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About Mongolian
people living in Mongolia is called Mongolian.
108 Verses Praising Great Compassion By Lama Lobsang Tayang
This translation of 108 Verses Praising is of the renowned Mongolian Lama Lobsang Tayang's work. He was a highly esteemed interpreter of the Gelugpa tradition, and his writings cover a wide range of Tibetan literature, Tantra, logic and philosophy.
About Lama Lobsang Tayang
Geshe Lobsang Tayang was born in 1867 in the Gobi desert, was renowned for his vast knowledge of Buddhism. He was compared to the Indian pandit Ashvagosha, author of the “50 Verses .
All about Applique Thangkas
Applique Thangkas is Known as göchen thangka in Tibet. The Huns of Central Asia were the first to use applique to decorate saddle blankets. It traveled eastward along the Silk Road, and Tibetans accepted it as a holy art form.
Fabric thangkas were created in the 15th century utilizing an indigenous applique method. These thangkas, which are lavishly embroidered and appliqued, immediately became popular in Tibet.
Because of its excellent quality materials, durability, suppleness, and potential .
Applique Thangka of Vajrapani
The applique thangka of vajrapani is created using hundreds of hand-cut and embroidered pieces of satin and brocade silk, stitched together with Mongolian horsetail.
This applique is handmade by following traditional methods of strictly adhering to the proportions of deities as they are laid down in Buddhist scripture.
About the Applique
Vajrapani is revered as the embodiment of power and the keeper of the Buddha's tantric teachings. He was given the mission of vanquishing a monster known .
All about Guhyasamaja Tantra
Guhyasamja is one of Vajrayana Buddhism's most fascinating, difficult, and essential personalities. It combines various important tathagata Buddhas, into one sculpture. It is predominantly is call Akshobhayavajara which is the form of Akshobhaya buddha.
Guhyasamja is the foremost meditational deity of the Method-father class of Anuttarayoga tantra. Guhyasamaja has two main traditions, the Arya (Nagarjuna) Lineage, and the Jnana (Jnanapada) Lineage.
There are three principal iconographic forms of Guhyasamaja; Akshobhyavajra (blue), Manjuvajra (orange), .
Depicting Tsangyang Gyatso Thangka
Dalai Lama and Tsangyang Gyatso were born in 1683. The Sixth Dalai Lama and Tsangyang Gyatso were perhaps the most popular Dalai Lama. The discovery of Tsangyang Gyatso was kept a secret by the regent Desi Sangye Gyatso until the construction of the Potala Palace was complete.
Tsangyang Gyatso was in no way a model of his predecessor The Great Fifth. Tsangyang Gyatso enjoyed the life of a layman and is best known for his .
Vajrayogini Dakini – Origin, Lineages and Iconography
Vajrayogini is a tantric Buddhist deity who is also called as Vajravarahi in Tantric Buddhism, or Vajrayana, a tradition in which she is considered the supreme deity more revered than any male buddha. She represents the path leading to female Buddhahood.
She is also a dakini, a term that describes a female supernatural being or an accomplished yogini, and is considered the queen of the dakinis.
Her name comes from the Sanskrit, vajra, which means “diamond” or “thunderbolt,” .
Top 10 Composition of Pigments in the Tibetan paintings
The application of colour to the thangka canvas involved two main steps first, filling in the areas of different base colours, and second, the subsequent shading and outlining of those areas.
To these steps there corresponded the two essentially different types of paint in the Tibetan palette
Mineral pigments (rdo tshon and sa tshon) and
The organic dyes or lakes (tshos)
The mineral pigments had to be mixed with a binder before being applied as paints. .
The Nyingma Head, Kathok Getse Rinpoche
Gyurme Tenpa Gyaltsen aka the Fourth Katok Getse Rinpoche was one of the five ‘’Golden Throne’’ holders of the Katok Monastery lineage, a branch of the Nyingma tradition. At the Nyingma Monlam in Bodhgaya, January 2018, Rinpoche was appointed to be the supreme head of the Nyingma Tradition for three years.
At the same meeting of the representatives of the Nyingma schools, it was decided to appoint Kathok Getse Rinpoche and five other Nyingma lamas .
Nepal Religion and Culture
Nepal, a place of eternal beauty, is a land of colorful cultures, ancient history and people, traditional arts, and picturesque scenery. It is popularly known as the highest mountain peak of the world, Mount Everest.
Historically, Nepal has been a kingdom centered in the Kathmandu Valley for more than 1,500 years. During most of that period, the Kathmandu Valley has been Nepal's political, economic, and cultural hub and was once a sanctuary for waves of .
The Thirty Two Kings of Shambhala
The Seven Dharma Kings
Sanskrit
Tibetan
Mongolian
Reign
Emanation of:
1st
Suchandra
Dawa Zangpo
Khaan Davaasanbo
3 Years, Starting 879 BC
Vajrapani
2nd
Sureshvara (Suresha)
Lhawang
Khaan Vaanchugchanbo
876-776 BC
Kshitigarbha
3rd
Teji
Zijichen
Khaan Sivjidtayaa
(776-676 BC
Yamantaka
4th
Somadatta
Dawejyin
Khaan Davaajinshen
676-576
Sarvanivaranavishkambi
5th
Sureshvara
Lhae Wangchug
Khaan Lkhdeivanchug
576-476
Jambhaka
6th
Vishavamurti
Natshog Zugchen
Khaan Sajivanchüg
476-376
Manaka
7th
Sureshana
Lhae Wangden
Khaan Lkhaeivandan
376-276
Khargarbha
The 25 Kalkin or Rigden Kings
The thirty-two Kings of Shambhala reside in a mythical kingdom. They are part of the Indo-Tibetan Vajrayana Buddhist tradition
1st (8th)
Yashas
Jampel Dragpa
Rigdanjambal Yan
2nd-3rd Century BC
2nd (9th)
Pundarika
Pema Karpo
Khaan Badmagarbo
176-76 BC
3rd (10th)
Bhadra
Zangpo
Khaan Sanbo Tsan
76 BC -227 CE
4th (11th)
Vijaya
Nampar Gyäl
Khaan Namjalchagyaa
227-327
5th (12th)
Sumitra
Shenyen Zangpo
Khaan Shenen San
327-427
6th (13th)
Raktapani
Rinchen Chag
Khaan Dejidzolva
427-527
7th (14th)
Vishnugupta
Kyabjug Bäpa
Khaan Chavjügva
527-627
8th (15th)
Arkakirtti
Nyima Drag
Khaan Nyamdagba
627-727
9th (16th)
Subhadra
Shintu Zangpo
Khaan .