Transformation and the overcoming of obstacles are accomplished through the wrathful form and aspects of the iconography of Vajrapani. Vajrapani stands astride a sun disc and his hands are in threatening mudra.
The images of the Buddhas in ‘Faces of Enlightenment’ and their iconographies changed my whole outlook on Buddhism. The images and iconographies of enlightened beings represent the Dharma in visual form. When we study, contemplate and meditate on them, we create the causes to attain the qualities of these beings, the qualities of enlightenment itself.
Shaolin Martial Arts and ... and martial art exercises and techniques Religious syncretism in the Ming provided an intellectual foundation for the late Ming ...
Even if the buildings are modern design while the pagoda has kep some older formality with some remains of the old temple has an authentic feel., However the site of the old temple museum was was sited next to the actual site where in 1987 while preparing for the reconstruction, workmen discovered a hidden underground palace which had been lost for over 1,000 years. The underground chambers were filled with relics and royal treasures, including the temple’s great claim to fame, what is said to be a finger bone of Buddha
Origins of Buddhism in Tibet Vajrayana and the Triumph of this Third Vehicle Bon (pre-Buddhist religion) Shenrap Miwo Zhang-zhung (Shang-shung) Differentiates the ...