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Bhutan34.jpgBhutan - Buddhist Himalayan Kingdom (19) 1890 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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shakyamuni_buddha03.jpgShakyamuni Buddha 031879 viewsShakyamuni Buddha 03
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Avalokiteshvara001.jpgAvalokiteshvara Bodhisattva1875 viewsThe Bodhisattva of Great Compassion
The Sanskrit name "Avalokiteshvara" means "the lord who looks upon the world with compassion".
Translated into Chinese, the name is "Kuan Shih Yin"or Quan Yin.
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12_tara.jpgThe 21 Taras (12)1874 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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thai-buddha_12a.jpg12 Thai Buddha Image1869 views12 Thai Buddha Image
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Bhutan009.jpgBhutan - Buddhist Himalayan Kingdom (18) 1865 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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Bhutan008.jpgBhutan - Buddhist Himalayan Kingdom (17) 1864 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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0_The_Sangha_-_Photos_by_Friedrich_Reg.pdfThe Sangha - Monks and Nuns in the Buddhist Community1863 viewsDocumentary Photos by Friedrich Reg
Collected into a single PDF with descriptions in multiple languages.
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lohan06.jpgLohan: BODHIDRUMA1861 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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IMG0002.jpgA Buddha’s Statue in Germany, Buddhist House, Berlin1854 viewsSangha - Monks and Nuns in the Buddhist Community
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