Guru Shakya Senge Thangka is one of Guru Rinpoche's eight manifestations which is handpainted on handmade cotton canvas by using vegetable mineral color.
Guru Shakya Senge wears monk's robes embodying the principle of realization through the monastic path, gracefully demonstrating the means of awakening through discipline and detachment.
After ordination, Guru 'Lion of the Shakyas' practiced according to the traditional system which involves study, contemplation, and meditation. He represents authentic spiritual development which proceeds from the ground level, skillfully and joyfully making use of the simplest ways and most ordinary forms.