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Bhutan0015.jpgBhutan - Buddhist Himalayan Kingdom (06) 2532 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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1000_arms_avalokiteshvara02.jpg1000 Arms Avalokiteshvara2527 views1000 Arms Avalokiteshvara
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4_arms_avalokiteshvara.jpg4 Arms Avalokiteshvara2522 views4 Arms Avalokiteshvara
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buddha_life_21.jpgPacifying His Relatives2499 viewsPacifying His Relatives
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09white_lotus.jpgWhite Lotus 092493 viewsWhite Lotus 09
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buddha_life_30.jpgPassing Away into Parinibbana2492 viewsPassing Away into Parinibbana
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merit_field.jpgMerit Field Thangka2490 viewsMerit Field Thangka
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buddha_life_9.jpgThe Practice of Austerities2488 viewsThe Practice of Austerities
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buddha_life_20.jpgRelatives followed the Lord's Foot-steps2484 viewsRelatives followed the Lord's Foot-steps
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07_tara.jpgThe 21 Taras (07)2481 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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