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Alive is the state of not dead. Alive means hopes of finding some crieteria where you feel like you are in paradise due to some externat force like nature, love etc.
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Apr
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Mar
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is also known as celestial who described in the of the school of . is the principal buddha in the sect, a branch of Buddhism practiced mainly in East . According to these Amitabha's scriptures, Amitabha possesses infinite merits resulting from good deeds over countless past lives as a named Dharmakara. The Viability of Amitabha buddha In this section, we are going to learn about the viability .
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is a deity who is also called as Vajravarahi in , or , a tradition in which she is considered the supreme deity more revered than any male . She represents the path leading to female . She is also a , a term that describes a female supernatural being or an accomplished , and is considered the queen of the dakinis. Her name comes from the , , which means “diamond” or “thunderbolt,” .
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Long Life Dakini Mandarava

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Mandarava, Yogini
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Traditional Tibetan Carpet Making Process

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Weaving
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Tara – The Female Buddha

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Nov
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Deities, Dharma
is actually the perfection of , and she is the mother of all the , , Shravakas, and Pratyeka Buddhas. This wisdom is actually beyond any or signs or descriptions. But out of great , in order to help sentient beings, she appears in a physical form that is the Tara. The word Tara means “Saviour” or “One Who Saves”. Why Tara is called as the female Buddha? There are male and female Buddhas .
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Consecration of Tibetan paintings

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and process process is very difficult and -consuming. To sketch the figures in a Thangka and mandala, the must be an expert in the measurements and proportions of different deities. There are thousands of different deities in . Generating a pure motive preparation Foundation line drawing Mixing the paint Painting brush making Painting Redrawing and Details Shading and final painting Gold application Opening the eye of .
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Guru Rimpoche Padmasambhava Thangka

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Thangka
“-Born”, also known as the , was a sage from , northwestern Classical (in the modern-day Swat Valley of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, ). Padmasambhava is said to have transmitted to , and neighboring countries in the 8th century AD. In those lands, he is better known as “Precious Guru”. This site is dedicated to her figure. Padmasambhava is considered a manifestation of  also known as Guru . He .
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