This elegant Qing Dynasty gilt bronze figure of Buddha Vajrasana, known in Tibetan as thub pa rdo rje gdan, is cast in the traditional posture of meditation. Seated atop a doublelotus base, he displays the bhumisparshamudra, or earth-touching gesture, calling witness to his enlightenment. His expression is particularly serene, each detail of his face rendered […]
Yamntaka (Sanskrit: Yamntaka or Vajrabhairava Tibetan: ,). Is an iadevat of the Anuttarayoga Tantra class popular within the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism. Yamntaka is seen as a wrathful manifestation of Mañjur, the bodhisattva of wisdom, and in other contexts functions as a dharmapala. Within Buddhism, “terminating death” is a quality of all buddhas as […]
Also known as Siddhrtha Gautama, Shakyamuni Buddha, or simply the Buddha, was an ascetic and sage on whose teachings Buddhism was founded. He is believed to have lived and taught mostly in the eastern part of the Indian subcontinent sometime between the sixth and fourth centuries BCE. Gautama taught a Middle Way between sensual indulgence […]
Palden Lhamo or Panden Lhamo (“Glorious Goddess”, Tibetan: ,) or Remati is a protecting Dharmapala of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism. She is the wrathful deity considered to be the principal protectress of Tibet. Palden Lhamo appears in the retinue of the Obstacle-Removing Mahkla as an independent figure and has been described as “the […]