Ancient lore: The Bardo Thodol Fifty-eight wrathful deities, depicted in a Tibetan-Buddhist painting. (Wikimedia Commons) Tibetan-Buddhist lore has a guide for the dying that can feel, at least to ...

The Nechung Monastery, once the seat of the Tibetan State Oracle ... which depict vivid scenes of wrathful deities, disembodied heads, and flayed figures. Despite its mysterious aura, the ...

This ancient snack is synonymous with Tibetan New Year ... plateau before the arrival of Buddhism in the 7th Century CE – where blood offerings were made to deities. "[Instead] of animal ...

a combination of Buddhist and Tibetan traditions with elements of astronomy, mathematics and ancient wisdom. I am asked for my date of birth. Minutes pass as the monk meticulously sifts through an ...

Lunar New Year is a festival beyond compare. Technically it’s a week—determined by the lunar calendar but always late January to mid-February—but for many, Chunjie (Spring Festival) is more ...

A mirror from India with an ivory handle carved in the shape of a female fertility deity was buried under volcanic ash at Pompeii in 79 CE. Among the first images of Buddhist deities in human form ...

A thangka is a sacred artform in Tibetan Buddhism. They are painstakingly detailed, richly coloured paintings (or embroidery) on silk, typically depicting Buddhist deities or scenes. An exhibition ...