ART OF SCULPTURING (jimzo)
In the 17th century, there were many sculptors but the most renowned of them all was a man named Trulku Dzing and he was regarded as an emanation of the fifth Buddha Maitreya.
He was an extraordinary artisan and had sculpted hundreds of different deities in the dzongs and temples of Bhutan and those built by Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal.
His handmade sculptures can be seen in dzongs and temples even today, including an elegant statue of bodhisattva maitreya at Bongde Lhakhang in Paro. It is said that one's wishes will be fulfilled by merely seeing his statues.
NEWS / EVENTS:
Dubbed
"Contemporary Styling of Hand-woven Bhutanese Textiles", a
product launch/ exhibition has been held at Druk Hotel in Thimphu City
with Her Majesty the Queen Ashi Sangay Choden Wangchuck as the Chief
Guest.
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