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thangkas

thangkas is the plural of thangka.

Meaning of thangka

Noun

thangka (plural thangka or thangkas)

  1. A painted or embroidered linen banner, usually depicting Buddhist themes, originating in Tibet; a prayer flag.
    • When the talks by Lama Thubten Yeshe on Buddhist and Christian meditation were published, the text included a reproduction of a Christian icon and a Tibetan thangka.1996, Gerald Christianson, Thomas M. Izbicki, editors, Nicholas of Cusa on Christ and the Church, BRILL, →ISBN, page 265

Questions about thangkas

What is thangkas the plural of?
Thangkas is the plural of thangka.

Words near thangkas in the dictionary

  1. Thang-Ta
  2. Thanga
  3. Thangching
  4. Thangjam
  5. thangka
  6. thangkas
  7. Thangrong
  8. thangs
  9. Thanh Hoá
  10. Thanh Quang
  11. Thanjavur

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