- Tibet - Paper - n. 3 - 9.2x8 (cm) - shipping with: UPS, DHL, Poste italiane Tsakli (also “tsakalis”) are Tibetan Buddhist miniature paintings, normally produced as thematic groups or sets, which are used in rituals as initiation cards, and in the training of monks. Examples of this miniature art are also known from Nepal. Tsakli can be used by a Buddhist lama to remove evil influences from a sick person, from a tree which does not bear fruit, or grain which is going to be threshed. The majority of tsakli are painted on cloth (like most of the tangkas) or cardboard.