Vietnam’s Kim Cuong Guardian Statues at Doi Son Pagoda are monolithic Buddhist relics from the Ly Dynasty, symbolizing ...

Behind them towered the wrathful Buddhist diety Mahakala with his crown of skulls, carrying a bowl of blood and the legendary weapon Vajra. The cham dance is performed in this monastery in the ...

Wearing colorful robes and fearsome masks, the monks high stepped and spun around around the sandstone courtyard to the sound ...

Behind them towered the wrathful Buddhist diety Mahakala with his crown of skulls, carrying a bowl of blood and the legendary weapon Vajra. BAIJNATH, India (AP) — Wearing colorful robes and ...

Behind them towered the wrathful Buddhist diety Mahakala with his crown of skulls, carrying a bowl of blood and the legendary weapon Vajra. The cham dance is performed in this monastery in the ...

2. In Vajrayana Buddhism, it is believed that salvation could best be achieved by acquiring magical powers, known as Vajra, meaning thunderbolt or diamond. The followers of this sect believed that ...

From the mountains of Nepal to the hill of WKU, the Venerable Khepo Tsering Phuntsok traveled to give his perspective on compassion and mindfulness. Phuntsok, a Buddhist monk, has been traveling to ...

In one hand he carries a vajra (usually syncretized with Zeus’ lightening and/or Hercules’ sacred club). Credit: Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA 3.0 For Indians, it is a matter of great pride that the ...