Tibetan Buddhism

Cham dance is a sacred performance in Tibetan Buddhism, performed by monks during festivals to honor deities and ward off negative forces. Dancers wear elaborate costumes and masks, representing wrathful deities, protector spirits, and animals. The ritual, set to traditional music, conveys spiritual stories of good overcoming evil and serves as a blessing for the community. Performed in monastery courtyards, the Cham dance symbolizes purification, protection, and spiritual renewal, while…

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Palden Lhamo is a terrific protectress of Tibetan Buddhism. She is called the goddess who brings war, disaster and magical diseases.

HEVAJRA (Tib. Kye Dorje) beckons aspirants to unlock the mysteries of enlightenment within Tibetan Buddhism. As an eminent Yidam, Hevajra embodies the profound union of 'Secret Wisdom,' earning the revered epithet, 'King of Tantras.' Hevajra, a wrathful deity in Tibetan Buddhism, is depicted with multiple faces and arms, standing on intertwined corpses to symbolize transcendence of duality. His fierce central face represents power, while secondary faces express compassion and wisdom. He is…

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𝙂𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙏𝙖𝙧𝙖 - 𝙈𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙤𝙛 𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝘓𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘢 , 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘶𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘢 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘫𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘦𝘺 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘯𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵. 𝘚𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘶𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘤𝘪𝘳𝘤𝘶𝘮𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘴𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘤 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥.

The image is a Chinese painting of Avalokiteshvara, the bodhisattva of compassion. She is depicted as a young woman with a serene expression on her face. She is wearing a blue robe and is seated on a lotus flower. Her hands are folded in front of her chest in a gesture of prayer. The painting is surrounded by a border of lotus flowers and leaves.

Dharma. Nepal. Roerich Nicholas. Buddhism

In Tantric Buddhism, Garuda is yet another form in which various buddhas arise for the purpose of removing disease and injury caused by nagas and poisoning.