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Not many people know the daily life of a living Buddha in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. Let us experience their journey through 11-year-old Dedrum, appointed as a ...
2015-08-20
Thangka is a scroll painting created in Tibetan script on bright satin and hung as an offering on a religious scroll. Thangka is a unique type of art in Tibetan culture, the subjec...
2015-08-05
Moon Knife: An instrument used in Tantric Buddhism. The edge of the knife is shaped like a crescent moon, the blade has an exquisite pattern, and the handle is a vajra. It can be m...
2015-08-03
Skull Bowl (kapala): An instrument used in Tantric Buddhism. It belongs only in the protector deities' hall and the Tantric master's living quarters or secret room. The bow...
2015-07-30
Wheel of Life or Wheel of Existence: Six parts consisting of the upper, middle, lower, left, right, and the script. It is an auspicious symbol that can vanquish demons and eliminat...
2015-07-28
Toling Monastery, meaning flying monastery in Tibetan, is the first Buddhist temple built by Tibet's Guge Kingdom in western Ngari Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region.
2015-07-24
The Sword of Wisdom and scripture: A series of paintings. The sword is either painted on the bottom and the scripture on top, or the sword is painted on the left and the scripture ...
The 12th Samding Dorje Phagmo Deqinquzhen, the only female Rinpoche in China, is the reincarnation of Sakyamuni's birth mother. On an auspicious day on February 8th, 1942 accor...
2015-07-22
Picture of the Sage: composed of water, lotus flower, birds, scriptures, sword, and other components. It is created by Sakya Pandita, whose meaning is to not forget the merits of t...
2015-07-21
Long periods of meditation in Tibet are often carried out in caves, and Drak Yerpa monastery has some of the oldest and famous meditation caves in the area. Built on a hillside wit...
2015-07-13
Buddhism played an important role in the history of Tubo Kingdom (618-842A.D.). As early as the time of King Songtsan Gambo (617-650), statues of Buddha had been introduced. Later,...
Feilai Temple is located around 10 kilometers away from Deqen Town. Feilai Temple means Guibading Temple in Tibetan. It has a legend that the temple was built by one Sakyamuni Budd...
