Tibetan Thangka Paintings
Padmasambhava: The Life of Lotus Born Master
The Lotus Born Master, Guru Padmasambhava
Also known as Guru Rinpoche, Padmasambhava is not only a fully enlightened Buddha, but he has also manife...
How Tara Became Buddha?
An interesting account on How Tara finally became Buddha
Many eons ago, there was a princess named Yeshe Dawa, "Moon of the Primordial Wisdom". S...
Machig Labdron and The Chod Tradition
Machig Labdron in her previous life, was an Indian man who made the unusual choice to take rebirth as a woman in Tibet. She was inspired by the P...
Sangye; The Tibetan Word for Buddha
Sangye refers to the one who has to awaken (sang) from the deep sleep of ignorance, and whose mind has blossomed (gye) like a lotus flower to the...
Tibetan Art History: The Origination of Tibetan Word Rimo
The word for drawing in Tibetan is Rimo, which basically translates ri to "mountains" and mo to "girl." The origin of this word comes from a very ...