__large-original-ratio.jpg)
The northeastern Indian village of Bodhgaya, the place of the Buddha’s enlightenment, was and continues to be an important pilgrimage site. While in Bodhgaya some [...]
Begtse (Mongolian: Jamsaran) is the protector of the leader of Mongolian Buddhism, the Bogda Gegeen, and thus plays a prominent role in [...]
Machig Labdron (1055–1153), one of the most prominent female masters and lineage holders in Tibetan Buddhism, appears deified in this painting as a [...]
Here the eight-armed goddess of long life Ushnishavijaya sits framed by an ornate stupa. An inscription on the back follows the [...]
This woman’s headdress (Mongolian: djasal) comes from one of the eight banners of Chakhar (Chahar) in central Inner Mongolia. The frame is a [...]
The subject of this simple yet expressive painting is Black Cloak Mahakala, the special protector of the Karma Kagyu School of Tibetan Buddhism, and their [...]
Chakrasamvara is the primary meditation deity (yidam) of the various Kagyu Schools of Tibetan Buddhism and is also [...]
Illuminated books became very popular in nineteenth-century Mongolia, and unlike many Buddhist texts that were [...]
This work is based upon one of the most widely acclaimed painting sets commissioned by the great religious leader, patron, and [...]
Suyabaskara, Bodhisattva is white in color and peaceful in appearance, with one face and two hands, the dark hair is piled on the [...]
Tales of Buddha Shakyamuni’s past lives(jataka) are some of the most well-known narratives in Himalayan culture and are often presented in [...]
The physician Yutok Yontan Gonpo (1126–1202) is a founding figure of Tibetan medical practice and is the [...]