Dukkar (Main figure) (Top to bottom): Buddha Shakyamuni, Dukkar, Dorje Shugden and the Three Mahakala Lords. Deity: Dukkar (Tibetan) Alternative names: Sitatapatra (Sanskrit); White Parasol (English) The awe-inspiring Dukkar is an extremely efficacious female deity. According to scriptural sources, her all-powerful form emerged from the ushnisha or sacred crown protuberance of Buddha Shakyamuni, while...
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Vajravarahi (Main figure) (Top to bottom): Jigten Sumgon, Chenga Chokyi Gyalpo, Lama Tsongkhapa, Vajravarahi, Achi Chokyi Drolma and Dorje Shugden. Deity: Vajravarahi (Sanskrit) Alternative names: Dorje Phagmo (Tibetan); Adamantine Sow (English); Indra Kacho (Sanskrit) Vajravarahi is a female tantric Buddha who appears in many different forms throughout the various lineages of Tibetan Buddhism. She...
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Ucheyma (Severed Headed Vajrayogini) (Main figure) (Top to bottom): H.H. the 7th Panchen Lama, Ucheyma (Severed Headed Vajrayogini), Vajra Varnani (green assistant), Vajra Vairocani (yellow assistant), Dorje Shugden and Citipati. The central deity is known as Chinnamasta or Dorje Neljorma Ucheyma. Both Chinnamasta (Sanskrit) and Ucheyma (Tibetan) literally mean, ‘She Whose Head is Severed’....
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Ucheyma (Severed Headed Vajrayogini) (Main figure) (Top to bottom): Maitri Kacho (Flying Vajrayogini), Maitri Kacho (One-Leg Up Vajrayogini), Naro Kacho, Sukhasiddhi, Ucheyma (Severed Headed Vajrayogini), Vajra Varnani (green assistant), Vajra Vairocani (yellow assistant), Citipati, Vajravarahi and Dorje Shugden. The central deity is known as Severed Headed Vajrayogini, Chinnamasta or Dorje Neljorma Ucheyma. Both Chinnamasta...
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Vajrayogini (Main figure) (Top to bottom): Naropa, Vajradharma, Hero Vajradharma, Naro Kacho, Maitri Kacho (Flying Vajrayogini), Dorje Shugden and Vajravarahi. Vajrayogini is a female tantric Buddha and she has many forms that are derived from various lineages. She mainly embodies the fully enlightened female (shakti) aspect of a Buddha. She belongs to the Mother...
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Manjushri (Main figure) (Top to bottom): Four-Armed Chenrezig, Manjushri, Vajrapani and Dorje Shugden. This thangka depicts the “Three Protectors”, known in Tibetan as the Rigsum Gonpo. This enlightened trinity refers to Manjushri, Chenrezig, and Vajrapani. They symbolically represent the wisdom, compassion and skilful means of all the Buddhas of the past, present and future...
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Standing Yeshe Tsogyal (Main figure) (Top to bottom): Guru Padmasambhava, Standing Yeshe Tsogyal, Wangze, Za Rahula and Dorje Shugden. Yeshe Tsogyal was born in 777 CE as a princess in the Kharchen region of Tibet. Her name literally means ‘Victorious Ocean of Wisdom’ or ‘Queen of the Wisdom Lake’. She is widely believed to...
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Loma Gyonma (Main figure) (Top to bottom): Medicine Buddha, White Tara, Loma Gyonma, Trakpo Sumtril, Dorje Shugden and Vairocana Shugden (Shize). The Forest Goddess is an example of an Indian folk deity absorbed into Tantric Buddhism. She is a popular practice and has numerous forms with varying emphases. For the practitioner of Esoteric Buddhist...
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Wisdom from an Old Lady For ninety-nine years, I have worked for the benefit of beings. Now this work is almost complete. I will not take birth again in this human realm in a physical form, nor will I leave behind any remains or relics. But my emanations in the world will be...
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Queen Genepil (1905-1938) the last queen of Mongolia. She was executed in May, 1938, shot as part of the systematic Stalinist destruction of Mongolian culture, in which a vast amount of the population were killed, including almost all the shamans and Buddhist lamas. Star Wars took inspiration of course. From FB Genepil, the last...
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Palden Lhamo (Main figure) (Top to bottom): Guru Rinpoche, Lama Tsongkhapa, Palden Lhamo, Nechung and Dorje Shugden. The fearsome Palden Lhamo or Shri Devi in Sanskrit, is widely believed to be an emanation of Saraswati, the Goddess of Wisdom. She was originally part of the entourage of Mahakala but became a powerful protectoress in...
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White Tara (Main figure) (Top to bottom): Ushnishavijaya (Namgyalma), Amitayus, White Tara, Dorje Shugden Tara is known as Jetsun Drolma in Tibetan and she is a very important figure in Tibetan Buddhism. She is known as the ‘saviouress’ and is also considered the embodiment of the activity of all the Buddhas. According to the...
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Our large group in Bangkok woke up around 4 am to get ready. We left the hotel at around 5 am to drive to Banglampoo area of Bangkok. Without traffic, it took us around 20 mins to get there (Remember Bangkok is a huge metropolitan city with 10 million residents). The other day it...
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Amitayus (Main figure) (Top to bottom): White Tara, Ushnishavijaya (Namgyalma), Amitayus, Dorje Shugden and Vairochana Shugden (Shize). According to the scriptures, Amitabha and Amitayus are essentially the same enlightened being. Within the doctrine of Mahayana Buddhism, a fully enlightened Buddha is said to possess three bodies, beginning with emanation body (Nirmanakaya), enjoyment body (Sambhogakaya)...
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Nagarjuna (Main figure) (Top to bottom): Manjushri, Nagarjuna and Dorje Shugden. The Buddhist master Nagarjuna was born to a Brahmin family in the land of Beda, South India. When he was born, it was prophesied that Nagarjuna would only live for 10 days, however due to the offerings made by his father, it was...
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Her practice includes methods to end the otherwise repetitive states of Bardo and rebirth, by transforming the process into a journey, which may lead to full enlightenment. In preparation for which, Vajrayogini further offers the omnipresent ability to reconstruct the nature of the most, mundane everyday experiences, such that they may reveal higher destinations,...
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In the emerald forest there lies magical beings and powerful entities of old. There are beautiful gentle creatures of the forest such as deers, rabbits, owls and so on. Faeries, little people, elves, dwarves, trolls and other magnificent worldly and other-worldly beings of mystical origins who nurture and look over the natural world call...
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Avalokiteshvara Simhananda (Main figure) (Top to bottom): Black Manjushri, Yellow Dzambala, Avalokiteshvara Simhananda, Shabala Garuda, Sakya Dorje Shugden Tanag, Tsui Marpo and Setrap. Avalokiteshvara is a popular archetypal Bodhisattva in the Sutras, in which he strives towards enlightenment. Within the teachings of Vajrayana Buddhism, he is said to be a Buddha, who attained full...
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Four-Armed Chenrezig (Main figure) (Top to bottom): Buddha Shakyamuni, Maitreya, Manjushri, Four-Armed Chenrezig, Vajrapani, Six-Armed Mahakala and Dorje Shugden. The thangka here depicts the “Three Protectors”, known in Tibetan as the Rigsum Gonpo. This enlightened trinity refers to Chenrezig or Avalokiteshvara, Manjushri and Vajrapani. They symbolically represent the compassion, wisdom and skilful means of...
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Wonderful description of how Black Manjushri works on us from Zasep Rinpoche’s website on the practice: The Black Manjushri initiation and practice are helpful in healing cancer and protecting against negative energies. For dangerous diseases, life-threatening illnesses, maladies or obstacles, Black Manjushri is one of the most powerful practices. Manjushri, normally a peaceful Buddha...
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