Tibetan Buddhism and Culture

Abhiseka , (empowerment), in esoteric Buddhism, is a purificatory or initiatory rite in which a candidate is sprinkled with water or other l...

In Tibetan Buddhism, White Tara is a bodhisattva and goddess who represents compassion, healing, and longevity.  Compassion : White Tara is ...

  Om Tare Tuttare Ture Mama Ayuh Punya Jnana Pustim Kuru Svaha. White Tara is associated with long life, health, and wisdom. Many people tur...

Vairocana Also known as the Luminous One, Vairocana is a major Buddha in Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism.  Vairocana is often seen as the ...

  What's Dewachen? Dewachen is the blissful Buddha field of Amitabha, one of the Buddha fields of the five families, said to be located ...

  Who is Amitabha Buddha? Amitabha Buddha is the principal Buddha of Western Pure Land Buddhism. He is also known as Amitayus, which is unde...

Who are Mahakalas? What are the forms? Mahakala literally translates as Great Time Foe," meaning “beyond time and death.” Maha is Sansk...