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Bhutan003.jpgBhutan - Buddhist Himalayan Kingdom (12) 2275 viewsIn 2005 the Australian monk Ven S Dhammika was invited to the remote Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan and spent ten days visiting the countries monasteries, shrines and temples. We present some of the pictures he took while in this rarely visited land and hope you enjoy them.
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Ksitigarbha02.jpgKsitigarbha Bodhisattva022266 viewsKsitigarbha Bodhisattva or in Chinese: Ti Tsang P'usa
Ti Tsang P'usa is an extremely popular Bodhisattva among the Chinese and Japanese Buddhists.
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thai-buddha_06.jpg06 Thai Buddha Image2256 views06 Thai Buddha Image
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06guanyin2.jpgProfile of Quan Yin2234 viewsPortrait of Quan Yin (Godess of Mercy) in Profile
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03white_lotus.jpgWhite Lotus 032232 viewsWhite Lotus 03
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lohan04.jpgLohan: The Bharadvaja NANDIMITRA2224 viewsLegend has it that the first portraits of the 18 Lohans were painted by a Buddhist
monk Guan Xiu, in 891 A.D. Guan Xiu lived in Chengdu, the capital of a small
kingdom, the Former Shu, formed at the decline of the Tang Dynasty in what is
today's Sichuan Province. He was adept at the scholarly pursuits of painting,
calligraphy and poetry.
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Bhutan002.jpgBhutan - Buddhist Himalayan Kingdom (11) 2195 viewsIn 2005 the Australian monk Ven S Dhammika was invited to the remote Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan and spent ten days visiting the countries monasteries, shrines and temples. We present some of the pictures he took while in this rarely visited land and hope you enjoy them.
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21_tara.jpgThe 21 Taras (21)2189 viewsThe 21 Taras [Tibetan style] (Tibetan, Sgrol-ma)
It was not until the adoption of the Yogachara system, taught by Asanga in the fourth century AD, that the feminine principle began to be venerated in Mahayana Buddhism. Around the sixth century, the goddess Tara was considered as a Sakti of Avalokitesvara (sometimes as his wife).
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Amithaba004.jpgAmithabha Buddha042184 viewsAMITABHA: Buddha of Boundless Light of the Western Paradise
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lama_tsongkapa02.jpgLama Tsongkapa 022182 viewsLama Tsongkapa 02
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