Tara: A Powerful Feminine Force in the Buddhist Pantheon
Meher McArthur
20 March 2019
Exquisite and potent representations of female…
Ritualized Landscapes: Performative Iconography
Joseph Houseal
8 December 2018
A Look at large Buddhist rituals in Tibetan China
Pawo Dorji, Mountain Oracle of King Gesar – Dancing, Healing, and Spiritual Realization, Part Four
Joseph Houseal
3 August 2018
Shamanic healers and tantric rituals
A Guided Tour of Hell: Illustrating Infernos in a Buddhist Graphic Novel
Meher McArthur
11 June 2018
Visions of hell inspired by a near-death experience
Highlights of Buddhist Art at the Norton Simon Museum
Meher McArthur
14 May 2018
Discovering remarkable examples of Buddhist…
World Peace! Thumbs Up! Some Martial Aspects of Buddhist Dance
Joseph Houseal
6 April 2018
A closer look at martial behavior in Vajrayana…
Manifesting the Higher Self: The Mandalas of Burton Kopelow
Meher McArthur
15 March 2018
Art as a channel to higher states of consciousness
Buddhistdoor View: A Devotional Approach to Preserving Buddhism’s Treasures
Buddhistdoor Global
8 December 2017
Why a devotional approach to the preservation of sacred…
Practicing Perfection in Art, Buddhism, and Life
Leslie Rinchen-Wongmo
17 June 2016
I was listening to my favorite podcast as I drove home from a retreat last month. In a reversal of roles, On Being host Krista Tippett was
Preserving Bhutan’s Cultural Heritage: An Interview with Princess Ashi Kesang Choden T. Wangchuck
Buddhistdoor Global
20 May 2016
A member of the Bhutanese Royal Family, Princess Ashi Kesang Choden T. Wangchuck is executive director of Bhutan’s Thangka Conservation Center and a scholar of
A Buddhist Perspective on Conceptual Art
Dakini As Art
22 April 2016
Art for art’s sake has never been an overriding motivation in Tibetan culture or Tibetan Buddhism. For example, we can understand thangka painting, the sacred art of