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A water carrier for the gods—the Kamandalu in Hindu, Buddhist and Jain traditions
Often called a kundi or kundika, particularly in Buddhist literature, some of the earliest known examples of the kamandalu ...
Hindustan Times19d
Matthieu Ricard: “Reducing all of Buddhism to mindfulness is far too simplistic”
As the Dalai Lama has said, reducing all of Buddhism to mindfulness is far too simplistic. 704pp, ₹2962; Mit Pr Deities have an important place in Tibetan Buddhist practice but they evoke ...
Dawn22d
Harking Back: Lahore’s oldest known ruler and ten centuries of Buddhism
When Pushkara Sarin came to power his religion was Vedic, probably a local variation of the emerging deity-based faiths. After meeting Buddha the ruler was influenced enough to accept Buddhism.
Times Union22d
AP PHOTOS: Wrathful deities are invoked in a Tibetan Buddhist dance in a monastery in north India
Behind them towered the wrathful Buddhist diety Mahakala with his crown of skulls, carrying a bowl of blood and the legendary weapon Vajra. The cham dance is performed in this monastery in the ...
Associated Press22d
Wrathful deities are invoked in a Tibetan Buddhist dance in a monastery in north India
(AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia) A statue of Mahakala, a wrathful Buddhist deity, is wheeled out as monks belonging to the Karma Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism perform a ritual dance called Cham at the ...
Indiatimes22d
Buddhism as prosperity gospel
The Jetavana, where the Buddha delivered his sermons, was purchased by a generous merchant named Anathapindika, who continued to support the Buddhist establishment even after falling into poverty. His ...
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AP PHOTOS: Wrathful deities are invoked in a Tibetan Buddhist dance in a monastery in north India
Behind them towered the wrathful Buddhist diety Mahakala with his crown of skulls, carrying a bowl of blood and the legendary weapon Vajra. The cham dance is performed in this monastery in the ...