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buddha_life_30.jpgPassing Away into Parinibbana3224 viewsPassing Away into Parinibbana
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10_tara.jpgThe 21 Taras (10)3222 viewsThe 21 Taras [Tibetan style] (Tibetan, Sgrol-ma)
It was not until the adoption of the Yogachara system, taught by Asanga in the fourth century AD, that the feminine principle began to be venerated in Mahayana Buddhism. Around the sixth century, the goddess Tara was considered as a Sakti of Avalokitesvara (sometimes as his wife).
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lohan02.jpgLohan: Bharadvaja KANAKA3220 viewsLegend has it that the first portraits of the 18 Lohans were painted by a Buddhist
monk Guan Xiu, in 891 A.D. Guan Xiu lived in Chengdu, the capital of a small
kingdom, the Former Shu, formed at the decline of the Tang Dynasty in what is
today's Sichuan Province. He was adept at the scholarly pursuits of painting,
calligraphy and poetry.
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07_tara.jpgThe 21 Taras (07)3199 viewsThe 21 Taras [Tibetan style] (Tibetan, Sgrol-ma)
It was not until the adoption of the Yogachara system, taught by Asanga in the fourth century AD, that the feminine principle began to be venerated in Mahayana Buddhism. Around the sixth century, the goddess Tara was considered as a Sakti of Avalokitesvara (sometimes as his wife).
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01lotus-bud1.jpgLotus bud 013197 viewsLotus bud 01
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12white-heart-lotus.jpgLotus Heart3182 viewsLotus Heart
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buddha_life_22.jpgOn Alms Round in Kapilavastu3181 viewsOn Alms Round in Kapilavastu
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buddha_life_23.jpgThe Buddha's Father was cremated3178 viewsThe Buddha's Father was cremated
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Amithaba008.jpgAmithabha Buddha083170 viewsAMITABHA: Buddha of Boundless Light of the Western Paradise
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Bhutan0016.jpgBhutan - Buddhist Himalayan Kingdom (07) 3164 viewsIn 2005 the Australian monk Ven S Dhammika was invited to the remote Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan and spent ten days visiting the countries monasteries, shrines and temples. We present some of the pictures he took while in this rarely visited land and hope you enjoy them.
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