The Buddhist deities depicted here have round faces, thick lips, deep-set eyes and high-bridged noses. Their physiques are ...

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 ...

A scholar of Buddhism explains authentic ways to engage deeply with the tradition, ranging from short meditation retreats to full ordination as a monastic.

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 ...

Monks belonging to the Karma Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism walk with ceremonial drums in a procession at the Palpung Sherabling monastery near Baijnath, India, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025.

Often called a kundi or kundika, particularly in Buddhist literature, some of the earliest known examples of the kamandalu ...