Tibetan Thangka Paintings

Introduction to Buddha Amitabha: Amitabha or Amitayus Buddha is one of the prominent figures of five cosmic Himalayan Esoteric Buddhism. Amitabha B...

How was Buddhism Introduced to Tibet? The light of Buddhism surfaced Tibet for the first time during the reign of Lhathothori Nyantsan, the 28th Ki...

Introduction To Vajrayana Buddhism: Vajrayana Buddhism is an elaborated form of Mahayana which accepts all of its assumption and have some addition...

Bardo, The Intermediate State: The assembly mandala of Bardo deities depicts a perfected state of beings and the central deities within, symbolizes...

What is a Vajra? The Vajra or Dorje (in Tibetan) is the symbol of the Vajrayana (diamond vehicle path) of Buddhism. The Sanskrit language defines V...

Wheel of Life is a complex mandala that portrays the circle of existence of beings as per the Buddhist philosophy. It is indeed a widely popular su...

Manjushri, The Wisdom Bodhisattva Manjushri is a Buddhist prince of wisdom who achieved enlightenment eons ago. He swore to return to the universe ...

Among the different tradition of 21 Tara, here is the detailed description of  the Twenty one Taras of the Mahasidda Suryagupta. The Tara of this u...

Who is Vajrasattva? Vajrasattva, who takes us away from delusion and purifies our Karma, is a part of both Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhist traditio...

The word Avalokiteshvara has been derived from the Sanskrit language. In Sanskrit, Ishwara means the lord, god, or the almighty and the loka means...