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“Chakra” is a Sanskrit word literally meaning “wheel.” These centers were named as such because of the circular shape to the spinning energy centers which exist in our subtle etheric body, the non-material energetic counterpart to our physical body. There are seven main chakras and they are located along the spine extending out the front and back of the body.
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Avalokitesvara is a bodhisattva who embodies the compassion of all Buddhas. This bodhisattva is variably depicted, described and is portrayed in different cultures as either female or male. In Chinese Buddhism, Avalokiteśvara has become the somewhat different female figure Guanyin. In Cambodia, he appears as Lokesvarak, and in Japan, he is called Kanzeon or Kannon. Avalokiteshvara is the earthly manifestation of the self-born eternal Buddha Amitabha, whose figure is represented in his headdress, and he guards the world in the interval between the departure of the historical Buddha, Gautama, and the appearance of the future Buddha, Maitreya.
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A Lord Buddha is a very holy person in Buddhism. The word Buddha means "enlightened one" in Sanskrit. Buddha was born Siddhartha Gautama. He was the man who started Buddhism. Sometimes people call him "the Buddha". Other times, people call any person a Buddha if they have found enlightenment.
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Chenrezig is the Buddha of Compassion. When Buddhists define compassion, it is believed that Chenrezig is the embodiment of boundless loving-kindness and compassion. Every person whose heart is moved by love and compassion, who deeply and sincerely acts for the benefit of another person, animal or part of the natural world without concern for fame, profit, social position or recognition expresses the activity of Chenrezig. Love and compassion are the true signs revealing the presence of Chenrezig. Chenrezig may be the most popular of all Buddhist deities, except for Buddha himself, he is beloved throughout the Buddhist world. He is known by different names in different lands: as Avalokiteshvara in the ancient Sanskrit language of India, as Kuan-yin in China, as Kannon in Japan. (Chenrezig is his name in the Tibetan language.)
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Cundi Bodhisattva is an induction of the strong, and respectful care to the Big Bodhisattva. Her fortune and wisdom are infinite. She is a great sorrowful sorrower who has been praying for a thousand years. She is the protector of a living being, and he has fulfilled all the wishes of the world and the world, showing the deepest blessing.
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Buddhism includes a wide array of divine beings that are venerated in various ritual and popular contexts. Initially, they included mainly Indian deities such as devas and yakshas but later came to include other Asian spirits and local gods. They range from enlightened Buddhas to regional spirits adopted by Buddhists or practiced on the margins of the religion.
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The dragon as a symbol of enlightenment. Today dragons decorate roofs and gates of temples, both as guardians and to symbolize the dragon's power of clarity. Buddhist dragons often are depicted holding a mani jewel, which represents the Buddha's teaching.
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Yama is a Tantric Buddhist. Yama is called as wisdom deity and protector of the Method Class (father) of Anuttaryoga Tantra specifically used by those engaged in the practices of the Vajrabhairava Tantra. This practice is found in all of the Sarma Schools (Sakya, Kagyu, Gelug, etc.) however the Gelugpa Tradition hold Yama Dharmaraja in a special regard as one of their three main religious protectors along with the Shadbhuja form of Mahakala and Vaishravana.
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God of wealth is believed to help eliminate poverty and create financial stability. It is a spiritual belief to be wealthy that helps to minimize misfortunes and obstacles and increase good fortune and happiness.
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The honorific title by which he is generally known is Guru Rinpoche, Precious Teacher. He usually sits on a lotus that sprang up in a small lake, wrapped in heavy, expensive robes, and wears a hat with its earflaps up. He posses a vajra in his right hand and a kapala (skull cup) with a little jar of amrita in his left hand, and a khatvanga clamped against his left shoulder. He is flanked by his consorts, the Indian princess Mandarava, who stands to his right, and Yeshe Tsogyal, who stands to the left, the two favorite and tantrically most gifted of his five wives.
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Hindu Thangka Contains all the Thangka of hindu god and goddess like Durga, Shiva, Laxmi, Swarswati, Ganesh, Parvati, Kuber, kali, Chinnamasta, etc. Hindu Thangkas represents the symbol and meaning of Hindu god and goddess.
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Kalachakra is the main deity of Sambara. Kalachakra means the ‘Wheel of Time’ & offers tools to help you free yourself from cyclical existence [Skt. Samsara]. Samsara refers to patterns of behavior such as habits & preconceived ideas concerning the nature of reality. Each of the tools held by the deity provides a specific solution. The sum of all of Kalachakra’s attributes can lead you to pure consciousness beyond the normal conception of space & time. Kalachakra has four heads, 24 arms & 2 legs. A principle head is blue, with a blue upper body & four blue left & four right arms. His two principle arms embrace Kalachakri. Additionally a left redhead, four red left, four right arms & a red left leg a white right-facing head, four white right arms & a white right leg. Kalachakra is an emanation of blue Akshobhya [Skt.] [Eng. unshakable which is why Kalachakra is predominately blue.
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A lineage in Buddhism is a line of transmission of the Buddhist teaching that is "theoretically traced back to the Buddha himself." The acknowledgement of the transmission can be oral, or certified in documents. Several branches of Buddhism, including Chan (including Zen and Seon) and Tibetan Buddhism maintain records of their historical teachers. These records serve as a validation for the living exponents of the tradition.
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Mahakala is the wrathful emanation of the Buddha of Compassion appearing in the form of a Dharma Protector. Mahakala, known as Daheitian in Chinese, has two, four, or six arms. The two-armed Mahakala is the karma protector of the Karma Kagyu School. He has a wrathful expression to subdue inner demons. He is a symbol of fearlessness.
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Manjushri is the Bodhisattva of Transcendent Wisdom. The youthful prince carries with his right hand the double-edged sword able to cut through illusion and with his left hand a blooming lotus that supports a volume of the Prajna-paramita Sutra. He is depicted as a youth of sixteen years in order to convey the Buddhist insight that wisdom is not a matter of mere experience or years, but results from the cultivation of intellectual genius, which can penetrate directly to the bedrock of reality. Wisdom is the most honored virtue in Buddhism, called the Mother of all Buddhas since only wisdom makes possible the great bliss of total freedom from all suffering that is the goal of all living beings. Thus, Manjushri is one of the most important of all Buddhist deities, the veritable god of wisdom and herald of emancipation
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The knowledge of Tibetan Medicine, which is known for its effectiveness in treating not only physical but also mental illnesses, was written down about a thousand years ago in the book of the Four Medical Tantras. Medical Paintings are one of the unique features of Traditional Tibetan Medicine in that it contains a comprehensive philosophy, cosmology, and system of subtle anatomy with associated spiritual practices. As stated by the International Academy for Traditional Tibetan Medicine (IATTM) “one of the unique features of Traditional Tibetan Medicine is that it contains a comprehensive philosophy, cosmology, and system of subtle anatomy with associated spiritual practices”. Traditional Tibetan medicine uses different kinds of ingredients such as plants, minerals, and precious metals. However, 95% of Tibetan medicine is based on herbs. The history of the Medicine Thangkas starts with Desi Sangye Gyatso's (1653-1705) regent of Tibet after the passing of the 5th Dalai Lama and famous for overseeing the completion of the Potala Palace. Arranging the translation of Indian texts based on Ayurveda and inviting Tibetan physicians to pass on their oral traditions, Gyatso produced a new and revised edition of the Four Tantras, known as Blue Beryl, today considered the basis of the study of Tibetan medicine. During the draft of this important book, Sangye Gyatso commissioned a remarkable collection of seventy-nine annotated medical and anatomical paintings that illustrate the chapters of the Four Tantras. Today these Thangkas constitute a fundamental piece of educational art that interweaves practical medical knowledge with Buddhist traditions. Here we display only some of these beautiful artworks, also we accept the commission of every illustration of the set.
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Paubha Painting is the artwork made by the local community of Newar living in Kathmandu Nepal. Paubha is fine art. The Newari Thangkas or Paubhas have become a part of Kathmandu valley since the 13th century. This category contains all the types of Newari thangka designs found in Nepal.
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Samantabhadra is known as the Buddha as Primordial Lord of unchanging light. His Tibetan name is Kun tu zang po. Samantabhadra Buddha arises from the early Nyingma Tantric literature of the Guhyagarbha Tantra and others. He is usually blue-black in color, naked, and has Buddha Appearance (though this is not always the case), with hands in meditation gestures and legs in a vajra stance. He embraces Samantabhadri, his consort. She is light-skinned and naked. In some textual traditions, the two are depicted with clothing and jewelry. A second way that Samantabhadra can be depicted is as the group of Five Buddhas of the Guhyagarbha Tantra. The five are the same Five Buddhas of the 'New' Tantra Traditions however there are slight variations in the details of their appearance, color, gestures, consort, etc. Samantabhadra Buddha and Samantabhadra the Bodhisattva are unrelated and not the same subject or entity. The first is a special buddha unique to the Nyingma Tantric Tradition. The second is a bodhisattva that arises from the Mahayana Sutra literature.
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Kunto (Tib. Kuntuzangpo), meaning the ‘All Good’ or ‘Ever Perfect’, is the Adi or Primordial Buddha of the Nyingma or ‘ancient-school’ of Tibetan Buddhism, where he is recognized as the sublime source from which many of the Mahayoga, Anuyoga, and Atiyoga classes of the highest Tantras and Dzogchen transmissions originate. As such he represents the dharmakaya, the supreme buddha-body of absolute reality, as the innate or natural purity of consciousness itself. As the Adi Buddha, he is the source from which the forty-two peaceful and fifty-eight wrathful deities of the Zhitro (Zhi-khro) or Bardo-mandala originate. He is likewise regarded as the ‘Father of all Buddhas’ in the Mahayoga texts of the Guhyagarbha Tantra and in the Seventeen Tantras of the Great Perfection or Dzogchen cycle of transmissions
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In this category, you can find the Thangka related to the Tibetan calendar. These Thangkas are beautifully hand painted by professional Nepali Thangka artist living in Bhaktapur Nepal. The Tibetan calendar is based on the cycles of the moon, and various dates are considered especially auspicious or inauspicious for certain practices. Tibetan Calendars are inspirational verses that lift up our emotional and spiritual needs clear our minds of negative thoughts and to become stress-free and balanced with nature.
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This category contains all the Thangkas of Tibetan Lamas and Teachers.
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The name Tsongkhapa is derived from a great meditator of Bodhisattva. The thangkas under Tsongkhapa generally includes tree-like structure. In the painting like Lineage Tree and Karmapa Buddha is seen getting knowledge and power from a supreme force, which is Tsongkhapa. Lineage Tree and Karmapa, and Guru are the thangkas under this category. Tree Thangkas make beautiful, meaningful art. These thangkas varies widely. Some are called tree of life, while others are called lineage tree. Tree thangka includes four basic elements, earth, fire, water, and air. Karmapa is the king of Victor and formally he is known as the head of Karma.
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Way to heaven is also called a way to enlightenment thangka painting. These are deeply symbolic thanka. The texts from which this illustration are shown, a long period of deep study of full understanding. The way to Heaven is also known as a way to Nirvana. Way to heaven gives deeply symbolic meaning and explanation of the path to enlightenment. The way to heaven consists of different symbols which have different meanings. This illustration of the development of mental tranquility is often painted on monastery walls. This mnemonic diagram depicts the nine progressive stages of mental development, which are obtained through the six powers of study, contemplation, memory, comprehension, diligence, and perfection. Beginning at the start of the path in the lower right, the diagram shows a monk chasing, binding, leading, and subduing an elephant whose color progresses from black to white.
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The Bhavachakra, the Wheel of Life or Wheel of Becoming, is a mandala - a complex picture representing the Buddhist view of the universe. To Buddhists, existence is a cycle of life, death, rebirth, and suffering that they seek to escape altogether.
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Yantra is a mystical diagram, mainly from the Tantric traditions of the Hindu religions. They are used for the worship of deities in temples or at home; as an aid in meditation; used for the benefits given by their supposed occult powers based on Hindu astrology and tantric texts.
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Yogini Thangkas category contains all the female figure deities. Yogini is the complete form source word of the masculine yogi- and neutral/plural "yogin." Far from being merely a gender tag to all things yogi, "Yogini" represents both a female master practitioner of Yoga, and a formal term of respect for a category of modern female spiritual teachers (in both Hinduism and Buddhism) in eastern countries such as India, Nepal, and Tibet.
