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The Greatest Compassionate Vower: Bodhisattva Ksitigarbha
One Of 4 Principle Bodhisattvas: Ksitigarbha
One of the most-known bodhisattvas, Kshitigarbha, is highly revered and venerated by Chinese and Jap...

Mother Saraswati: The Deity Of Wisdom, Knowledge, Arts & Music
Mother Saraswati: Her Significance in Hinduism and Buddhism
Saraswati is the primary Goddess in Hinduism. But she is highly revered in other religi...

Birthplace of The Shakyamuni Buddha: Lumbini, Nepal
Lumbini Nepal: The Historical Buddha's Birthplace
Around the 6th century B.C., "The Light of Asia, Gautama Buddha," was born in Lumbini, Nepal. The...

Hand Crafting Of The Jambhala Antique Statue
The Hand-Crafting of Wealth Deity, Dzambhala Statue
The most traditional and highly regarded kind of art in Nepal is metal sculpting. It is also on...

12 deeds of the Shakyamuni Buddha
The Twelve Deeds Of Shakyamuni Buddha
The twelve deeds are the twelve significant activities of Lord Buddha:
Descending from Tushita Heaven
Ent...

The Spiritual Importance Of The Number 108
The Spiritual Meaning Of The Number 108 and What It represents.
There are many different meanings of the religious number 108, with similar meaning...

Iconographic Description Of The Six Armed Mahakala Statue
Mahakala, The Dharma Protector
Although adherents of the Formalistic School of Thought of Buddhism would like to think that the practices have a st...

Characteristic Description of Dakini Vajravarahi and Vajrayogini
The Two Dakini: Vajrayogini and Vajravarahi
The enlightened goddess known as Vajrayogini is most closely related to Vajrayana Buddhism and is tho...

Manifesting Prosperity: A Guide to the 5 Dzambhalas Practice
Who is the Wealth Deity Dzambhala
The Wealth deity in Buddhist mythology and the protector of the north is Dzambhala or Jambhala, a member of the J...

Mahakala: The Protector of Buddhism Monasteries
Mahakala: The Great Black One
Mahakala, also referred to as the Great Black, God of Time, is Buddhism's ultimate 'Protector of Dharma.' He plays ...
