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Bhutan0015.jpgBhutan - Buddhist Himalayan Kingdom (06) 2537 viewsIn 2005 the Australian monk Ven S Dhammika was invited to the remote Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan and spent ten days visiting the countries monasteries, shrines and temples. We present some of the pictures he took while in this rarely visited land and hope you enjoy them.
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buddha_life_21.jpgPacifying His Relatives2515 viewsPacifying His Relatives
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buddha_life_30.jpgPassing Away into Parinibbana2508 viewsPassing Away into Parinibbana
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merit_field.jpgMerit Field Thangka2508 viewsMerit Field Thangka
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buddha_life_9.jpgThe Practice of Austerities2505 viewsThe Practice of Austerities
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buddha_life_20.jpgRelatives followed the Lord's Foot-steps2503 viewsRelatives followed the Lord's Foot-steps
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09white_lotus.jpgWhite Lotus 092499 viewsWhite Lotus 09
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07_tara.jpgThe 21 Taras (07)2495 viewsThe 21 Taras [Tibetan style] (Tibetan, Sgrol-ma)
It was not until the adoption of the Yogachara system, taught by Asanga in the fourth century AD, that the feminine principle began to be venerated in Mahayana Buddhism. Around the sixth century, the goddess Tara was considered as a Sakti of Avalokitesvara (sometimes as his wife).
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05guanyin1.jpgPortrait of Quan Yin2492 viewsPortrait of Quan Yin (Godess of Mercy)
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The_Anscestral_Stupas_of_Shwedagon.pdfThe Ancestral Stupas of the Shwedagon Pagoda2475 viewsThe Shwedagon pagoda in Yangon is the unique landmark Pagoda of the country of Myanmar. This paper tries to present the evolution of the Stupa types from the very earlier time in India to the Gupta period (3rd-7th century A.D.) through Maurya, Sunga, Gandhara and Andhra dynasties, from the North-west frontier to the south of India; and then it continues to the evolution in early Myanmar through Pyu, Bagan and Hansawady Mon dynasties up to the existing Shwedagon Pagoda's architectural style, lastly renovated by the Mon queen Shin saw pu and king Dhamasedi, which went up to the height of 302 feet, until the summit of the golden umbrella was added by king Mindon of Mandalay in the early 19th century.
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