Tibetan Thangka Paintings

Karma Gadri Tradition: An introduction This Tradition of Tibetan thangka painting originated from the artistic experimentations of the 8th Karmapa,...

Khatvanga, The Ritual Staff Mostly used in the Tantric context, Khatvanga is a staff with a skull top. And in the Indic sphere, it is shown in...

Buddhahood in the Female form: Vajrayogini's Attainments. Vajrayogini's glowing red body is ablaze with the heat of the yogic fire. And circled w...

Sitatapatra, Invincible Mother with a Thousand Heads and Hands Pronounced as See-tah-tah-pah-TRAH, she is as an invincible protector against eve...

Transformation of Prince Siddhartha Gautam to Shakyamuni Buddha There is a great tradition of seeking complete cessation from life (Nirvana)....

Various Forms of Mother Tara | Tara Thangka  Tara herself has emanated in many different Sambhogakaya and Nirmanakaya forms.  The mother emanatin...

The Pictorial Depiction of Samatha Practice The Tibetan word for Samatha means Calm (Tib: Zhi gnas). The practice of Samatha Meditation develops th...

Origin of the Chakrasamvara Tantra Once, the whole world was under the control of Bhairava. Worship of this fierce deity took place in 24 places ...

Niguma, the Dakini of Timeless Awareness The dakini Niguma’s place of birth was the Kashmiri city called “Incomparable.” Her father was the brahmin...

The specific practice called "Praises to the 21 Tara" We see and practice 21 Tara, each with different names, colors, and attributes. There are va...