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World's largest hand painted Tangka unveiled in Ta-an Park

The world's biggest  hand-painted painting of the Buddha, will appear at Taipei's Ta-an Park this morning in an activity called "Sunning the Buddha ".It is the centerpiece of a three-day Tibetan cultural festival which began last night.

The painting is around 14.5m high and 9m wide and was painted over four months by 34 artists, who used more than 20,000 pieces of gold foil. The Tangka was officially recognized by the Guinness World of Records on March 16 as being the largest in the world.

Lamas representing four sects of Tibetan Buddhism will jointly greet the Tangka and display outside as the high point of the festival.

"Sunning the Buddha" is a traditional ritual. Tibetans traditionally place a huge painting or embroidery of the Buddha on the slope of a hill, so lamas and laypersons can pay their respects to the Buddha. Apart from the Tangka, a huge Tibetan tent able to accommodate 200 people will also be displayed in the park.

Other aspects of Tibetan culture, such as the religious dance known as the Chambon, the Lingka folk festival, folk songs, the ritual "flowers dropping on the Buddha", traditional foods and costumes available for the public to borrow to wear will also be on display.

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