Authentic Tibetan Buddhist Statues & Himalayan Buddhist Art
This is an excellent question. Buddha statues produce miracles with underlying powers that are not immediately discernible by non-Buddhists. Indeed, devotees of the Buddha can draw inner strength from their Continue Reading →
It is common knowledge that Buddhists believe in reincarnation. Although this concept is rather simple, it is more complex then what most non-Buddhists would presume. To understand Buddhism one must Continue Reading →
Tara statues portray one of the most beloved and universally venerated female deities in all of Buddhism — a Bodhisattva whose compassion is so swift, so all-encompassing, and so fiercely Continue Reading →
Amitabha Buddha — the Buddha of Infinite Light — first appeared in Mahayana Buddhist scriptures in the 1st century CE. Specifically, the Larger Sutra of Immeasurable Life (Sukhavativyuha Sutra) describes Continue Reading →
Perfected wisdom found inside Manjushri statues is sourced from the Prajnaparamita Sutra — the “Scripture of Perfected Wisdom” — compiled over seven centuries between 100 BCE and 600 CE. In Continue Reading →
Vajrasattva statues represent one of the most profound and complex deities in both Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism. Vajrasattva — known in Tibetan as Dorje Sempa, meaning “Diamond Being” or “Indestructible Continue Reading →
Compassion is the very heart of Buddhism — and no figure embodies it more completely than Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion. Known as Chenrezig in Tibetan, Guanyin in Chinese, and Continue Reading →
What did the Buddha really look like? It is one of the most fascinating questions in all of Buddhist history — and the answer is more detailed, more surprising, and Continue Reading →
This is a good question. Indeed, at Buddhist temples Buddhists sometimes appear to worship Buddha statues. However, this is not what the Buddha taught and therefore technically Buddhists are not Continue Reading →
Buddhist meditation consists of two meditation techniques known as samatha and vipassana. The techniques differ and they produce different results. However, they are both valuable tools that will help to Continue Reading →