Art

Jambhala
Nepal, 15th century
Wrathful Shrine Doors
Kham Region, Eastern Tibet, ca.19th century
Wrathful Activity, Fierce Energy
2018
Vajrapani Trampling Snakes
Eastern India or Western Tibet, 10th-11th century
Vajrapani
Karnali Basin, Northwestern Nepal, 13th-14th century
Vajra scepter
Himalayan, 17th - 18th century
Vajravarahi
Tibet, 19th century
Vajrayogini
Kham Province, Eastern Tibet, 18th century
Vasudhara
Nepal, 13th century
Victory over Mara
Buryatia, Mongolia, 19th century
Virupaksha, Guardian King of the West
China, 17th - 18th century
White Tara
Tibet, 15th century
White Tara with Long Life Deities
Tibet, 19th century
Woodblock for Printing Prayer Flags
Himalayan Region, ca. 19th–early 20th century
Vasudhara, Goddess of Abundance
Nepal, 17th century
Tsiu Marpo
Mongolia, 19th century
Tsangpa Karpo
Tibet, 17th century
Two-sided Festival Banner of Varunani and Varahi
Nepal, 17th or 18th century
Ushnishavijaya
Tibet, 18th century
Ushnishavijaya
Tibet, 17th century
Tiger Riding Mahakala
Central Tibet, Early 19th century
Temple Banner with Seven Symbols of Royal Power and Offerings
Tibet, 19th century
Tangtong Gyelpo (1361-1485 or 1385-1446/58)
Tibet, 19th century
Snake Goddess Manasa
Northeastern India, 12th century
Shri Devi, Dorje Rabtenma
Tibet, 15th century
Siddhi Lakshmi
Nepal, 18th century
Siddhi Lakshmi
Nepal, dated by inscription, 1694
Siddhi Lakshmi
Nepal, Dated by inscription 1796
Sitatapatra
Tibet, dated 1864
Six-armed Mahakala
Tibet, 14th century
Six-armed Mahakala
Mongolia, 18th century
Six-Armed Mahakala
Tibet, 18th century
Six-Armed White Mahakala
Central Tibet, late 18th – early 19th century
Six-Armed Mahakala
Tibet, 15th century
Red-and-Black-Faced Yamari, "Blazing Razor of Extreme Repelling"
Tibet, ca. late 17th century
Red Avalokiteshvara
Tibet or Nepal, 19th century
Red Avalokiteshvara or Bunga Dya
Nepal, Dated by inscription, 1818
Red Ganapati, One of the Three Great Red Deities
Tsang Provence, Central Tibe, 16th century
Ritual dagger (kila, purba)
Tibet, 17th century
Raven-headed Mahakala
Bhutan, early to mid-19th century
Protective Goddess in Peaceful and Wrathful Form
Central Tibet, 1790-1805
Protection From Disease
Dolpo region, western Nepal, ca. 1975
Pratisara, one of the Five Protector Goddesses
Central Tibet, possibly Densatil Monastery, mid-14th to mid-15th century
Pelden Lhamo Dusolma
Bhutan, 19th century
Panjarnatha Mahakala
Tibet, 18th century
Panjaranatha Mahakala
Tibet, 15th century
Padmasambhava and His Eight Manifestations
Kham Province, Eastern Tibet, 19th century
Nyima Oser, One of the Eight Manifestations of Padmasambhava
Tibet, 18th century
Mountain God Kula Kari
Tibet, 19th century
Mountain God Amnye Cha Kyung
Eastern Tibet, 18th century
Mold for Clay Image (tsatsa) of Vajrapani
Himalayan Region, ca. 19th century
Medicine Buddha, Bhaisajyaguru
Tibet, 18th - 19th century
Livestock Charm
Dolpo region, western Nepal, ca. 1975
Kurukulla, Goddess of Power
Tibet, 18th century
Lekden Mahakala
Tibet, Unknown
Lotus Goddess, Lakshmi
Nepal, 17th century
Mahachakra Vajrapani
China, 15th century
Mahakala
Central Tibet, possibly Densatil Monastery, mid-14th to mid-15th century
Mahakala
Tibet, 17th century
Mahakala
Nepal, Dated by inscription, 1639
Makzor Gyelmo, Queen Who Repels Armies
Mongolia, 18th century
Indra, Hurling His Thunderbolt
Nepal, 12th century
Indra
Nepal, 16th century
Illuminated Manuscript Page Depicting Four Forms of Mahakala and Vaishravana
China, 17th century
Garuda
Nepal, 17th century
Forest Goddess Parnashavari
Central Tibet, 19th century
Goddess of the Dawn, Marichi
Mongolia, late 17th century or early 18th century
Goddess Shri or Lakshmi
Nepal, 18th century
Goddess Ushnishavijaya in Stupa
Tsang Province, Central Tibet, 15th century
Green Tara
Himalayan, ca. 17th century
Green Tara as Protectress from the Eight Fears
Tibet or Mongolia, 19th century
Guan Yu, God of War
Inner Mongolia, late 18th - 19th century
Guru Drakpo, a Wrathful Form of Padmasambhava
Tibet, 20th century
Green Tara
Tibet, ca. 18th century
Flying Naga
Nepal or Tibet, 14th century
Five Personal Gods
Tibet, 18th Century
Dorje Lekpa
Kham Region, Eastern Tibet, 19th century
Canopy of a Mahakala Yantra
Tibet, 18th–19th century
Coral Mask of Begtse
Mongolia, early 20th century
Damchen Garwai Nakpo
China, ca. 18th century
Dancing Ganapati
Tibet, 17th century
Decree by the Seventh Dalai Lama (1708–1757)
Lhasa, U Province, Central Tibet, 1743
Demon - Binding Charm Against Sickness
Dolpo region, western Nepal, ca. 1975
Dorje Drolo, One of Eight Manifestations of Padmasambhava
Bhutan or Central Tibet, 18th century
Double Vajra
Tibet, 20th century
Dralha Yesi Gyelpo
Tibet, 19th century
Durga Killing the Buffalo Demon (Durga Mahisasuramardini)
Nepal, 12th-13th century
Ekajati
Bhutan, 19th century
Faceted Metal Prayer Beads
Bhutan, ca. 1800
Fierce Lion-faced Goddess, Simhamukha
Tibet, 18th century
Bodhisattva Vajrapani
Swat region, 7th century
Black Jambhala
Tibet, 13th century
Black Cloak Mahakala
Tibet, 19th century
Black Cloak Mahakala
Tibet, 18th century
Achala
Nepal, Dated by inscription, 1871
Architectural Detail Depicting the Goddess Guhyakali
Nepal, 17th century
Amulet Box (Gau)
Tibet, 19th century
Achala, The Immovable One
Tibet, 14th century

Spiral

Unmasking AI
The founder of the Algorithmic Justice League shares how human bias shapes machine learning
Pleasure, Power, and Sexual Liberation
A conversation on how we can use this cultural moment as an opportunity to liberate our collective conditioning around power, pleasure, gender, sexuality, and consent.
What Is Power?
How to move through life more powerfully
Female Power in the Himalayas
Goddesses, bodhisattvas, and dakinis are prominent in Hindu and Buddhist art
Buddhist Faith and Political Power
Art offers insights into this complex relationship
Waking Up to Power Is a Spiritual Practice
How meditation and activism can work together to quiet the mind in a loud, troubled world
Alien-Nation: And the Voice of Shahidul Alam
The Bangladeshi photographer and activist risks his freedom for protest
This Is Your Brain on Power
According to neuroscientist Sukhvinder Obhi, power is neither good nor bad—it's all in the way you use it
Art and Acts of Resistance in Clapping with Stones
Challenging traditional power structures through poetic, subversive artistic gestures
Breath for Guan Yin
Poetry on power
POWER OBJECT: LISA ROSS
Contemporary artists share their personal talismans both made and found
POWER OBJECT: E. V. DAY
Contemporary artists share their personal talismans both made and found
POWER OBJECT: BEN VENOM
Contemporary artists share their personal talismans both made and found
POWER OBJECT: KEMBRA PFAHLER
Contemporary artists share their personal talismans both made and found
POWER OBJECT: JACK WATERS
Contemporary artists share their personal talismans both made and found
POWER OBJECT: SANFORD BIGGERS
Contemporary artists share their personal talismans both made and found
POWER OBJECT: MARINA ABRAMOVIĆ
Contemporary artists share their personal talismans both made and found
Empowerments: Awakening the Buddha Within
Ritual ceremonies guide us on the path to enlightenment
Advice from a Mindfulness Teacher
Useful tips for diffusing family power struggles
Dao of the Dominatrix
Female empowerment guru Kasia Urbaniak is helping women expand their power and find their voice
AFRAID OF DROWNING
Poetry on power
Hear Me Roar: What Buddhism Can Teach Us about #MeToo
How embracing the rising feminine can help bring our world into healthy balance
Accidentally on Purpose: Conversations with Monika Bravo and Youdhi Maharjan
Two artists who put commitment and belief at the heart of their practices
The Struggle Itself
A video game developer explains how the quest for power keeps you playing
Out with the Old: New Power Is Here to Stay
Jeremy Heimans discusses social connections and dynamics in our brave, new hyperconnected world
War Magic: The Wizarding World of Tibetan Sorcery
Tantric ritual technologies involving mantras, charms, paintings, and sculptures enabled rulers to conquer enemies and harness power
Keeping the Faith: Religion and Politics Today
Historic and modern empires share some striking similarities
Measures for Managing Rebirth
Poetry on power
Reckoning with Power in Public Monuments
A New York City committee finds solutions amidst controversies
Creature Comforts
Awaken your power animal and discover a new kind of spiritual strength
Where We Believe It Resides: Power in Game of Thrones and Himalayan Religions
A four-part series exploring the TV series in relation to Tibetan Buddhism
A Trick, a Shadow on a Wall: Magical Means to Power in Game of Thrones and Himalayan Religions
Magic and the games of power in Westeros, the Himalayas, and beyond
You Win or You Die: Death in Game of Thrones and Himalayan Religions
How wargs and tulkus master their consciousness

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