Abstract
The article discusses the history of the creation thangka paintings in the Central Buddhist Temple (khurul) of the Republic of Kalmykia which was opened in 2005. The article attempts at giving analysis of the formation of sacral art environment of the Elista Buddhist Temple in the context of the development of Tibetan-Kalmyk Buddhist relationships. The article describes the stages, peculiarities and complexity of the painting process that was done by the Tibetan artists who came from India and are masters of the traditional thangka painting. The author gives the documental facts about the work organization and process that lasted almost three years. The article gives information about thangka painters, well-known nowadays: their biographies, characteristics and the information about their further life. By creation the paintings of the Central Khurul, these painters contributed to the development of the spiritual culture in Kalmykia.
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