Tibetan Thangka Paintings

21 Tara of the Surya Gupta Tradition in Thangka
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...
Benefits of Vajrasattva Mantra: Om Vajrasattva Hum
Who is Vajrasattva?
Vajrasattva, who takes us away from delusion and purifies our Karma, is a part of both Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhist traditio...

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

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...
