Today is
#TibetanCalligraphyDay, and Tibetans around the world are celebrating this day with vibrant calligraphy exhibitions and competitions. Schools, monasteries, cafes, and privately owned galleries in
#Tibet participate in this festival by displaying stunning calligraphic works, making the day a significant event for the promotion and preservation of Tibetan culture.
This festival was created due to a grassroots-initiated campaign in Tibet and has now received government approval to be observed every year across the Tibetan regions on April 30. The date is significant as April is the fourth month of the year, symbolizing the four vowels used in Tibetan script, and the 30th represents the 30 letters in the Tibetan alphabet.
This artwork is a rare Tibetan manuscript that showcases exquisite 13th-century Tibetan calligraphic art. This is a frontispiece of an illuminated folio from the "Mahasahasrapramardani Sutra," also known as "The Great Destroyer of the Thousand Foes."
This Mah...