MOTHERLY COMPASSION DREULJANG (tib.) for Green Tara is the most popular form of the Taras, also known as Arya Tara or Vasya Tara. She is the consort of Amoghasiddhi, (one of the dhyani buddhas that stays in the North, representing Action. Her Green colour is that of the active Enlightenment of Feminine Compassion and indicates that the Tara is always willing and ready to help the needy that pray to,...

Samsara, The wheel of Life. When did someone asks what is mean by Samsara,  the answer can be abbreviated to "all existences that are accustomed by suffering, ignorance, and the inexplicable surge of time".  Often painted on the outlying walls of Buddhist monasteries, Samsara - The Wheel of Life can be counted as the very essence of the Buddhist philosophy as it proposes insights into some of its most prominent concepts. It...

SIX ARMED MAHAKALA The six-armed Mahakala is related to the story of Avalokiteshvara, the Buddha of Compassion, which broke into thousands of pieces looking at the miseries and sorrows of humans on Earth. Amitabha Buddha one of the 5 Dhyani Buddhas decided to bring back in one form. All he could do was bring her back in form with numerous heads and a thousand arms. In this pattern, the Buddha...

Thangka Paintings Symbolizes the Buddhist Tibetan Culture. Here we discuss the History of Thangka Painting along with the Religious Importance of Thangka Painting Art.  Dating back to the 7th century A.D, thangka painting is one of the most prominent art forms of Asia, and is deemed to be part of the Abhidharma, also called “Art of Enlightenment”. This implies that thangkas are analyzed Buddhist iconography, all paintings will symbolically embody...