Tibetan Thangka Paintings
Benefits of Tara Practice and Mantra Recitation
Introduction To Tara:
Tara liberates us from the ocean of samsara. She is a female tutelary deity with various forms, who is regarded as the manife...
Troma Nagmo: The Female Deity of the Dharmapala Pantheon
The Troma Nagmo Practice
Troma Nagmo literally means the Black Wrathful Lady. She is included in the Dharmapala pantheon as a form of Vajravarahi. ...
Six-Armed Mahakala: The Swift-Acting Lord of Pristine Awareness
As much as the people adhering to the Formalistic School of Thought of Buddhism like to believe that the practices inherently have a stoic quality ...
Samatha Meditation: The Antecedent to Vipassana
"Though my view is as spacious as the sky, my actions and respect for cause and effect are as fine as grains of flour." - Padmasambhava
What is S...
Cundi or Tsundri: The Divine Eighteen-Armed Bodhisattva
Who is Tsundri or Cundi?
The Bodhisattva Tsundri, also known as Cundi or Zhunti is known to have a great spiritual status. She is the Bodhisattva w...
Vajrayogini in Dissipated Times: The Ten Benefits of Practice
“The Vajrayogini yoga method is extremely powerful. It is just what we need in these degenerate times, with our delusions running rampant and our ...
Guru Rinpoche Thangka: Depiction of Padmasambhava in Thangka Art
“If you want to know your past life, look at your present condition. If you want to know your future life, look at your present actions.” ― Padmas...
The Rosary: Beads and Symbolism
Associations To the 108 Beads
The traditional Buddhist rosary beads or mala has 108 even-sized beads. It is used for mantra recitation. Buddhism is...
The Life of Sukhasiddhi: The Wisdom Dakini
Who is Sukhasiddhi?
Here is an interesting story of Sukhasiddhi, and how she became a wisdom dakini. A rather poor family of eight lived in a town ...
Tsongkhapa, The Rise of Gelug Tradition
Who is Tsongkhapa?
Je Tsongkhapa is one of the renowned and acknowledged masters of Tibet. Also known as Je Rinpoche the literal meaning is...