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Thangka of Yamantaka (Vajrabhairava / Dorje Jigje), the wrathful buffalo-headed deity wreathed in flame, with Je Tsongkhapa and Gelug lineage masters above, at Sed Gyued Monastery

The Wrathful Face of Wisdom: Meeting Yamantaka ...

Behind Yamantaka's terrifying blue, buffalo-headed form lies the gentle wisdom of Manjushri — one of the three great tantric deities of our Gelug lineage, and a reminder that true compassion...

The Wrathful Face of Wisdom: Meeting Yamantaka ...

Behind Yamantaka's terrifying blue, buffalo-headed form lies the gentle wisdom of Manjushri — one of the three great tantric deities of our Gelug lineage, and a reminder that true compassion...

Monks of Sed Gyued Monastery in the courtyard performing traditional Tibetan Buddhist philosophical debate

The Sword and the Book: Meeting Manjushri (Jamp...

Manjushri, the Buddha of Wisdom, carries a flaming sword that cuts through ignorance and a book of perfect insight. Meet Jampelyang: his iconography, his beloved mantra Om Ah Ra Pa...

The Sword and the Book: Meeting Manjushri (Jamp...

Manjushri, the Buddha of Wisdom, carries a flaming sword that cuts through ignorance and a book of perfect insight. Meet Jampelyang: his iconography, his beloved mantra Om Ah Ra Pa...

Coloured mandala sands arranged on plates at Sed Gyued Monastery, beside a golden Dharma-wheel railing

The Fire of Wisdom: Meeting Vajrayogini (Dorje ...

Meet Vajrayogini, the indestructible yogini — a dancing, flame-wreathed Buddha whose practice transforms the raw energy of desire into the bliss of wisdom, and who stands at the heart of...

The Fire of Wisdom: Meeting Vajrayogini (Dorje ...

Meet Vajrayogini, the indestructible yogini — a dancing, flame-wreathed Buddha whose practice transforms the raw energy of desire into the bliss of wisdom, and who stands at the heart of...

Monks of Sed Gyued Monastery performing the Dukar (White Umbrella) puja

The White Umbrella: Sitatapatra (Dukar), Protec...

Sitatapatra, the White Umbrella Deity known in Tibetan as Dukar, is one of Buddhism's great protectors — a thousand-armed goddess whose parasol shelters beings from fear, illness, and unseen harm....

The White Umbrella: Sitatapatra (Dukar), Protec...

Sitatapatra, the White Umbrella Deity known in Tibetan as Dukar, is one of Buddhism's great protectors — a thousand-armed goddess whose parasol shelters beings from fear, illness, and unseen harm....

Butter lamps glowing in the prayer hall at Sed Gyued Monastery

The Thousand Arms of Compassion: Meeting Chenre...

Chenrezig, the bodhisattva of infinite compassion, holds a special place in the heart of every Tibetan. Discover the meaning behind his thousand arms, his six-syllable mantra Om Mani Padme Hum,...

The Thousand Arms of Compassion: Meeting Chenre...

Chenrezig, the bodhisattva of infinite compassion, holds a special place in the heart of every Tibetan. Discover the meaning behind his thousand arms, his six-syllable mantra Om Mani Padme Hum,...

Butter lamps and tiered offerings arranged on a shrine at Sed Gyued Monastery

The Mandala of Wisdom: Meeting the Five Dhyani ...

At the heart of every mandala sit five Buddhas, each a mirror of the awakened mind. Meet the Five Dhyani Buddhas and the wisdoms they reveal within us.

The Mandala of Wisdom: Meeting the Five Dhyani ...

At the heart of every mandala sit five Buddhas, each a mirror of the awakened mind. Meet the Five Dhyani Buddhas and the wisdoms they reveal within us.