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Bhutan34.jpgBhutan - Buddhist Himalayan Kingdom (19) 1989 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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Avalokiteshvara001.jpgAvalokiteshvara Bodhisattva1985 viewsThe Bodhisattva of Great Compassion
The Sanskrit name "Avalokiteshvara" means "the lord who looks upon the world with compassion".
Translated into Chinese, the name is "Kuan Shih Yin"or Quan Yin.
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thai-buddha_12a.jpg12 Thai Buddha Image1979 views12 Thai Buddha Image
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lohan06.jpgLohan: BODHIDRUMA1979 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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shakyamuni_buddha03.jpgShakyamuni Buddha 031978 viewsShakyamuni Buddha 03
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12_tara.jpgThe 21 Taras (12)1976 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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0_The_Sangha_-_Photos_by_Friedrich_Reg.pdfThe Sangha - Monks and Nuns in the Buddhist Community1975 viewsDocumentary Photos by Friedrich Reg
Collected into a single PDF with descriptions in multiple languages.
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thai-buddha_11.jpg11 Thai Buddha Image1963 views11 Thai Buddha Image
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Bhutan008.jpgBhutan - Buddhist Himalayan Kingdom (17) 1960 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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IMG0002.jpgA Buddha’s Statue in Germany, Buddhist House, Berlin1959 viewsSangha - Monks and Nuns in the Buddhist Community
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