Tag Archives: Buddhism Himalaya

temper tantrics: yab yum for all

Posted on February 2, 2011 by Dave

Because Tantric art is meant to serve a religious, rather than an aesthetic purpose, and because artists believed that they acquired spiritual merit by copying prototypes, the art has not greatly changed over the centuries. The emphasis is not on … Continue reading →

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Taras and Bodhisattvas: long ago and far away

Posted on February 1, 2011 by Dave

In the high Himalaya, mountain demons and Hindu deities fused with the Buddhist vision to create a magical art…. One of the last great remote areas of the world are the wind-swept mountain walled valleys of the Himalaya. Here a … Continue reading →