Saraswati (Main figure) (Top to bottom): Manjushri, Saraswati, Palden Lhamo and Dorje Shugden Deity: Saraswati (Sanskrit) Alternative names: Yangchenma / Yangchen Drolma (Tibetan); Goddess Tara of Song and Music (English) Saraswati is a well-known Indian goddess of music, wisdom and learning. She is widely regarded as both the emanation of Tara as well as...
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When walking for health reasons or circumambulating holy objects, we can recite lots of mantras and pronounce the mantras with concentration. This will make our daily walks have deeper meaning. Benefiting both body and mind. 🙂 Try to memorize the long mantra of Manjushri which I have and can give you here. Recite that...
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Sengdongma (Main figure) (Top to bottom): Buddha Shakyamuni, Manjushri, Vajrayogini, Sengdongma, Dorje Shugden and Kache Marpo. Deity: Sengdongma Alternative names: Simhamukha (Sanskrit); Lion-Faced Dakini (English) The great ferocious dakini Sengdongma is an impressive female meditational deity. Within the Kagyu, Sakya and Gelug traditions, Sengdongma arises from the Chakrasamvara cycle of Tantras and is considered...
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Some people address him as Sogpu Rinpoche while others address him as Guru Deva (Guru of the Gods), but I had the great pleasure of staying in his house and spending some time with him. He was introduced to me long distance by my natural birth mother Dewa Nimbo. While I was in the...
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The Putuo Zongcheng Temple of Chengde, Hebei province, China is a Qing dynasty era Buddhist temple complex built between 1767 and 1771, during the reign of the Qianlong Emperor (1735–1796). It is meant to resemble the Potala Palace of Lhasa, Tibet. It is located near the Chengde Mountain Resort, which is south of the...
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This detail from the incredible thangka (scroll painting) shows the great accomplished master (drubchen/mahasiddha) Ravigupta practicing in a cave. Practicing in caves are common in the Buddhist world as it is a conscious withdrawal from the distractions of society where one can focus on gaining results of meditation. Hence many Buddhist masters meditated or...
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I love statues and images of Mahasiddha Kukkuripa. He practiced the ‘Diamond Dakini’ sadhana and meditation till full realizations. This statue is nice where his beloved doggie is kissing Kukkuripa. Very affectionate looking and very warm. The statue has a divine quality yet still very everyday human and down to earth. Everyone can relate...
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Dukkar (Main figure) (Top to bottom): Buddha Shakyamuni, Dukkar, Dorje Shugden and the Three Mahakala Lords. Deity: Dukkar (Tibetan) Alternative names: Sitatapatra (Sanskrit); White Parasol (English) The awe-inspiring Dukkar is an extremely efficacious female deity. According to scriptural sources, her all-powerful form emerged from the ushnisha or sacred crown protuberance of Buddha Shakyamuni, while...
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Vajravarahi (Main figure) (Top to bottom): Jigten Sumgon, Chenga Chokyi Gyalpo, Lama Tsongkhapa, Vajravarahi, Achi Chokyi Drolma and Dorje Shugden. Deity: Vajravarahi (Sanskrit) Alternative names: Dorje Phagmo (Tibetan); Adamantine Sow (English); Indra Kacho (Sanskrit) Vajravarahi is a female tantric Buddha who appears in many different forms throughout the various lineages of Tibetan Buddhism. She...
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Ucheyma (Severed Headed Vajrayogini) (Main figure) (Top to bottom): H.H. the 7th Panchen Lama, Ucheyma (Severed Headed Vajrayogini), Vajra Varnani (green assistant), Vajra Vairocani (yellow assistant), Dorje Shugden and Citipati. The central deity is known as Chinnamasta or Dorje Neljorma Ucheyma. Both Chinnamasta (Sanskrit) and Ucheyma (Tibetan) literally mean, ‘She Whose Head is Severed’....
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Ucheyma (Severed Headed Vajrayogini) (Main figure) (Top to bottom): Maitri Kacho (Flying Vajrayogini), Maitri Kacho (One-Leg Up Vajrayogini), Naro Kacho, Sukhasiddhi, Ucheyma (Severed Headed Vajrayogini), Vajra Varnani (green assistant), Vajra Vairocani (yellow assistant), Citipati, Vajravarahi and Dorje Shugden. The central deity is known as Severed Headed Vajrayogini, Chinnamasta or Dorje Neljorma Ucheyma. Both Chinnamasta...
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Vajrayogini (Main figure) (Top to bottom): Naropa, Vajradharma, Hero Vajradharma, Naro Kacho, Maitri Kacho (Flying Vajrayogini), Dorje Shugden and Vajravarahi. Vajrayogini is a female tantric Buddha and she has many forms that are derived from various lineages. She mainly embodies the fully enlightened female (shakti) aspect of a Buddha. She belongs to the Mother...
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Manjushri (Main figure) (Top to bottom): Four-Armed Chenrezig, Manjushri, Vajrapani and Dorje Shugden. This thangka depicts the “Three Protectors”, known in Tibetan as the Rigsum Gonpo. This enlightened trinity refers to Manjushri, Chenrezig, and Vajrapani. They symbolically represent the wisdom, compassion and skilful means of all the Buddhas of the past, present and future...
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Standing Yeshe Tsogyal (Main figure) (Top to bottom): Guru Padmasambhava, Standing Yeshe Tsogyal, Wangze, Za Rahula and Dorje Shugden. Yeshe Tsogyal was born in 777 CE as a princess in the Kharchen region of Tibet. Her name literally means ‘Victorious Ocean of Wisdom’ or ‘Queen of the Wisdom Lake’. She is widely believed to...
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Loma Gyonma (Main figure) (Top to bottom): Medicine Buddha, White Tara, Loma Gyonma, Trakpo Sumtril, Dorje Shugden and Vairocana Shugden (Shize). The Forest Goddess is an example of an Indian folk deity absorbed into Tantric Buddhism. She is a popular practice and has numerous forms with varying emphases. For the practitioner of Esoteric Buddhist...
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Wisdom from an Old Lady For ninety-nine years, I have worked for the benefit of beings. Now this work is almost complete. I will not take birth again in this human realm in a physical form, nor will I leave behind any remains or relics. But my emanations in the world will be...
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Queen Genepil (1905-1938) the last queen of Mongolia. She was executed in May, 1938, shot as part of the systematic Stalinist destruction of Mongolian culture, in which a vast amount of the population were killed, including almost all the shamans and Buddhist lamas. Star Wars took inspiration of course. From FB Genepil, the last...
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Palden Lhamo (Main figure) (Top to bottom): Guru Rinpoche, Lama Tsongkhapa, Palden Lhamo, Nechung and Dorje Shugden. The fearsome Palden Lhamo or Shri Devi in Sanskrit, is widely believed to be an emanation of Saraswati, the Goddess of Wisdom. She was originally part of the entourage of Mahakala but became a powerful protectoress in...
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White Tara (Main figure) (Top to bottom): Ushnishavijaya (Namgyalma), Amitayus, White Tara, Dorje Shugden Tara is known as Jetsun Drolma in Tibetan and she is a very important figure in Tibetan Buddhism. She is known as the ‘saviouress’ and is also considered the embodiment of the activity of all the Buddhas. According to the...
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Our large group in Bangkok woke up around 4 am to get ready. We left the hotel at around 5 am to drive to Banglampoo area of Bangkok. Without traffic, it took us around 20 mins to get there (Remember Bangkok is a huge metropolitan city with 10 million residents). The other day it...
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