When a hand-painted Guru Rinpoche thangka—glowing with mineral gold leaf luster and steeped in the warmth of cinnabar brushstrokes—unfolds, it’s more than Tibetan art: it’s a...

When a meticulously hand-painted Guru Rinpoche thangka unfolds—rich in color and intricate in detail—it’s more than just Tibetan art: it’s a millennium-old vow of “removing obstacles,...