddha images as the Buddha themselves. But as stated it is better that people see the holy images portraying the bodies of the Buddha to plant great seeds and karmic imprints in their mindstreams, as they usually would not otherwise be inclined. I myself have have given away a lot of ornamental statues of the buddhas, which i know for a fact would not be placed on an altar, but to people who i know would treat them respectfully, as a way to help plant these karmic seeds in the minds of those I love and care about.
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Lovely stamps. It would be great if I can get hold of it. Yes it is disrespectful for the Buddha images to be stamped and also placed at low places, or covered by other things. It is a very bad idea and shows the lack of knowledge of how to handle Buddha images. On the other Buddha stamp images with the power of imprint will reach many people which may not have the chance to see it by other means.
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The stamps are simply gorgeous! Will be a great addition to my stamp collection.This special thangka stamps can carry forward Tibetan unique culture and inherit or transmit the intangible cultural heritage.
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The Han Chinese appreciate the spiritual aspect of Tibetan civilization and they are slowly and surely incorporating it into the general Chinese spiritual identity. I believe this and many other signs is good indication that the Chinese are identifying with the Tibetan Buddhist traditions as something that is of their own. This would mean that in the future, the Chinese would import this as part of their cultural and spiritual identity to the world. If Dorje Shugden could be position as part of this spiritual import, Dorje Shugden's unprecedented growth could bring Buddhism into a new renaissance of Buddhism. Just imagine...
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Nice!! Although I do find it disrespectful coz people tend to throw away the stamps after removing whatever is inside the envelope. Maybe they should use it as stamp collection instead.
Yes, I do believe its good that China did a good job in introducing them to the world but maybe in a better way.
It would be very nice to have DS stamps... ;D but of coz for collection purposes...
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What a great idea to print Buddha images onto stamps. Good way to spread dharma and may everyone who sees these stamps be planted with the dharma seed.
This is China's support of the spread of Dharma?
While some people are not accepting this idea due to the fact that the used stamps may be carelessly discarded, maybe these stamps should be issued as collectors' item only?
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It is said that anyone laying their eyes on enlightened Buddha's image or pictures will have imprints planted into their mind streams.
These stamps are beautifully printed and its used as stamps to be sent out to anyone by mail. How blessed is that? For those who receives these stamps will be blessed in their mind streams.
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I must say that these are indeed very beautiful stamps. And to think that these stamps were issued in China. The Chinese Government is surely promoting Buddhist arts and the freedom to practice religion. To me this is a great idea to plant Buddha's imprint into the minds of the people who come across envelopes with these stamps on it. Since these are postal stamps, imagine all the countries in the world they may end up in. I wish I could get hold of a set of these beautiful stamps too.
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Great idea by China to have stamps of Tibetan Thangka. This reflect that China is supporting Tibetan Buddhism.
The stamps are beautiful and it would be great if I can get hold of these stamps. And it will be a good collection as well.
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Rejoice! With the issuance of this beautiful Tibetan Buddhism’s thangka stamps, I believe the Chinese government has gradually acknowledging and preserving Buddhism . It is another crucial message to the nation to remind them on their roots, culture and the importance of religion in this degenerate era. The stamps are so beautiful and the colours are really eye catching! Really looking forward for more of the circulation of this wonderful stamps.
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What brilliant idea of promoting Tibetan culture and arts. These stamps will arouse curiosity in those who come into contact with it to research and learn more about Tibetan’s culture and it religion.
But some will worried that it would be embroiled into as an act of disrespect as in the case of British tourist whom had an uncovered Buddha’s image tattoo being deported by Sri Lankan’s immigration.
In these day, what ever you do or don’t. There’re always people who agreed with you and who will criticize you.
If we would to please everyone, then no Buddha image should be print for circulation to disseminate the teaching as most of these material would ended in the bin I’m sure!
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These stamps are beautiful! I rejoice that Buddhism is spreading in China! It is very nice to have all these stamps, so everyone can see how beautiful Buddhism Deities are. I heard that when a person look at a buddha’s image, they get merits. I hope everybody can get merits and can meet with the Dharma!