Shangpa Kagyu: The Tradition of Khyungpo Naljor, Part One Vajrakilaya and mandalas demonstrate the importance

and mandalas demonstrate the importance of art and aesthetic experience in Buddhist healing practices

In July 2009 at Padma Samye Ling monastery and retreat center in upstate New York

Beautiful wrathful mask made of resin

Here the tradition of sacred geometry is applied to drawing mandalas as a way of cultivating states of consciousness that contribute to spiritual and psychological well-being and self-realization

There are three small loops sewn into the very top of the curtain

Shangpa Kagyu: The Tradition of Khyungpo Naljor, Part One Vajrakilaya and mandalas demonstrate the importanceThe Treasury of Precious Instructions by Jamgn Kongtrul Lodr Taye, one of Tibets greatest Buddhist masters, is a shining jewel of Tibetan literature, presenting essential teachings from the entire spectrum of practice lineages that existed in Tibet. Volumes in this series may be engaged as practice manuals, while also preserving ancient teachings significant to the literature and history of world religions. Volume 11 of the series, Shangpa Kagyu, is