It has been a busy couple of years for one of Europe’s most renowned Tibetan musicians. Recently, the master of contemporary Tibetan mantras completed an
The concept of a modern or contemporary Tibetan art is a relatively fresh phenomenon arising out of the second half of the 20th century. The
To the uninitiated, Vajrayana’s ritualistic and esoteric appearance can make some observances seem heavy and difficult to comprehend. Tantric texts are laden with difficult religious
On the 10th day of every month of the Tibetan calender, Vajrayana Buddhists pay homage to Guru Padmasambhava (lotus-born), more popularly known as Guru Rinpoche. The
Sangeeta Bansal Ph.D, a researcher and writer, is also the founder of a non-profit called Mindside, which aims to make the benefits of mindfulness meditation
Her story reads like a fairytale. Via her mother’s ancestry, she has royal blood flowing from the line of Songsten Gampo’s minister Lonpo Ghar. Her great-grandfather,
Thanks to its Eurasian connections, the Tsardom of Russia (1547-1721) and its successor the Muscovy-Romanov Empire (1721-1917) experienced the Buddhist diffusion earlier than many other early modern empires,
Dr. Terentyev’s third article in this series builds on the historical tensions between successive Russian administrations and the country’s Buddhist communities, which climaxed in the
‘Listen,O brothers and sisters,you who have mastered the teaching – If you recognize me, Queen of the Lake of Awareness,who encompasses both emptiness and form, Know that I live
Ideas of beauty are found in almost, if not every, culture. At almost every period in human history, these ideas have also shared many similarities.
Editor’s note: Stella Peters is a writer/photographer from Amsterdam who focuses on inequality and human interest stories. She is currently studying anthropology in an Advanced master’s programme
Vajrayana is associated in Buddhist history and legend with the locale of Uddiyana, ruled by wise kings who first practiced tantra after being introduced to
