#avalokitesvara

[tibetanthangkapaintings]

However much fighting there is in the world, however much darkness there is, we must be able to serve as small lamps in that darkness. ~ 17th Karmapa

[maruhi]

目を閉じてね just close your eyes.

[mahayanapilgrim]

Yab-Yum

Yab-yum represents the ideals of tantric sexual practice as a posture for making love. It weaves the transcendent and the immanent together by combining verticality with a deep sense of closeness.

Yab-Yum: Symbol of Divine Union

Yab-Yum is the symbol of divine union. It is the posture in which man and women are united between Heaven and Earth: a classic meditation posture. In many lovemaking postures one of the couple is underneath the other, but in Yab-Yum, both partners are equally upright.

"Yab-Yum" is a Tibetan term meaning "father-mother".

In Tibetan Tantra it is about the union of Compassion and Truth/ Wisdom. In Indian Tantra it is about the masculine as a passive meditator with the feminine as a dancing shakti in his lap... pure awareness meeting pure energy. On a metaphysical level, Yab-Yum represents the union of dualistic forms in order to attain transcendence.

In other words, when we bring apparent opposites together in love we can enter a state beyond normal consciousness: a state of oneness or unity consciousness. A remembrance of who we are beyond name and form...

This is the ultimate goal of Tantra.

[crazyfox-archives]

Kannon Bodhisattva (観音菩薩) coming to the aid of those in distress, a detail from an illustrated handscroll of chapter 25 of the Lotus Sutra dated 1257

Kannon Bodhisattva (観音菩薩) ayudando a quienes están en apuros, un detalle de un pergamino ilustrado del capítulo 25 del Sutra del loto que data de 1257

Handscroll: ink, color, and gold on paper from the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York

[15pantheons]

Avalokitesvara : Zeus do you remember anything particularly bad about you're childhood ?

Zeus have a flashback remembering all of that

[nobios1]

Tara Bodhisattva（多羅菩薩）

I acquired this beautiful statue more than 15 years ago. I was told that it is very old, dating from the Ming Dynasty. Although it is considerably damaged, the gilding is still partially intact. And it still conveys the Buddhist craftsman spirit and the wishes of the people of that time.

This is a Green Tara of Tibetan Buddhism, a beautiful young girl. She was born as an incarnation of the tears shed by Kannon. If someone is suffering, she runs there and saves them. In Japan, she is revered as the Tara Kannon or the Tara Bodhisattva.

[a-wick-with-no-candle]

I’ve just been thinking a lot about cycles recently. As a devotee of Hekate and as a member of the Covenant of Hekate, I try my best every day to follow the 5 Virtues.

But today it just struck me how similar the 5 Virtues are to the 5 Mindfulness Trainings of Tibetan Zen Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh.

I was first introduced to Thay when I was 16 and in the deepest depression of my life. His teachings on Zen Buddhism helped me so much, and I feel, led me to Hekate in my spiritual journey now in my 30’s.

The stropholos and the Wheel of Dharma just resonate to me in a complimentary way. And the Ancient Greeks did have a similar stance on reincarnation to Buddhism at least through a few mystery cults. I know that they are not perfectly parallel or syncretic, but I think the boddhisatva Avalokiteshvara and goddess Hekate are a good balance to each other.

We do know that there was cross-cultural blending through the representation of Greco-Buddhist art primarily in Gandhara (parts of modern day Pakistan and Afghanistan).

I was wondering if there are any others here who also follow an eclectic spiritual path?

[gleaningsinbuddhafields]

Chanting The Kannon Sutra

Chapter 25 of the Lotus Sutra is a popular devotional text in East Asian Buddhism. It is often referred to as the “Avalokiteśvara Sutra”, or kannongyō (観音経) in Japanese, or formally the kanzeon bosatsu fumonbongé (観世音普門品偈, “Chapter on the Universal Gate of Kanzeon Bodhisattva”). Despite the name, it is not a stand-alone text, but simply a famous chapter in the larger Lotus Sutra. This particular…

[concupiscience]

[panicinthestudio]

Nyoirin Kannon (Cintāmaṇicakra), 14th century

Kamakura period, Japan

Hanging scroll; ink and colors on silk H 87.5, W 46.2

Collection of the Nara National Museum

[gldnsctn]

Guanyin is short for Guanshiyin, which means "[The One Who] Perceives the Sounds of the World." #kannon #guanyin #avalokitesvara https://www.instagram.com/p/CqoKEMgPO0f/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[philoursmars]

Marseille. Au musée Borély, musée des Arts Décoratifs, de la Faïence et de la Mode, il y a actuellement une expo très intéressante : "L'Asie Fantasmée", montrant comment , au XVIIIe et au XIXe s. , la France (et l'Europe), voyaient et surtout imaginaient les empires d'Orient, Chine, Japon et Empire Ottoman entre autres, avec parfois une réciprocité étonnante.

Zhong Kui, dieu de la littérature - Guangdong, Chine Ming ou Qing

"Han Zhongli" - Théodore Heck, fin XIXe s.

Ekadasamukha Avalokitesvara, boddisattva de la Compassion - Chine Ming, 1360-1640

"Harold" - Robin West, 2016

service à tisanière - Marseille, fin XVIIIe s.

aiguière couverte - Marseille, 1730-1760

brûle-parfum tripode avec dragon et phénix en anses - Chine Qing, fin XIXe s.

[mahayanapilgrim]

One day, a young student approached the Buddha and asked him to teach him about the nature of reality.

The Buddha led the student to a nearby river and pointed to the water rushing by.

"Do you see that water?" he asked.

"It's constantly moving, always changing. It flows downstream, never staying in one place for long. This is the nature of reality - it's constantly changing, always in motion."

The student nodded, understanding what the Buddha was trying to teach him.

Buddha continued, "Just like the water flows downstream, so too do our thoughts and emotions. They come and go, never staying in one place for long. But if we learn to let them flow, if we learn to let go of our attachments and desires, we can find peace and freedom within."

The student took the Buddha's words to heart, and he made a commitment to practice mindfulness and non-attachment in his daily life. And as he practiced, he began to experience a sense of peace and freedom that he had never known before.

[tiendaeltercerojo]

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[crazyfox-archives]

A painted image of Nyoirin Kannon Bodhisattva (如意輪観音菩薩) dating to the Kamakura period (1185-1333) at Hōzanji Temple (宝山寺) in Ikoma, Nara Prefecture

Image from the city's digital museum

[dpalden]

Exploring a style of drawing for deities. Very tough as they are supposed to be beautiful images on which you can meditate. They tend to come from the Indo-Tibetan tradition so can be rather formulaic so how to find a Western style, my style?

A3 pen and ink, Avalokitesvara