Akong Rinpoche (2)Chöje Akong Tulku Rinpoche (25 December 1939 – 8 October 2013) was a tulku in the Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism and a founder of the Samye Ling Monastery in Scotland.[
Avalokiteśvara (7)In Buddhism, Avalokiteśvara is a bodhisattva who embodies the compassion of all Buddhas.
He has 108 avatars, one notable avatar being Padmapāṇi (depicted as the figure that holds a lotus).
He is variably depicted, described, and portrayed in different cultures as either male or female.
In Chinese Buddhism, he has since evolved into the female figure called Guanyin.
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Biography (54)A biography, or simply bio, is a detailed description of a person's life. It involves more than just the basic facts like education, work, relationships, and death; it portrays a person's experience of these life events.
Bodhisattvas (26)In the Early Buddhist schools as well as modern Theravada Buddhism, a bodhisattva refers to anyone who has made a resolution to become a Buddha and has also received a confirmation or prediction from a living Buddha that this will be so.
Buddha Quotes (9)Buddha Quotes are the qoutes related to Buddha advise, Buddha's Life, positive thoughts etc.
Buddhas (6)A Buddha is a being who is fully awakened and has fully comprehended the Four Noble Truths.
Mahayana Buddhists venerate numerous Buddhas, more so than the Theravada tradition.
Buddhism (0)Buddhism is a tradition that focuses on personal spiritual development.
Caves (3)Holy sites of monasticism and pilgrimages, in sacred caves predominantly located in Asia
Chakras (5)Chakras are the various focal points in the subtle body used in a variety of ancient meditation practices, collectively denominated as Tantra, or the esoteric or inner traditions of Hinduism and Buddhism.
Early Sanskrit texts speak of them both as meditative visualizations combining flowers and mantras and as physical entities in the body.
Within Kundalini yoga, the techniques of breathing exercises, visualizations, mudras, bandhas, kriyas, and mantras are focused on manipulating the flow of subtle energy through chakras.
Chamtrul Rinpoche (3)Chamtrul Rinpoche Lobsang Gyatso is the recognized reincarnation of the second Chamtrul Rinpoche, Pema Nangsel Dorje, who was one of the heads of the Mardo Tashi Choeling Monastery in Tibet and the holy incarnation of the Kathok Chamtrul Kunzig Dorje.
At fourteen, Chamtrul Rinpoche entered his monastery to study with his first Root Guru, the Dzogchen Master Naljor Yeshe Wangchuk. Under this great master he studied the Preliminary Practices (Ngondro), Heat Yoga, Great Perfection Teachings and more, and completed the Ngondro accumulation three consecutive times.
Chenrezig (1)In the Tibetan Buddhist pantheon of enlightened beings, Chenrezig is renowned as the embodiment of the compassion of all the Buddhas.
Culture (93)Culture is the social behavior and norms found in human societies. One's behavior is determined by knowing the cultural practice in his society and family.
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Dakinis (1)A ḍākinī is a type of female spirit or demon in Hinduism and Buddhism.
Deities (52)In Buddhism, Bodhisattvas and deities are the Dharma protectors or other historical figures.
Design (26)The design is the creation of a plan or base work for the painting or other objects by measurable human interaction.
Dharma (1196)Dharma is a key concept with multiple meanings in Indian religions like Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism and others. There is no single-word translation for dharma in Western languages.
Dharmapalas (6)A dharmapāla is a type of wrathful god in Buddhism.
The name means "dharma protector" in Sanskrit, and the dharmapālas are also known as the Defenders of the Justice (Dharma), or the Guardians of the Law.
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Gods (21)God is conceived of as the supreme being, creator deity, and principal object of faith.
Green Tara (3)Green Tara is a female Buddha and one of the most known goddesses in the Buddhist world.
Guided Meditation (37)Guided meditation is a process by which one or more participants meditate in response to the guidance provided by a trained practitioner or teacher, either in person or via a written text, sound recording, video, or audiovisual media comprising music or verbal instruction, or a combination of both.
Herukas (1)Heruka is the name of a category of wrathful deities, enlightened beings in Vajrayana Buddhism that adopt a fierce countenance to benefit sentient beings. In East Asia, these are called Wisdom Kings.
Himalayas (9)The name of the range derives from the Sanskrit Himā-laya (हिमालय, "Abode of Snow"), from himá (हिम, "snow") and ā-laya (आलय, "receptacle, dwelling").
They are now known as the "Himalaya Mountains", usually shortened to the "Himalayas". Formerly, they were described in the singular as the "Himalaya".
This was also previously transcribed "Himmaleh", as in Emily Dickinson's poetry and Henry David Thoreau's essays.
Hinduism (37)Hinduism is an Indian religion and dharma, or a way of life, widely practised in the Indian subcontinent and parts of Southeast Asia.
Jatakas (2)The Jātakas are tales native to South Asia which mainly concern the previous births of Gautama Buddha in both human and animal form.
Some of these works are also considered great works of literature in their own right.
For the Buddhist traditions, the jātakas illustrate the many lives, acts and spiritual practices which are required on the long path to Buddhahood.
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Kathok Getse Rinpoche (2)Kathok Getse Rinpoche was born in Golok, Eastern Tibet, and was recognized by the 16th Karmapa, Jamyang Khyentse Chokyi Lodro and Adzom Gyalse Gyurme Dorje as the reincarnation of the Third Katok Getse, Gyurme Tenpa Namgyal.
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Literature (31)Collection of different types of Buddhist texts, literature, together with well-known translation projects and other historical works.
Lokapalas (1)Lokapāla means "guardian of the world" in Sanskrit and Pāli.
In Hinduism, it refers to the Guardians of the Directions associated with the eight, nine and ten cardinal directions.
In Buddhism, it refers to the Four Heavenly Kings, and to other protector spirits.
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Mahāyāna (670)Mahāyāna is a term for a broad group of Buddhist traditions, texts, philosophies, and practices.
Mahāyāna Buddhism developed in India and is considered one of the two main existing branches of Buddhism.
Mandala (31)A mandala is a spiritual and ritual symbol in Hinduism and Buddhism, representing the universe.
Manjushri (7)Manjushri is the embodiment of the great wisdom of the highest Enlightenment.
Mantras (26)A mantra is a sacred utterance, a numinous sound, a syllable, word or phonemes, or group of words in Sanskrit believed by practitioners to have psychological and spiritual powers.
Masks (4)The Wooden Mask is a special mask which is handcrafted by the artist. They carve the mask for days and give the shape of Jogi, elephant head, bhairab etc.
Medicine Buddha (1)The Healing Buddha or Medicine Buddha is usually referred to as the doctor of the world.
Not only is the Healing Buddha the granter of wishes for perfect health, but the Medicine Buddha path of light is also one that leads the practitioner to enlightenment.
Medicine Buddha is an enlightened being who has unbiased compassion for all living beings
Meditation (165)Meditation is a practice where an individual uses a technique, such as focusing their mind on a particular object, thought or activity, to achieve a mentally clear and emotionally calm state.
Monks (23)This category includes information about the monks and their life.
A monk is a person who practices religious asceticism by monastic living, either alone or with any number of other monks.
Monuments (63)Monastic, religious, or sacred structures explicitly created as places of worship or commemoration and which are relevant to the cultural heritage due to their artistic, spiritual or historical importance.
Painters (6)This category includes information about the painters and their art.
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Ratnasambhava (1)Ratnashambhava is head of the Ratna family. He is a Yellow in color. Ratnasambhava is the embodiment of the Jewel family and one of the members of Five Dhyani Buddhas.
Rinpoche (41)Rinpoche is the is an honorific term used in the Tibetan language also spelled Rimboche and Rinboqê.
The word is a combination of Rin which is called value and Po means nominative suffix and Chen means big.
Stupas (19)This category includes information about all the stupas. is a mound-like or hemispherical structure containing relics that is used as a place of meditation.
Sutras (3)In Buddhism, a sutta or sutra is a part of the canonical literature.
The Buddhist term sutta or sutra probably has roots in Sanskrit sūkta (su + ukta), "well spoken" from the belief that "all that was spoken by the Lord Buddha was well-spoken".
They share the character of sermons of "well spoken" wisdom with the Jaina sutras.
Symbols (27)This category describes all the symbols related Hinduism, Buddhism etc. A symbol is a mark, sign or word that indicates, signifies, or is understood as representing an idea, object, or relationship.
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Tantrism (19)Tantrism, whether Buddhist or Hindu, can best be characterized as practices, a set of techniques with a strong focus on rituals and meditation providing a path to liberation through knowledge and freedom.
In Buddhism, the Vajrayana traditions are known for tantric ideas and practices, which are based on Indian Buddhist Tantras.
They include Indo-Tibetan Buddhism, Chinese Esoteric Buddhism, Japanese Shingon Buddhism and Nepalese Newar Buddhism.
Tara (5)Tara, Ārya Tārā, or Shayama Tara, also known as Jetsun Dölma is an important figure in Buddhism, especially revered in Tibetan Buddhism.
She appears as a female bodhisattva in Mahayana Buddhism, and as a female Buddha in Vajrayana Buddhism.
She is known as the "mother of liberation", and represents the virtues of success in work and achievements.
Tattoos (3)This category describes all the Buddhist tattoos symbols. A tattoo is a form of body modification where a design is made by inserting ink, dyes, and pigments, either indelible or temporary, into the dermis layer of the skin to change the pigment.
Temples (23)This category describes about the temples.
A temple is a structure reserved for religious or spiritual rituals and activities such as prayer and sacrifice.
Thangka (115)Thangka category describes the about the thangka making process, Buddhist art, Buddhist deities and many more.
It is a Tibetan Buddhist painting on cotton, silk applique, usually depicting a Buddhist deity, scene, or mandala.
Theravāda (51)Theravāda is the most commonly accepted name of Buddhism's oldest existing school.
The school's adherents, termed Theravādins, have preserved their version of Gautama Buddha's teaching or Buddha Dhamma in the Pāli Canon for over a millennium.
Thoughts (31)Awakening Thoughts are the thoughts that helps to become Spiritually awakened .
These thoushts emphassis you to do something good in anysutation of your Life.
Spiritually awakened people are much less prone to negative states such as boredom, loneliness, and dissatisfaction. The atmosphere of their inner world is less charged with negativity and much more harmonious.
Tibetan Calendar (2)The category contains all the post about Tibetan Calendar. The Tibetan calendar is a lunisolar calendar, that is, the Tibetan year is composed of either 12 or 13 lunar months, each beginning and ending with a new moon.
Tibetan recipes (1)This category contains the recipes for Tibetan food. Tibetan cuisine includes the culinary traditions and practices and its peoples. The cuisine reflects the Tibetan landscape of mountains and plateaus and includes influences from neighbors.
Vajrayāna (550)Vajrayāna practices are connected to specific lineages in Buddhism, through the teachings of lineage holders.
Others might generally refer to texts as the Buddhist Tantras.
It includes practices that make use of mantras, dharanis, mudras, mandalas and the visualization of deities and Buddhas.
White Tara (1)White Tara is a beautiful loving mother with a body that is the brilliant white of a thousand autumn moons.
She seated in the posture of the vajra above a white moon disc and an open lotus.
Her aura glows, as various colored rings framed with lotus blossoms.
Wisdom Kings (1)A Wisdom King is a type of wrathful deity in East Asian Buddhism.
The female counterparts of Wisdom Kings are known as Wisdom Queens.
Yoga (59)This category includes all the post related to yoga.
Yoga is a group of physical, mental, and spiritual practices or disciplines which originated in ancient India and aim to control (yoke) and still the mind, recognizing a detached witness-consciousness untouched by the mind (Chitta) and mundane suffering (Duḥkha).
There is a wide variety of styles of yoga, practices, and goals in Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and modern schools.
Zen (67)Zen is a school of Mahayana Buddhism that originated in China during the Tang dynasty, known as the Chan School, and later developed into various sub-schools and branches.
From China, Chán spread south to Vietnam and became Vietnamese Thiền, northeast to Korea to become Seon Buddhism, and east to Japan, becoming Japanese Zen.
