It features 42 peaceful and 58 wrathful deities, whom Tibetan Buddhist adherents are said to visualize as emanations of their own "Buddha-nature." Visualization practice helps devotees master feelings ...
The cham dance is performed in this monastery in the Himalayas the day before the Tibetan New Year, known as Losar, evoking Mahakala to remove obstacles and cleanse the place of negative energy.
The Buddhist leader, 89, has lived in exile in India since the Chinese army’s deadly crackdown on Tibetans in 1959.
The gods must be furious. It's the only explanation that makes sense to Jia Son, a Tibetan farmer surveying the catastrophe unfolding above his village in China's mountainous Yunnan Province.
We offer fruits and Khapse, our traditional Tibetan sweets, and we offer this to our gods and deities. I wish the new year to be more peaceful so that we all can live our happy life." (ANI) ...
was performed by Buddhist monks dressed in elaborate costumes and masks representing deities and guardian spirits. Accompanied by traditional Tibetan instruments like dungchen (long horns ...
The cham dance is performed in this monastery in the Himalayas the day before the Tibetan New Year, known as Losar, evoking Mahakala to remove obstacles and cleanse the place of negative energy.