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Prayer Flags Explained!
When the tradition of hanging Tibetan prayer flags began more than 2000 years ago, Tibet was ruled by warlords who carried their own flags into battle. The native people took this as their inspiration...
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The Happy Buddha: Deity of Contentment & Abundance
The jolly laughing Buddha is based on an eccentric Chinese monk who lived over 1,000 years ago–a benevolent and joyous man who came to be regarded as an incarnation of the bodhisattva Maitreya, the...
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Tibetan Prayer Flags Explained: What Does All That Sanskrit Writing Mean?
Our traditional Tibetan prayer flags are inscribed with symbols and words that are said to carry prayers and hopes into the breeze and across the lands. If you’ve ever wondered what all that Sanskrit...
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Buddhist Deities: Mahakala–the Protector of Dharma
Mahakala may look frightening, but his rabid glare is not directed at you! Mahakala is the menacing and powerful embodiment of the bodhisattva of compassion. Bodhisattvas are enlightened beings who...
View ArticleCELEBRATING BUDDHA AROUND THE WORLD: TODAY IS NIRVANA DAY!
Today our Mahayana Buddhist friends in Tibet, Nepal, India, China, and Japan are observing Parinirvana Day (commonly known as Nirvana Day)—the day the Buddha achieved Parinirvana, or complete Nirvana,...
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