Tibetan Thangka Paintings
Three Bodhisattva of Long Life: White Tara, Amitayus and Namgyalma
Buddhist Deities of Longevity
The human world is the most favorable of the 6 realms of existence. Because of this, practitioners living here have...
Dakini: The Female Embodiment Of Enlightenment
What is a Dakini?
'Dakini' in Sanskrit and 'Khandro/ Khandroma' in Tibetan is the most revered manifestation of the feminine principle in Tibetan ...
How to make paints for Thangka Painting?
Paints for Thangka Painting
Thangka paintings are composed of different hues of pigments. Traditionally glue and pigments in a water-soluble media ...
Thangka Design And The Composition Of The Deities
What Is Thangka Art?
In Buddhist culture, the Thangka is highly valued and sacred meaning. It is typically used to educate practitioners on the liv...
Significance of Offering and Dana in Buddhism
Offerings To Buddha
Making offerings is a practice that helps eliminate attachment and miserliness while also building up good karma. Individuals ...
What are the Four Sects/ Schools of Tibetan Buddhism?
4 Schools of Tibetan Buddhism
One of the highly revered forms of Vajrayana Buddhism is Tibetan Buddhism. It is practiced in Tibet and throughout ot...