Tibetan Thangka Paintings
Medicine Buddha: The healing Master of Vajrayana Buddhism
Medicine Buddha as depicted here is also called Bhaishajyaguru Vaiduryaprabha. He is the Healing Master of Vajrayana. Like other Buddhas, he wears...
Mahakala | Understanding the Practice of Mahakala
The highest yoga tantra involves the arousal of both mental and physical forces, of enormous power. When channeled in the right way, their tra...
Boudhanath, The Great Stupa and A Buddhist Heritage Site
The Great Stupa symbolizes the Mind of all Buddhas. This cosmological map in the shape of a mandala represents the wholeness of all the Buddhist ...
Parnashavari, The Healing Goddess in Clothes of Leaves
Pacifier of all intense pain, Destroyer of all sickness, Mistress of all well-being, You deserve universal honor. As long as there is suffering, ...
Chenrezig and His Mantra: Om Mani Padme Hum
Chenrezig: An introduction
This form of Chenrezig is a bodhisattva who looks with unwavering eyes. He is the embodiment of all the buddhas' infini...
35 Buddhas of Confession | The Confession Prayer
35 Confession Buddha Prayer
The Thirty-five Buddhas are the special confession Buddhas. While they were still Bodhisattvas, they made special vows ...
The Twelve Deeds of Shakyamuni Buddha
Praises to Shakyamuni Buddha, The Twelve Deeds of his Life Story
"The Twelve Deeds of the Buddha” is the first prayer we recite during Nyungne p...
5 Dhyani Buddha Mandala | Five Jina Buddha
The Five Dhyani Buddhas: Vairochana, Amitabha, Akshobhya, Ratnasambhava, Amoghasiddhi
Enlightenment is beyond conceptual understanding and can only...
The Guru Disciple Relationship in Vajrayana Buddhism
Guru: The Great Master
The Guru-disciple relationship is fundamental to all schools of Tibetan Buddhism. In Vajrayana Buddhism the role of Guru is ...
Eight Manifestation of Guru Padmasambhava | Guru Rinpoche Thangka
Guru Rinpoche and His Eight Manifestations
Lotus-Born master Guru Rinpoche and his eight manifestations are important figures in Tibetan Buddhis...