Karma Norbu Bhutia
Biographic Data
| ID | 5155522 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Karma Norbu Bhutia |
| GIVEN NAMES | Karma Norbu |
| FAMILY NAME | Bhutia |
| SIGNATURE | BHUTIA K N |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Delhi |
| ORCID | 0009-0006-1126-6316 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Sacred Strokes
Himalayan Buddhist regions such as Sikkim preserve vibrant traditions of thangka painting, where sacred imagery, ritual practice, and precise iconometric systems converge. Yet, compared to other Himalayan artistic centers, Sikkim’s thangka traditions have received limited scholarly attention. Drawing on 2024 ethnographic fieldwork and guided by theoretical approaches from Gell’s notion of art as agency, Malinowski’s emphasis on embodied practice,…
Negotiating Sacredness
Over the last few decades, artists in Ladakh have made significant changes to sacred Buddhist art, particularly in how they create thangkas. Thangkas were primarily used in religious ceremonies, but are now sold in tourist markets and monasteries. This commercialisation of thangkas raises questions about their authenticity, ritual value, and cultural continuity. This paper is based on ethnographic work conducted in the Leh district of Ladakh, Ind…
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Negotiating Sacredness
Over the last few decades, artists in Ladakh have made significant changes to sacred Buddhist art, particularly in how they create thangkas. Thangkas were primarily used in religious ceremonies, but are now sold in tourist markets and monasteries. This commercialisation of thangkas raises questions about their authenticity, ritual value, and cultural continuity. This paper is based on ethnographic work conducted in the Leh district of Ladakh, Ind…
Sacred Strokes
Himalayan Buddhist regions such as Sikkim preserve vibrant traditions of thangka painting, where sacred imagery, ritual practice, and precise iconometric systems converge. Yet, compared to other Himalayan artistic centers, Sikkim’s thangka traditions have received limited scholarly attention. Drawing on 2024 ethnographic fieldwork and guided by theoretical approaches from Gell’s notion of art as agency, Malinowski’s emphasis on embodied practice,…
Buddhism (2 works) · Ethnography (2 works) · Painting (2 works) · Tourism (2 works) · Anthropological Studies and Insights (1 work) · Apprenticeship (1 work) · Consecration (1 work) · Embodied cognition (1 work) · Iconography (1 work) · Indian and Buddhist Studies (1 work)