The Lhasa Jokhang – is the world`s oldest timber frame building in
... in Lhasa in 641 (when the Newar royalty are believed to have departed), it would appear that she was not involved the architectural design of the temple but that she may have given support to Bhrikutri when the construction work stalled. As we shall see below, the architectural model for the origina ...
... in Lhasa in 641 (when the Newar royalty are believed to have departed), it would appear that she was not involved the architectural design of the temple but that she may have given support to Bhrikutri when the construction work stalled. As we shall see below, the architectural model for the origina ...
The Great Stupa of Dharmakaya: Visual
... the progressive path of meditation and lineage, these concepts are the hallmark of Tibetan Buddhism.18 In this essay I suggest that The Great Stupa’s emphasis on Trungpa Rinpoche’s path of meditation and lineage affiliations, as communicated through visual biography, echoes the Tibetan Buddhist oral ...
... the progressive path of meditation and lineage, these concepts are the hallmark of Tibetan Buddhism.18 In this essay I suggest that The Great Stupa’s emphasis on Trungpa Rinpoche’s path of meditation and lineage affiliations, as communicated through visual biography, echoes the Tibetan Buddhist oral ...
Guru Padmasambhava in Context
... abandoned in the 4th century CE. This phase saw the beginning of a process of mountain fortification, which is typical of Late Historic Swat, i.e. 7th-8th century CE. This typology of towerhouse development is frequent in the valleys South West of Barikot. In general, it seems that this new settleme ...
... abandoned in the 4th century CE. This phase saw the beginning of a process of mountain fortification, which is typical of Late Historic Swat, i.e. 7th-8th century CE. This typology of towerhouse development is frequent in the valleys South West of Barikot. In general, it seems that this new settleme ...
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... Padmasambhava. He was one of the greatest Tantric masters and saints of Buddhist history. In the 9th century AD, at the invitation of Tibetan King, he came to Tibet from India and fulfilled three major missions. First, through the display of spiritual power, he pacified the human and non-human force ...
... Padmasambhava. He was one of the greatest Tantric masters and saints of Buddhist history. In the 9th century AD, at the invitation of Tibetan King, he came to Tibet from India and fulfilled three major missions. First, through the display of spiritual power, he pacified the human and non-human force ...
Sakya Newsletter: Fall 2005
... The process by which one gains an understanding of Buddhist teachings is two-fold: through study and realization. One gains knowledge of the teachings by reading and studying the scriptures. When one meditates and applies that knowledge to daily life, one gains realization. A basic foundation of Bud ...
... The process by which one gains an understanding of Buddhist teachings is two-fold: through study and realization. One gains knowledge of the teachings by reading and studying the scriptures. When one meditates and applies that knowledge to daily life, one gains realization. A basic foundation of Bud ...
Goryeo Buddhist Painting in an Interregional Context
... exilic environments theywere often thought to be theworks of renowned Chinese masters until the twentieth century, when their peninsular origins were recog nized. Since then, however, their expatriate status has caused research on Goryeo Buddhist painting to be carried out within somewhat isolated i ...
... exilic environments theywere often thought to be theworks of renowned Chinese masters until the twentieth century, when their peninsular origins were recog nized. Since then, however, their expatriate status has caused research on Goryeo Buddhist painting to be carried out within somewhat isolated i ...
Surun-Khanda D. Syrtypova
... first Jebtsun Damba Qutuɣtu Zanabazar is also called. His works were very popular among Mongolian Buddhists and Buriats as well. The Fourth Panchen Lama followed the tradition of Sūryagupta (Tib. Grub chen nyi ma spas ba). One of his texts is the "Sādhana of Tārā called `The Fulfiller of all desires ...
... first Jebtsun Damba Qutuɣtu Zanabazar is also called. His works were very popular among Mongolian Buddhists and Buriats as well. The Fourth Panchen Lama followed the tradition of Sūryagupta (Tib. Grub chen nyi ma spas ba). One of his texts is the "Sādhana of Tārā called `The Fulfiller of all desires ...
The Characteristics of Tibetan-Language Tripitaka and their Values
... The pages were piled together unbound. This kind of packaging is special compared to books in other languages. Unlike the scroll used by the Han Chinese, the Tibetan language Tripitaka is rectangular shaped. The texts are arranged in page number order. This style is called Fanjiazhuang (narrow trave ...
... The pages were piled together unbound. This kind of packaging is special compared to books in other languages. Unlike the scroll used by the Han Chinese, the Tibetan language Tripitaka is rectangular shaped. The texts are arranged in page number order. This style is called Fanjiazhuang (narrow trave ...
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... the storm and provides a compass for exploration. A professor and seasoned practitioner, Ray walks the line between objective historian and caring adviser. With spare precision and rich detail, he tells the story of Buddhism in Tibet, from its great progenitors in India to the larger than life trans ...
... the storm and provides a compass for exploration. A professor and seasoned practitioner, Ray walks the line between objective historian and caring adviser. With spare precision and rich detail, he tells the story of Buddhism in Tibet, from its great progenitors in India to the larger than life trans ...
Karmic Calculations: The Social Implications of Karmic Causality in
... society collectively degenerates; immorality reigns, and lifespans decrease steadily until people only live to be ten years old. Generalized karma of this type eliminates the boundaries and individual magnitudes of karmic consequences. It is instead an amorphous force that stirs the process of becom ...
... society collectively degenerates; immorality reigns, and lifespans decrease steadily until people only live to be ten years old. Generalized karma of this type eliminates the boundaries and individual magnitudes of karmic consequences. It is instead an amorphous force that stirs the process of becom ...
Tibetan Buddhism and the Chinese Communist Party: Moving
... of this thesis is to examine how China oppresses religion in Tibet through oppressive social and political policies. I will quantify how much religious freedom the Tibetan people have in different aspects of their lives, both personal and public, by drawing on scholarly research from many different ...
... of this thesis is to examine how China oppresses religion in Tibet through oppressive social and political policies. I will quantify how much religious freedom the Tibetan people have in different aspects of their lives, both personal and public, by drawing on scholarly research from many different ...
The Gender of Buddhist Truth - Nanzan Institute for Religion and
... Scholars, who are familiar with paintings of the female body in nine aspects of decay, called kusozu, believe that these paintings represent the sexist nature ofBuddhism. In an attempt to interpret thepaintings within religious and cultural historical contexts, this paper examines a series of thesep ...
... Scholars, who are familiar with paintings of the female body in nine aspects of decay, called kusozu, believe that these paintings represent the sexist nature ofBuddhism. In an attempt to interpret thepaintings within religious and cultural historical contexts, this paper examines a series of thesep ...
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... program. Most of the monks were just beginning their study, but by the end of the year many were able to hold simple conversations in English and to make short presentations. The more advanced monks wrote stories for an in-house magazine, and one made a major presentation on the purpose of human lif ...
... program. Most of the monks were just beginning their study, but by the end of the year many were able to hold simple conversations in English and to make short presentations. The more advanced monks wrote stories for an in-house magazine, and one made a major presentation on the purpose of human lif ...
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... In this way the inner and outer world, the visible and invisible are united as body is inspired and thegreat spirit of bodhicitta spontaneously embodies. Amoghasiddhi is depicted with emerald-green skin, his left hand resting in his lap in the mudra of equipoise and his right hand at chest level fa ...
... In this way the inner and outer world, the visible and invisible are united as body is inspired and thegreat spirit of bodhicitta spontaneously embodies. Amoghasiddhi is depicted with emerald-green skin, his left hand resting in his lap in the mudra of equipoise and his right hand at chest level fa ...
Ati*a - College of the Holy Cross
... and studied almost all Buddhist and nonBuddhist schools of his time, including teachings from Vishnu, Shiva, Tantric Hinduism and other beliefs. • It is said that Atisha had more than 150 teachers, but one prominent teacher above all else was Dharmakirti from Sumatra, Indonesia. ...
... and studied almost all Buddhist and nonBuddhist schools of his time, including teachings from Vishnu, Shiva, Tantric Hinduism and other beliefs. • It is said that Atisha had more than 150 teachers, but one prominent teacher above all else was Dharmakirti from Sumatra, Indonesia. ...
Conflict and Adaptation: Tibetan Perspectives on Nonviolent
... as one would expect of any topic of such complexity. Very few Tibetans fully adhere to or agree with all the specifics of Buddhist philosophy. At the same time, I have yet to encounter an individual who remains uninfluenced by Buddhist thought, regardless of the ultimate conclusions they come to. Ti ...
... as one would expect of any topic of such complexity. Very few Tibetans fully adhere to or agree with all the specifics of Buddhist philosophy. At the same time, I have yet to encounter an individual who remains uninfluenced by Buddhist thought, regardless of the ultimate conclusions they come to. Ti ...
Approaching The Great Perfection
... enlightened mind in all sentient beings, and proposes that the realization of this immanence is itself the method by which all aspects of enlightenment are attained simultaneously. The second emphasizes the distinction between the ordinary state of sentient beings, samsara, and its enlightened corre ...
... enlightened mind in all sentient beings, and proposes that the realization of this immanence is itself the method by which all aspects of enlightenment are attained simultaneously. The second emphasizes the distinction between the ordinary state of sentient beings, samsara, and its enlightened corre ...
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... Tibetan Sadhana Vocabulary: Translated Words of Seven Buddhist Sadhanas (Kielsmeier) DHARMA BOOKS Among Tibetan Texts: History and Literature of the Himalayan Plateau (Smith) Approaching the Great Perfection: Simultaneous and Gradual Methods of Dzogchen Practice in the Longchen Nyingtig (van Schaik) ...
... Tibetan Sadhana Vocabulary: Translated Words of Seven Buddhist Sadhanas (Kielsmeier) DHARMA BOOKS Among Tibetan Texts: History and Literature of the Himalayan Plateau (Smith) Approaching the Great Perfection: Simultaneous and Gradual Methods of Dzogchen Practice in the Longchen Nyingtig (van Schaik) ...
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... Tibetan. Nepal is also sacred pilgrim centre for Tibetans. Further, Hinduism and Buddhism III Nepal exist not only as a separate religions. but also in a synthesized form As a result. many deities are worshipped by Hindus and Buddhists alike in Nepal In the light of these historical intercourse betw ...
... Tibetan. Nepal is also sacred pilgrim centre for Tibetans. Further, Hinduism and Buddhism III Nepal exist not only as a separate religions. but also in a synthesized form As a result. many deities are worshipped by Hindus and Buddhists alike in Nepal In the light of these historical intercourse betw ...
Sacred Arts of Tibet Art from the Roof of the World
... Tibet is located in the heart of Asia, held aloft on a vast mountainous plateau. Besides sharing borders with India to the west and south and China to the east, Tibet is also neighbor to Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan, and Burma (Myanmar) to the south, and Eastern Turkestan to the north. The south eastern co ...
... Tibet is located in the heart of Asia, held aloft on a vast mountainous plateau. Besides sharing borders with India to the west and south and China to the east, Tibet is also neighbor to Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan, and Burma (Myanmar) to the south, and Eastern Turkestan to the north. The south eastern co ...
Introduction to Sakya Monastery
... traveling in Tibet spreading the Buddha’s teachings. At the side of a mountain where there was “pale earth,” he foresaw the emanations of three bodhisattvas whom he knew would spread the Buddhist doctrine in Tibet: Avalokiteshvara (the embodiment of compassion), Manjushri (the embodiment of infinite ...
... traveling in Tibet spreading the Buddha’s teachings. At the side of a mountain where there was “pale earth,” he foresaw the emanations of three bodhisattvas whom he knew would spread the Buddhist doctrine in Tibet: Avalokiteshvara (the embodiment of compassion), Manjushri (the embodiment of infinite ...
Buddhism`s Worldly Other: Secular Subjects of Tibetan Learning
... Nyingmapa founders of Mindroling, with strong ties to the eighth-century Indian tantric adept Padmasambhava, were especially well known for mastery of Great Perfection (rdzogs chen), a distinctive philosophical, meditative, and ritual system. The Fifth Dalai Lama’s family had diverse religious affil ...
... Nyingmapa founders of Mindroling, with strong ties to the eighth-century Indian tantric adept Padmasambhava, were especially well known for mastery of Great Perfection (rdzogs chen), a distinctive philosophical, meditative, and ritual system. The Fifth Dalai Lama’s family had diverse religious affil ...
Tibetan Scholastic Education and The Role of Soteriology
... and for an audience in need of interpretation."1 Hence, a study of the interpretive practices of Tibetan scholasticism must take into account this double orientation and consider the semantic as well as the pragmatic or performative dimensions of interpretive practices. Such a study must understand ...
... and for an audience in need of interpretation."1 Hence, a study of the interpretive practices of Tibetan scholasticism must take into account this double orientation and consider the semantic as well as the pragmatic or performative dimensions of interpretive practices. Such a study must understand ...
Bhaisajyaguru - Metropolitan Museum of Art
... combined with Bhaisajyaguru. Another example of such a combination is a Tang Buddhist pedestal with inscriptions in the University Museum, Philadelphia. In the center of the right face of the pedestal is Bhaisajyaguru, who holds a bowl and is flanked by four identical images of Avalokitesvara (Figur ...
... combined with Bhaisajyaguru. Another example of such a combination is a Tang Buddhist pedestal with inscriptions in the University Museum, Philadelphia. In the center of the right face of the pedestal is Bhaisajyaguru, who holds a bowl and is flanked by four identical images of Avalokitesvara (Figur ...
Thangka
A thangka, variously spelt as tangka, thanka or tanka (Nepali pronunciation: [ˈt̪ʰaŋka]; Tibetan: ཐང་ཀ་; Nepal Bhasa: पौभा) is a Tibetan Buddhist painting on cotton, or silk appliqué, usually depicting a Buddhist deity, scene, or mandala. Thangkas are traditionally kept unframed and rolled up when not on display, mounted on a textile backing somewhat in the style of Chinese scroll paintings, with a further silk cover on the front. So treated, thangkas can last a long time, but because of their delicate nature, they have to be kept in dry places where moisture will not affect the quality of the silk. Most thankas are relatively small, comparable in size to a Western half-length portrait, but some are extremely large, several metres in each dimension; these were designed to be displayed, typically for very brief periods on a monastery wall, as part of religious festivals. Most thankas were intended for personal meditation or instruction of monastic students. They often have elaborate compositions including many very small figures. A central ""deity"" is often surrounded by other identified figures in a symmetrical composition. Narrative scenes are less common, but do appear.Thangka serve as important teaching tools depicting the life of the Buddha, various influential lamas and other deities and bodhisattvas. One subject is The Wheel of Life (Bhavachakra), which is a visual representation of the Abhidharma teachings (Art of Enlightenment). The term may sometimes be used of works in other media than painting, including reliefs in metal and woodblock prints. Today printed reproductions at poster size of painted thangka are commonly used for devotional as well as decorative purposes. Many thangka were produced in sets, though they have often subsequently become separated. Thangka perform several different functions. Images of deities can be used as teaching tools when depicting the life (or lives) of the Buddha, describing historical events concerning important Lamas, or retelling myths associated with other deities. Devotional images act as the centerpiece during a ritual or ceremony and are often used as mediums through which one can offer prayers or make requests. Overall, and perhaps most importantly, religious art is used as a meditation tool to help bring one further down the path to enlightenment. The Buddhist Vajrayana practitioner uses a thanga image of their yidam, or meditation deity, as a guide, by visualizing ""themselves as being that deity, thereby internalizing the Buddha qualities"" Thangkas hang on or beside altars, and may be hung in the bedrooms or offices of monks and other devotees.