# @rubinmuseum on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DJFGrl5hsNh
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/30041520-rubinmuseum-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-04-30T17:52:22.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art (@rubinmuseum) — https://gondola.cc/rubinmuseum

## Caption

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 Mahayana #Buddhist sutra demonstrates the Buddha's ability to transform into a mighty deity to subdue evil forces threatening sentient beings and their environment. It also describes how the #Buddha teaches the Dharma to help these forces attain enlightenment.

Explore this object and more in our digital collection!
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Illuminated Folio (frontispiece) from “The Great Destroyer of the Thousand Foes” (Mahasahasrapramardani) Manuscript, Tibet; 13th–14th century; ink and pigments on paper; Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art; C2004.33.1. 

#tibetanscript #manuscript #tibetanbuddhism #RubinMuseum

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tibetancalligraphyday, rubinmuseum, tibetanscript, buddhist, buddha, tibetanbuddhism, manuscript, tibet

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