Tsangpa Karpo is associated with the Indian creator god Brahma, who is the power behind all the visible forces of nature [...]
Mountains are a common site for ascetic practices in Buddhism and Hinduism, an ideal place of retreat where a spiritual adept can escape the [...]
In their battle against the demons, all the male gods of the Hindu pantheon were unable to defeat the defiant Mahishasura, who had [...]
The charnel ground or cremation site is considered a powerful place for practice in Tantric Buddhism, due to its proximity to [...]
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Rahula is a personification of eclipses in Indian cosmology and an important protector deity in the Nyingma [...]
Damchen Garwai Nakpo, the Blacksmith, was a local pre-Buddhist Tibetan deity subdued by the great master Padmasambhava (8th century), who was invited to Tibet by [...]
Tenzing Rigdol works in multiple mediums, including photography, performance, video, painting, and collage. This work is from a series of the artist’s contemporary interpretations of [...]
Vajrabhairava is one of the most important deities of the Geluk School of Tibetan Buddhism, which has dominated Mongolian religious life in recent centuries. This sculpture is [...]
Machig Labdron (1055–1153), one of the most prominent female masters and lineage holders in Tibetan Buddhism, appears deified in this painting as a [...]
As a local mountain deity in Rebkong, Amdo Province, in northeastern Tibet, Amnye Cha Kyung is an important figure in the region’s sacred geography. Mountain deities were [...]