Tibetan Thangka Paintings

Understanding Buddhist Stupa Symbolism & Significance Being not just the world's natural wonder, the Himalayas is also a center point for spiri...

The Rainbow Body in Buddhism & Its Significance The Rainbow Body, also known as the Vajra Rainbow Body ('ja' lus rdo rje'i sku), is based on t...

An insightful event from Shakyamuni's Life Right Before His Enlightenment Before reaching the enlightenment, Shakyamuni Buddha (then known as Sidda...

Vajrapani: Bodhisattva of Enlightened Activities Vajra and Pani are terms for "in the hands" and "thunderbolt/diamond," respectively, in Sanskrit....

Nyingma Refuge Tree Chart With Different Deities Nyingma translates to 'ancient.' It is generally referred to as Ngangyur ('School of the ancient ...

What Is The Meaning Of Lotus Flower? The lotus plant, a perennial aquatic plant, is symbolic of how the flower blooms above murky water, rising ove...

The Copper Colored Mountain / Palace of Padmasambhava Padma is a Sanskrit word meaning lotus flower. Sambhava translates as "born from." The Tibet...

Buddhist Deities of Longevity The human world is the most favorable of the 6 realms of existence. Because of this, practitioners living here have...

 What is a Dakini? 'Dakini' in Sanskrit and 'Khandro/ Khandroma' in Tibetan is the most revered manifestation of the feminine principle in Tibetan ...

Paints for Thangka Painting Thangka paintings are composed of different hues of pigments. Traditionally glue and pigments in a water-soluble media ...