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1196-29 - Nepal. Sonam & boom praying at charnel grounds. Humla. Vajrayana is tantric mahasiddha, lives fearlessly in terrifying places like remote jungles charnel grounds. nyingma lamas perform ritual at cremation grounds. lama rattles damaru, a small ritual drum to have origins in - shamanism. damaru, used as a tantric device to summon gods ward evil spirits, once made from human skull bones dried human skin as a reminder of impermanence of body. other lama, boom blows a kangling, a human thigh-bone horn. kangling is used in exorcism is capable of gods demons. Traditionally, best bones a kangling come from brahmans, particularly sixteen-year- brahman girls-or from tigers
1196-59 - Buddhist monks prostrating at maha bodhi temple complex in bodhgaya. Prostration is a gesture used in buddhist practice to show reverence to the triple gem (comprising the buddha, his teachings, and the spiritual community) and other objects of veneration. Kalachakra initiation in bodhgaya, india
1196-219 - Nepal. Ritual, sonam/boom. Lobsangs cremation. Humla. traveler reached of journey! In freedom of infinite he is free from sorrow, fetters that bound thrown away, burning fever of life is no more,oesays dharmapada. Lobsang having spent whole life preparing moment of death, finds liberation on february 14, 1986. Extensive ritual follows cremation-traditionally a forty nine period, sonam lama rattles damaru. A small ritual drum to have origin in - shamanism. damaru, used as a tantric device to summon gods ward evil spirits, once made from human skull bone dreid human skin as a reminder of impermanence of body. Boom lama blows a kangling, a human thigh-bone horn. kangling is used in exorcism is capable of gods demons. Traditionally, best bones a kangling come from brahmans, particularly sixteen-year- brahman girls-or from tigers. On makeshift altar rest chhome, votive lamps filled with butter, cups of water, grains, tormas, holy food made of barley meal decorated with medallions of butter offered to gods. Alone, boom lama continues prayers of deceased
1196-86 - Trulshig rinpoche, blesses. Tulshig rinpoche blesses. Tulshig rimpoche s followers believe that he, like many other lamas, reassumes a human body after death in order to return to disciples. previous incarnation of tulshig rimpoche spent several years at dzarongpu monastery (highest monastery in world located at 16,500’ within sight of northern side of mt everest) served as of ngawong tenzin teachers. He promised to return in next life, so at tulshig s death ngawong tenzin norbu sought found reincarnation. current tulshig rimpoche then came to monastery studied with ngawong tenzin norbu. relationship between teacher student, in which a teacher returns to study from former student, maintains lineage over generations. Bhutan
1196-228 - Monk prostrating in front of maha bodhi temple. Bodhgaya prostration is a gesture used in buddhist practice to show reverence to the triple gem (comprising the buddha, his teachings, and the spiritual community) and other objects of veneration. Kalachakra initiation in bodhgaya, india
1196-115 - Kalchakra initiation. holiness 14th dalai lama conferring giving kalachakra initiation in bodgaya, india. Because of profundity, kalachakra initiation be bestowed only by most realized of tibets lamas. Rays of light at heart of lama-inseparable from kalachakra-draw in. Entering mouth pass through center of body, through vajra path enter mothers lotus, melting into a luminous drop which dissolves into emptiness. From within emptiness arises a jewel from which arise as a deity embraced by consort mamaki. -instructions visualization in kalachakra tantra
1196-124 - Purchang (cremation palace) of h.h. Dilgo khyenste. Bhutan. H.h. Dilgo khyentse rinpoche (1910-1991), tutor to present dalai lama revered as of greatest exponents of dzogchen- teachings of great perfection. Khyentse rinpoche®s purchang (cremation palace), satsam chorten, below paro takstang, bhutan, november 4, 1992 never forget swiftly this life will be over, like a flash of summer lightning or wave of a hand. that have opportunity to practice dharma, do waste a single moment on anything else, practice with your energy.oe h.h. Dilgo khyenste rinpoche, heart treasure of enlightened ones my delight in death is, greater than delight of traders at making vast fortunes at, or of lords of gods vaunt their victory in battle or of those sages have entered rapture of perfect meditative absorbtion. So just as a traveler sets on road when time come to go, i will remain in this world no longer, will dwell in stronghold of great bliss of deathlessness. -longchenpa, fourteenth- century dzogchen master
1196-91 - H.h. 14th dalai lama. In early days most of individual tantric systems were kept separate from another, each regarded as a path to enlightment. here again passage of time brought about fusion cross-fertilization, a tradition of uniting various tantras emerged, at least on a simple level a daily meditation. India
1196-209 - Reflection. Tibetan peoples home, rajpur, india. India. I remember this body when it a childs as it gradually took form of a youth. very limb is twisted worn. It is my body, it delights even my eyes.,seventh dalai lama, meditations on ways of impermanence. tradition regards meditation on death impermanence only as a useful technique keeping mind intensely focused. It also sees it as a method unlocking deepest secrets of life
1196-146 - Tens of thousands of buddhist pilgrims from around the world traveled to bodhgaya, a town in northern india, to hear exiled tibetan spiritual leader hh dalai lama give the kalachakra-religious teachings. Pilgrim take rickshaw to the main temple in bodhgaya. Kalachakra initiation in bodhgaya, bihar, india
1196-8 - Monks offer butter lamps. Bodgaya, india. Monks offer butter lamps in front of mahabodhi temple marks site of buddha’s enlightment twenty-five hundred years. centuries have made pilgrimages across himalayas to sites connected with life of historical buddha. From a tantric perspective, pilgrimage is more than paying homage at sacred sites. Rather, it is that activities performed at these places become a memory of place itself. By attuning oneself through ritual meditation to this timeless presence, similar experiences be evoked
1196-167 - Bodhgaya, kalachakra, india. holiness 14th dalai lama conferring giving kalachakra initiation in sarnath, india. Because of profundity, kalachakra initiation be bestowed only by most realized of tibets lamas. Rays of lightÀÜat heart of lama-inseparable from kalachakra-draw in. Entering mouth pass through center of body, through vajra path enter mothers lotus, melting into a luminous drop which dissolves into emptiness. From within emptiness arises a jewel from which arise as a deity embraced by consort mamaki.
1196-218 - Hollywood actor richard gere attended kalachakra initiation at maha bodhi temple. Bodhgaya, india
1196-253 - His holiness the 17th gyalwang karmapa. Following the death of hh dalai lama, it is believed that 17th karmapa with take hold of the seculare reign. Kalachakra initiation in bodhgaya, india
1196-49 - Buddhist monk holding blessed water in a vessel with hh dalai lama amulet. Inside mahabodhi temple. Kalachakra initiation in bodhgaya, india
1196-113 - Tens of thousands of buddhist pilgrims from around the world traveled to bodhgaya, a town in northern india, to hear exiled tibetan spiritual leader hh dalai lama give the kalachakra-religious teachings. Pilgrims walk through the entrance banner at main temple in bodhgaya. They carry kusha grass for offering. Kalachakra initiation in bodhgaya, bihar, india
1196-237 - Monks offer butter lamps prayer, kalachakra initiation, bodhgaya. India. Monks attending kalachakra initiation at mahaboudhi temple in bodhgaya, india. mahabodhi temple marks site of buddha’s enlightment twenty-five hundred years. centuries have made pilgrimages across himalayas to sites connected with life of historical buddha. From a tantric perspective, pilgrimage is more than paying homage at sacred sites. Rather, it is that activities performed at these places become a memory of place itself. By attuning oneself through ritual meditation to this timeless presence, similar experiences be evoked
1196-236 - Tibetan monk take rickshaw to the main temple in bodhgaya. Kalachakra initiation in bodhgaya, bihar, india
1196-190 - Tens of thousands of buddhist pilgrims from around the world traveled to bodhgaya, a town in northern india, to hear exiled tibetan spiritual leader hh dalai lama give the kalachakra-religious teachings. Pilgrims offer holy kusha grass (amrisso). Kalachakra initiation in bodhgaya, bihar, india
1196-122 - Monks offer butter lamps. Bodgaya, india. Monks offer butter lamps in front of mahabodhi temple marks site of buddhas enlightment twenty-five hundred years. centuries have made pilgrimages across himalayas to sites connected with life of historical buddha. From a tantric perspective, pilgrimage is more than paying homage at sacred sites. Rather, it is that activities performed at these places become a memory of place itself. By attuning oneself through ritual meditation to this timeless presence, similar experiences be evoked
1196-206 - Hindu pilgrims come to maha bodhi temple to worship buddha because he is the reincarnation of vishnu. Maha bodhi temple complex. Kalachakra initiation in bodhgaya, india
1196-211 - India. Lotus. When finally your life forces disintegrate, watch elements of body dissolve, then, like remeeting an friend, eagerly greet clear light of death.,seventh dalai lama, advice to an abboto
1196-26 - Reflections, child care center, dharamsalla, india. Achieving a human rebirth is as rare precious as finding a wishfulfilling .,seventh dalai lama, meditations on ways of impermanenc
1196-233 - Budhist lamas in prayer, bodhgaya, india. Monks attending kalachakra initiation at mahaboudhi temple in bodhgaya, india. mahabodhi temple marks site of buddha’s enlightment twenty-five hundred years. centuries have made pilgrimages across himalayas to sites connected with life of historical buddha. From a tantric perspective, pilgrimage is more than paying homage at sacred sites. Rather, it is that activities performed at these places become a memory of place itself. By attuning oneself through ritual meditation to this timeless presence, similar experiences be evoked
1196-53 - Tibetan spiritual leader hh dalai lama. Kalachakra initiation in bodhgaya, india
1196-170 - Hh dalai lama giving the kalachakra-religious teachings. Kalachakra initiation in bodhgaya, india
1196-102 - Thai temple on the way to mahabodhi temple. Bodhgaya, india
1196-185 - Pilgrim devotion. Kalachakra 2012, bodhgaya, india
1196-231 - Dharma at day and dance at night. After the teachings dance and music entertainment is enjoyed. Bodhgaya, india
1196-203 - Bhutanese pilgrim praying at butter statues that is made under the bodhi tree inside mahabodhi temple complex. Kalachakra initiation in bodhgaya, india
1196-189 - Volunteer monks distribute tibetan butter salt milk tea to the kalachakra initiation attendants. Kalachakra initiation in bodhgaya, india
1196-250 - Buddhist pilgrims circumambulate maha bodhi temple in bodhgaya. Kalachakra initiation in bodhgaya, india
1196-20 - Bhutanese pilgrims meditate under bodhi tree. It is believed that gautam buddha attained unsurpassed, supreme enlightenment under this bodhi tree. Kalachakra initiation in bodhgaya, india
1196-251 - While circumambulating maha bodhi temple, tibetans making money offerings to bihari in need. Kalachakra initiation in bodhgaya, india
1196-162 - Buddhist nuns in front of tergar monastery in maha bodhi temple. Kalachakra initiation in bodhgaya, india
1196-125 - Hh the 14th dalai lama holds a statue of buddha with bodhi-tree-leaf. Kalachakra initiation in bodhgaya, india
1196-247 - Nepal. Triten norbutse. Rigorous debate is a critical activity lamas at triten norbutse monastery. Through this method we begin to know meaning of texts with greater precision
1196-129 - Buddhist monk praying butter statues that is made under the bodhi tree inside mahabodhi temple complex. Kalachakra initiation in bodhgaya, india
1196-256 - Volunteer monks make tibetan butter salt milk tea in gigantic vessel for the kalachakra initiation attendants. Kalachakra initiation in bodhgaya, india
1196-140 - Buddhist pilgrims from arunachal pradesh in india, buyng stone souvenirs. Kalachakra initiation in bodhgaya, india
1196-10 - His holiness the 17th gyalwang karmapa banners at tergar monastery in maha bodhi temple. Kalachakra initiation in bodhgaya, india
1196-186 - Bhutanese pilgrim holds leaf of bodhi tree as she meditates. It is believed that gautam buddha attained unsurpassed, supreme enlightenment under the bodhi tree in bodhgaya. Kalachakra initiation in bodhgaya, india
1196-259 - Tibetan musicians perform at maha bodhi temple. Kalachakra initiation in bodhgaya, india
1196-248 - While circumambulating maha bodhi temple, tibetans making money offerings to bihari in need. Kalachakra initiation in bodhgaya, india
1196-57 - Volunteer monks make tibetan butter salt milk tea in gigantic vessel for the kalachakra initiation attendants. Kalachakra initiation in bodhgaya, india
1196-90 - Dharma at day and dance at night. After the teachings dance and music entertainment is enjoyed. Bodhgaya, india
1196-187 - Pilgrims receive puriying essence blessings. Kalachakra initiation in bodhgaya, india
1196-42 - Tibetan pilgrims in devotion. Kalachakra initiation in bodhgaya, india
1196-234 - Money offerings to HH Dalai Lama. Ladakh, India
1196-229 - Road construction on the way to lama yuru. Ladakh, india
817-298545 - Argentina, South America, Llamas road sign, Llama, Lama, danger, attention, caution, near Paso Jama, Jujuy, desert, la. Argentina, South America, Llamas road sign, Llama, Lama, danger, attention, caution, near Paso Jama, Jujuy, desert, la
817-287195 - His holiness the Dalai Lama speaking about the situation of the Tibetan people in exile, in Namgyal Monastery, Tsuglagkhang complex McLeod Ganj, Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh state, India, Asia
817-267735 - LLAMA lama glama AT MACHU PICCHU, THE LOST CITY OF INCAS, PERU
832-818 - Llama looking at Machu Picchu, Peru, South America
832-4085 - Portrait of a llama (Lama glama), Altiplano, Bolivia, South America
832-13706 - Llamas in Gosau, Salzkammergut region, Upper Austria, Austria, Europe
816-2456 - The Potala Palace former chief residence of the Dalai Lama, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Lhasa, Tibet, China, Asia
817-191696 - Young Lama at Hemis monastery in Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India
817-217798 - Vicuna Vicugna vicugna, Altiplano, Chile Vicuna are living in the cold Altiplano of the Andes Mountains Their wool is one of the finest and most expensive natural fibers world wide During the times of the Inca only kings and high ranking nobleman
817-217773 - Vicuna Vicugna vicugna, Altiplano, Chile portrait of calf Vicuna are living in the cold Altiplano of the Andes Mountains Their wool is one of the finest and most expensive natural fibers world wide During the times of the Inca only kings and high
817-217769 - Vicuna Vicugna vicugna, Altiplano, Chile calfs Vicuna are living in the cold Altiplano of the Andes Mountains Their wool is one of the finest and most expensive natural fibers world wide During the times of the Inca only kings and high ranking nob
817-217502 - Guanaco Lama guanicoe standing with the landmark Cuernos del Paine in the background, Chile Guanaco is a camelid and closely related to the domestic Lama and Alpaca America, South America, Chile, November 1999
817-217774 - Vicuna Vicugna vicugna, Altiplano, Chile portrait of calf Vicuna are living in the cold Altiplano of the Andes Mountains Their wool is one of the finest and most expensive natural fibers world wide During the times of the Inca only kings and high
817-217772 - Vicuna Vicugna vicugna, Altiplano, Chile group of a calfs Vicuna are living in the cold Altiplano of the Andes Mountains Their wool is one of the finest and most expensive natural fibers world wide During the times of the Inca only kings and high
817-217760 - Vicuna Vicugna vicugna, Altiplano, Chile portrait of a calf at a dung midden Vicuna are living in the cold Altiplano of the Andes Mountains Their wool is one of the finest and most expensive natural fibers world wide During the times of the Inca o
817-217513 - Guanaco Lama guanicoe herd with the landmark Cuernos del Paine in the background,Chile Guanaco is a camelid and closely related to the domestic Lama and Alpaca America, South America, Chile, November 1999
817-191074 - Guanaco (Lama guanicoe) with calf, South America, Chile, Patagonia Torres del Paine National Park
817-165823 - Guanaco (Lama guanicoe), Santa Cruz, Patagonia, Argentina
817-160557 - Smiling alpaca (lama pacos) posing as if it were the leader of the pack, Krystal Acres Alpaca Farm on San Juan Island, Washington, USA
817-122950 - Guanacos (Lama guanicoe), Bahia Camarones, Chubut province, Argentina
817-122949 - Guanacos (Lama guanicoe), Bahia Camarones, Chubut province, Argentina
817-94128 - Guanaco (Lama guanicoe), young and parent, Torre del Paine National Park, Chile
817-94129 - Guanaco (Lama guanicoe), Torre del Paine National Park, Chile
817-49902 - Torres del Paine National Park, Guanaco (Lama guanicoe), Cuernos del Paine peaks behind, Chile, Patagonia.
809-3263 - H.H. Dalai Lama in Paris-Bercy, France, Europe
817-16938 - Guanacos (Lama guanicoe), Torres del Paine National Park, Chile.
817-148 - Young Guanacos (Lama guanicoe), Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile
817-13415 - Guanaco (Lama guanicoe), Torres del Paine National Park, Chile
733-3756 - A woman spinning a prayer wheel, Chimi Lhakhang dating from 1499, Temple of the Divine Madman Lama Drukpa Kunley, Punakha, Bhutan, Asia
733-3758 - Young monks at a window, Chimi Lhakhang dating from 1499, Temple of the Divine Madman Lama Drukpa Kunley, Punakha, Bhutan, Asia
733-3757 - Young monks at a window, Chimi Lhakhang dating from 1499, Temple of the Divine Madman Lama Drukpa Kunley, Punakha, Bhutan, Asia
733-3978 - A woman spinning a prayer wheel, Chimi Lhakhang dating from 1499, Temple of the Divine Madman Lama Drukpa Kunley, Punakha, Bhutan
809-208 - H.H. Dalai Lama at Paris-Bercy, Paris, France, Europe
809-255 - Buddhist holding a picture of the Dalai Lama, Paris, Ile de France, France, Europe
809-256 - Offering and picture of the Dalai Lama, Paris, France, Europe
745-110 - Hemis Festival, Lama dancing, Ladakh, India, Asia
745-104 - Lamas dancing at the Hemis Festival, Ladakh, India, Asia
16-3186 - Potala Palace, former home of the Dalai Lama, UNESCO World Heritage Site, and Dragon King Pool, Lhasa, Tibet, China, Asia
188-5706 - Lama dancing, Kumbum Monastery, Qinghai, China, Asia
788-14921 - Girl herding llamas (Lama glama) in a field, Peru