Most Buddhist implements are held in the hand during a ritual. The khatvanga is carried like a walking stick, because it belongs to a different kind of practitioner: the wandering...
Most Buddhist implements are held in the hand during a ritual. The khatvanga is carried like a walking stick, because it belongs to a different kind of practitioner: the wandering...
The phurba is one of the strangest objects in Tibetan Buddhism, and also one of the most useful to understand. In Sanskrit it is called the kila; in Tibetan, phur...
The phurba is one of the strangest objects in Tibetan Buddhism, and also one of the most useful to understand. In Sanskrit it is called the kila; in Tibetan, phur...
There is one Buddhist symbol that carries more misunderstanding than any other, and it is not a demon or a wrathful deity. It is a simple hooked cross that most...
There is one Buddhist symbol that carries more misunderstanding than any other, and it is not a demon or a wrathful deity. It is a simple hooked cross that most...
Most Buddhist symbols point upward. The vishva-vajra points outward in four directions at once, and that is the whole point. It is the thunderbolt that does not pick a side....
Most Buddhist symbols point upward. The vishva-vajra points outward in four directions at once, and that is the whole point. It is the thunderbolt that does not pick a side....
The small bronze bell sits on nearly every Tibetan Buddhist altar, yet most visitors notice it only when it rings. Pick it up, though, and the weight tells a story....
The small bronze bell sits on nearly every Tibetan Buddhist altar, yet most visitors notice it only when it rings. Pick it up, though, and the weight tells a story....
What Is a Kapala? (Definition & Identity) Pick up a kapala and you are holding one of the most misunderstood objects in Tibetan Buddhism. The word itself is plain: kapāla...
What Is a Kapala? (Definition & Identity) Pick up a kapala and you are holding one of the most misunderstood objects in Tibetan Buddhism. The word itself is plain: kapāla...
