Tibetan script

"The two seed syllables HUM and BHYO evoke the union of the masculine and feminine dharma-protection principles." Chögyam Trungpa

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The illustration shows six variations of the Uchen script style 'heading' character. © Tashi Mannox 2010 1, single. 2, double. 3, treble. 4, resembling water birds. 5, owl eyes 6, an elaboration using two 'Ha' syllables. On every beginning of a Tibetan page of text or title is found the characteristic swirl symbol, this is known as the ‘heading’ character, its job is to announce the start of the text it prefixes. It is not a word as such but a symbol, which is as much decorative as…

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The Four Noble Truths 'The Four Noble Truths' in High Uchen script deriving from the 15th-16th century, central Tibet. © Tashi Mannox 2022 Also available as a quality limited edition print. The Wheel of Dharma, The original Buddhist symbol, representing the turning/teaching of the truth/Dharma. Here depicted seated on an open lotus flower of purity. The symbolism of the above Dharma wheel design: 1 - Around the central wheel at North, East, South and West) are small groupings of Three dots…

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zer (ཟེར་) is a Tibetan homonym. 1. shaft of light, rays of light. 2. to say.

Phags-pa script: In 1260 Kublai Khan commissioned a Tibetan Lama called Blo-gros rGyal-mtshan, who is better known by the title Phags-pa Lama, to create a new national script to replace the Uighur-based script, which was devised in 1208. An edict was issued in 1269 requiring the use of the new script in all official documents, along with the local script as appropriate. (...)

Calligraphy is a Greek word meaning ‘beautiful writing’. I took some calligraphy classes back in the 1980’s. It was a very fascinating hobby which could either be very satisfying or very frustrating because it takes a tremendous amount of...