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The Principle of Five Buddha Family The core of Vajrayana Buddhism is complex. There lies the principle of the Five Enlightened Buddha Familie...

The Five Buddhas Symbol A double row of pendants has the colors blue and green on the upper row, and yellow and red on the lower row. They ...

Groupings of the Auspicious Symbols Some drawings depict the three main groups of auspicious symbols and offerings. They appear in Tibetan Buddhist...

Tantra in Nepal Nepal has historically remained a major and vital center and the entrepôt for the transmission of Tantric Buddhism into Tibet Ta...

The Dharmapalas Regarded as important as the enlightenment aspect of Tibetan religious life, and the Dharmapalas play a significant role i...

Guru Rinpoche's Splendor Guru Rinpoche traveled India and Nepal's eight great channel grounds. He was also known as Guru Padsambhava. As he went, h...