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Makara: The Water Monster That Guards the Edge

Some symbols in Tibetan art are easier to feel than to draw. Makara is one of them. He is a sea beast with no fixed shape: part crocodile, part elephant,...

Makara: The Water Monster That Guards the Edge

Some symbols in Tibetan art are easier to feel than to draw. Makara is one of them. He is a sea beast with no fixed shape: part crocodile, part elephant,...

Tibetan Makara: Water Guardian of the Threshold

Look up at the eaves of an old Himalayan temple and you may catch a snout — jaw open, tongue curling out, half crocodile and half something that never swam...

Tibetan Makara: Water Guardian of the Threshold

Look up at the eaves of an old Himalayan temple and you may catch a snout — jaw open, tongue curling out, half crocodile and half something that never swam...

Tibetan Dragon King: Guardian of Water and Dharma

Most people in the West hear "dragon" and picture a winged lizard sitting on a pile of gold. In Tibet the word opens a different door. The dragon here is...

Tibetan Dragon King: Guardian of Water and Dharma

Most people in the West hear "dragon" and picture a winged lizard sitting on a pile of gold. In Tibet the word opens a different door. The dragon here is...

Tibetan Scorpion: The Poison That Becomes Medicine

Most people recoil from a scorpion. In the Himalayas, some practitioners wear one around the neck. The difference is not taste. It is a different reading of what a scorpion...

Tibetan Scorpion: The Poison That Becomes Medicine

Most people recoil from a scorpion. In the Himalayas, some practitioners wear one around the neck. The difference is not taste. It is a different reading of what a scorpion...

Tibetan Wind Horse Lungta: Luck, Speed & Practice

The Wind Horse shows up everywhere in the Himalayas, and most travelers walk right past it without knowing what they are looking at. You see it printed on prayer flags...

Tibetan Wind Horse Lungta: Luck, Speed & Practice

The Wind Horse shows up everywhere in the Himalayas, and most travelers walk right past it without knowing what they are looking at. You see it printed on prayer flags...

Kirtimukha: The Face of Glory in Tibetan Protec...

Some faces in the Himalayan world look like they want to eat you. Kirtimukha is one of them. He has bulging eyes, a flat nose, and a mouth so wide...

Kirtimukha: The Face of Glory in Tibetan Protec...

Some faces in the Himalayan world look like they want to eat you. Kirtimukha is one of them. He has bulging eyes, a flat nose, and a mouth so wide...

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