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IMG0009.jpgMonk in the Mountain Forest, Emei Shan, China2209 viewsSangha - Monks and Nuns in the Buddhist Community
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20_tara.jpgThe 21 Taras (20)2199 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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QuanYin007.jpgQuan Yin072187 viewsKnown as the goddess of Mercy. Translated into Chinese, the name is "Kuan Shih Yin"or Quan Yin
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Bhutan_45.jpgBhutan - Buddhist Himalayan Kingdom (61) 2181 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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IMG0004.jpgOn theWay to Meditation, Southern Germany2177 viewsSangha - Monks and Nuns in the Buddhist Community
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Bhutan_04.jpgBhutan - Buddhist Himalayan Kingdom (25) 2170 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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Bhutan_19.jpgBhutan - Buddhist Himalayan Kingdom (38) 2163 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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Ksitigarbha07.jpgKsitigarbha Bodhisattva072148 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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lohan14.jpgLohan: VANAVASA2146 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
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Bhutan_29.jpgBhutan - Buddhist Himalayan Kingdom (48) 2145 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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