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Thangka Buddhism

Thangka

A thangka, also called Tangka, Thanka or Tanka (pronunciation: tänkä -the "a" as in English, the "g" is silent-) (Tibetan: ཐང་ཀ་, Nepal Bhasa: पौभा) is a Buddhist tapestry or flag,...

Thangka

A thangka, also called Tangka, Thanka or Tanka (pronunciation: tänkä -the "a" as in English, the "g" is silent-) (Tibetan: ཐང་ཀ་, Nepal Bhasa: पौभा) is a Buddhist tapestry or flag,...

Dharmachakra Buddhism

Dharmachakra

The Dharmachakra (धर्मचक्र (dharmacakra)), the "Wheel of Dharma" or "Wheel of the Law," is a symbol representing Buddhist doctrine and the dissemination of the Buddha's teachings on the path to...

Dharmachakra

The Dharmachakra (धर्मचक्र (dharmacakra)), the "Wheel of Dharma" or "Wheel of the Law," is a symbol representing Buddhist doctrine and the dissemination of the Buddha's teachings on the path to...

Kushinagar Buddhism

Kushinagar

Kushinagar (Hindi: कुशीनगर, AITS: Kusinārā) is a city in Kushinagar district, Uttar Pradesh state (India) and is one of the four holy cities of Buddhism, where the Buddha passed away...

Kushinagar

Kushinagar (Hindi: कुशीनगर, AITS: Kusinārā) is a city in Kushinagar district, Uttar Pradesh state (India) and is one of the four holy cities of Buddhism, where the Buddha passed away...

Sarnath Buddhism

Sarnath

Sarnath, in Hindi सारनाथ (Sārnāth), is a Buddhist city located about ten kilometers north of Varanasi in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is the site of the Buddha's...

Sarnath

Sarnath, in Hindi सारनाथ (Sārnāth), is a Buddhist city located about ten kilometers north of Varanasi in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is the site of the Buddha's...

Bodh Gaya Buddhism

Bodh Gaya

Bodh Gaya or Bodhgaya is an Indian city in the Gaya district of the state of Bihar, in the northeast of the nation. It is situated at an altitude of...

Bodh Gaya

Bodh Gaya or Bodhgaya is an Indian city in the Gaya district of the state of Bihar, in the northeast of the nation. It is situated at an altitude of...

Mahabodhi Temple Buddhism

Mahabodhi Temple

The Mahabodhi Temple (Sanskrit: maha = great, bodhi = awakening) is a Buddhist temple in Bodhgaya in the northeastern Indian state of Bihar, originally built in the 2nd century. On...

Mahabodhi Temple

The Mahabodhi Temple (Sanskrit: maha = great, bodhi = awakening) is a Buddhist temple in Bodhgaya in the northeastern Indian state of Bihar, originally built in the 2nd century. On...