Shakyamuni Buddha also known as Gautam Buddha was born in 563 B.C at Lumbini, western part of Nepal. He attained " Bodhi Gyana" enlightment that is state of Nirvana after 6 years of meditation. He was then...
Green Tara is regarded as spiritual consort of Amogh Siddhi, The Dhyani Buddha. Mythologically,Green Tara came into being when the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara cried upon seeing all of the suffering in the...
Medicine Buddha is also known as Healing Buddha as well as Bhaisajya guru. He is said to dispense spiritual medicine when properly worshipped. It is an ancient belief that an efficacious cure may be...
Tara is the female deity of the Buddhist Pantheon.White Tara was born from a tear of the Boddhisatwa of compassion, Avalokiteswora. She holds a very prominent position in Tibet and Nepal. Tara is believed to...
This is my effort to share the invaluable experience that I acquired by practicing Vipassana meditation. I had this opportunity to take basic course of meditation in International Buddhist Meditation Center,...
This is my effort to share the invaluable experience that I acquired by practicing Vipassana meditation. I had this opportunity to take basic course of meditation in International Buddhist Meditation Center,...
The Adi Buddha Samantabhadra is in union with his consort Samantabhadri. He is deep blue in color, symbolizing the sky or emptiness of mind; Samantabhadri is whitein color, symbolizing the aspect of theclarity...
Maitreya Buddha is regarded as the Buddha who will be born in the future. It is said that his birth will take place in the city of Ketumati ruled by Chakravarti King Sankha. Maitreya Buddha is yellow in color....
How can we distinguish Newar painting from Tibetan? 1. Newar style after the 13th century reflected developments in illustrated manuscript painting,which was an earlier tradition, dating from the 11th...
When two thunderbolts are crossed it is called a Viswa Vajra. It is the emblem of Amoghsiddhi. In Buddhist Tantra, the word generally designates Sunya or Void which cannot be cut, cannot be destroyed but which...