Dharmapala Thangka CentreTibetan Antiques


Tsa Tsa Molds

Molds such continue to be used in Tibet to create small clay images [tsa tsas] of Buddhist deities that are sold by monasteries to visiting pilgrims and worshippers. These clay images are offered as an act of merit on temple altars before images or placed on walls of stones carved with Buddhist prayers.

With their help it is possible to produce a large number of Tsa Tsas in a short time. They are as different as the many different Tsa Tsas we know. There are small stamp forms only a few centimetres in size and large specimens of 30 cm and more. These large stamps are very rare. This is partly because they are particularly difficult to produce and few survive the entire production process. The most common stamps are used to make small Stupa Tsa Tsas.

The majority are made of metal. But there are also some made of clay and very rarely of wood in combination with a hardened resin paste.

The stamps usually have a metal or wooden handle in order to be able to exert a high pressure on the clay to be shaped. For a better grip, the handle is usually reinforced with a metal ring.


  Archiv Tsa Tsa Molds  

25 Deities
1. 25 Deities
Amitayus
2. Amitayus
Vajrapani
3. Vajrapani
Stupa / Tchörten [2]
4. Stupa / Tchörten [2]
Three Deities
5. Three Deities
Precious Umbrellar
6. Precious Umbrellar
Avalokiteshvara
7. Avalokiteshvara
Vajrasattva
8. Vajrasattva