Contemporary & Traditional Tibetan Calligraphy

Title:
The Four Noble Truths

Japanese mineral paint on Bhutanese Tsasho bark fiber paper, 58x80 cm, 2009

Tibetan Calligraphed in a high form of Uchen script. This particular script style derives from 15th-16th century at Tsurphu, the mani seat monastery of the Karmapa’s in central Tibet,

The Four main topics of the Noble Truths are highlighted in an earth red mineral paint, in black ink the word truth bden pa བདེནཔ་ in Tibetan:
1. Suffering
2. Origin
3. Cessation
4. way/path

The Four Noble Truths is considered one of the most fundamental of the Buddhas teachings, explaining the four truths as relating to Suffering in its nature and origin, its cessation and the path leading to the cessation of suffering (Buddha-hood).