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Vajravārāhī is one of the most popular female
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represents her inseparable consort and rests on her left shoulder. Her two legs are in the dancing posture, on a symbolic human corpse. Vajravarahi's distinguishing iconographic attribute is her dancing posture with one leg bent upward, and the
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The major iconographic differences are reflected in
Vajravarahi's dancing posture and her sow's head symbol, while Vajrayogini is in a standing posture, has a
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Reconstruction of the Successive Reincarnations of Samding Dorje Phagmo: The Foremost Woman Incarnation of Tibet".
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2637:
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2622:
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2612:
2607:
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2597:
2596:
2595:
2585:
2580:
2570:
2565:
2560:
2555:
2550:
2545:
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2515:
2510:
2505:
2500:
2495:
2490:
2484:
2482:
2476:
2475:
2473:
2472:
2470:Abhidharmadīpa
2467:
2460:
2455:
2450:
2443:
2438:
2433:
2428:
2423:
2418:
2412:
2410:
2404:
2403:
2401:
2400:
2395:
2390:
2388:B. R. Ambedkar
2385:
2380:
2375:
2370:
2365:
2360:
2355:
2350:
2345:
2340:
2335:
2330:
2325:
2320:
2315:
2310:
2308:Songtsen Gampo
2305:
2300:
2295:
2290:
2285:
2280:
2275:
2270:
2265:
2260:
2255:
2250:
2245:
2239:
2237:
2231:
2230:
2228:
2227:
2222:
2221:
2220:
2210:
2205:
2200:
2195:
2190:
2185:
2184:
2183:
2173:
2168:
2163:
2158:
2153:
2148:
2143:
2138:
2133:
2128:
2123:
2118:
2112:
2110:
2104:
2103:
2101:
2100:
2099:
2098:
2093:
2088:
2083:
2073:
2068:
2063:
2058:
2052:
2050:
2044:
2043:
2041:
2040:
2035:
2034:
2033:
2023:
2022:
2021:
2016:
2011:
2001:
2000:
1999:
1994:
1989:
1987:Eight precepts
1984:
1974:
1973:
1972:
1967:
1962:
1957:
1947:
1946:
1945:
1935:
1930:
1925:
1924:
1923:
1918:
1913:
1903:
1898:
1893:
1888:
1883:
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1876:
1866:
1861:
1860:
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1854:
1849:
1844:
1839:
1834:
1829:
1824:
1819:
1814:
1809:
1799:
1794:
1789:
1784:
1775:
1765:
1760:
1758:Five Strengths
1755:
1750:
1745:
1740:
1735:
1730:
1725:
1724:
1723:
1718:
1713:
1708:
1698:
1693:
1687:
1685:
1679:
1678:
1676:
1675:
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1665:
1660:
1655:
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1633:
1623:
1622:
1621:
1616:
1611:
1606:
1601:
1596:
1591:
1586:
1585:
1584:
1579:
1574:
1569:
1553:
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1545:
1544:
1542:
1541:
1536:
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1534:
1529:
1524:
1519:
1514:
1509:
1499:
1493:
1491:
1485:
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1482:
1481:
1476:
1475:
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1469:
1464:
1454:
1449:
1444:
1439:
1434:
1429:
1424:
1419:
1414:
1409:
1404:
1399:
1397:Mental factors
1394:
1389:
1384:
1379:
1374:
1369:
1364:
1359:
1354:
1349:
1344:
1338:
1336:
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1311:
1306:
1301:
1296:
1291:
1286:
1281:
1276:
1271:
1266:
1261:
1256:
1251:
1249:Mahamoggallāna
1246:
1241:
1236:
1230:
1228:
1222:
1221:
1219:
1218:
1213:
1208:
1203:
1198:
1193:
1188:
1183:
1178:
1173:
1172:
1171:
1164:Avalokiteśvara
1160:
1158:
1152:
1151:
1149:
1148:
1143:
1138:
1137:
1136:
1128:
1120:
1112:
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1096:
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1075:
1070:
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1005:
1003:
1002:
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992:
987:
986:
985:
980:
975:
965:
959:
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951:
950:
948:
947:
942:
937:
926:
923:
922:
903:
902:
895:
888:
880:
871:
870:
868:
867:
862:
857:
852:
850:Viśiṣṭacāritra
847:
842:
837:
832:
827:
822:
817:
812:
810:B. R. Ambedkar
806:
804:
800:
799:
797:
796:
791:
786:
781:
776:
771:
766:
760:
758:
752:
751:
749:
748:
743:
737:
735:
729:
728:
726:
725:
720:
715:
710:
705:
700:
695:
688:Avalokiteśvara
684:
682:
676:
675:
668:
667:
660:
653:
645:
639:
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632:
617:
614:
613:
612:
589:
583:
567:
558:
553:978-0834828421
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531:
518:
513:978-0190690786
512:
499:
493:
474:
471:
469:
468:
456:
444:
442:, p. 185.
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420:
418:, p. 144.
408:
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48:་རྡོ་རྗེ་ཕག་མོ
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
3581:
3570:
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3404:
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3359:
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3331:
3329:
3326:
3324:
3321:
3319:
3316:
3314:
3311:
3309:
3306:
3305:
3303:
3301:
3300:Miscellaneous
3297:
3291:
3290:Vegetarianism
3288:
3286:
3283:
3279:
3276:
3274:
3271:
3269:
3266:
3264:
3261:
3259:
3256:
3255:
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3227:
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3214:
3212:
3209:
3207:
3204:
3203:
3202:
3199:
3197:
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3192:
3189:
3185:
3182:
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3180:
3177:
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3167:
3165:
3162:
3158:
3155:
3153:
3150:
3148:
3145:
3143:
3140:
3138:
3135:
3134:
3133:
3130:
3128:
3125:
3123:
3120:
3118:
3115:
3113:
3112:Buddha in art
3110:
3108:
3105:
3103:
3100:
3096:
3093:
3092:
3091:
3088:
3084:
3081:
3079:
3076:
3074:
3071:
3069:
3066:
3064:
3061:
3059:
3056:
3054:
3051:
3047:
3044:
3043:
3042:
3039:
3037:
3034:
3032:
3029:
3027:
3024:
3022:
3019:
3017:
3014:
3012:
3009:
3008:
3007:
3004:
3003:
3001:
2999:
2995:
2989:
2986:
2984:
2981:
2979:
2976:
2974:
2971:
2969:
2966:
2964:
2961:
2959:
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2897:
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2871:
2868:
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2863:
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2821:
2817:
2814:
2813:
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2809:
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2799:
2797:
2794:
2792:
2789:
2788:
2786:
2784:
2780:
2772:
2769:
2767:
2766:United States
2764:
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2759:
2757:
2754:
2752:
2749:
2747:
2744:
2742:
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2737:
2734:
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2729:
2727:
2724:
2722:
2719:
2717:
2714:
2712:
2709:
2707:
2704:
2702:
2699:
2697:
2694:
2692:
2689:
2687:
2684:
2682:
2679:
2678:
2677:
2674:
2670:
2667:
2665:
2662:
2661:
2660:
2657:
2653:
2650:
2649:
2648:
2645:
2641:
2638:
2636:
2633:
2632:
2631:
2628:
2626:
2623:
2621:
2618:
2616:
2613:
2611:
2608:
2606:
2603:
2601:
2598:
2593:
2589:
2586:
2584:
2581:
2579:
2576:
2575:
2574:
2571:
2569:
2566:
2564:
2561:
2559:
2556:
2554:
2551:
2549:
2546:
2544:
2541:
2539:
2536:
2534:
2531:
2529:
2526:
2524:
2521:
2519:
2516:
2514:
2511:
2509:
2506:
2504:
2501:
2499:
2496:
2494:
2491:
2489:
2486:
2485:
2483:
2481:
2477:
2471:
2468:
2466:
2465:
2461:
2459:
2456:
2454:
2451:
2449:
2448:
2444:
2442:
2439:
2437:
2434:
2432:
2429:
2427:
2424:
2422:
2419:
2417:
2414:
2413:
2411:
2409:
2405:
2399:
2396:
2394:
2391:
2389:
2386:
2384:
2381:
2379:
2376:
2374:
2371:
2369:
2366:
2364:
2361:
2359:
2356:
2354:
2351:
2349:
2346:
2344:
2341:
2339:
2336:
2334:
2331:
2329:
2326:
2324:
2323:Padmasambhava
2321:
2319:
2316:
2314:
2311:
2309:
2306:
2304:
2301:
2299:
2296:
2294:
2291:
2289:
2286:
2284:
2281:
2279:
2276:
2274:
2271:
2269:
2266:
2264:
2261:
2259:
2256:
2254:
2251:
2249:
2246:
2244:
2241:
2240:
2238:
2236:
2235:Major figures
2232:
2226:
2223:
2219:
2216:
2215:
2214:
2211:
2209:
2206:
2204:
2201:
2199:
2196:
2194:
2191:
2189:
2186:
2182:
2181:Western tulku
2179:
2178:
2177:
2174:
2172:
2169:
2167:
2164:
2162:
2159:
2157:
2154:
2152:
2149:
2147:
2144:
2142:
2139:
2137:
2134:
2132:
2129:
2127:
2124:
2122:
2119:
2117:
2114:
2113:
2111:
2109:
2105:
2097:
2094:
2092:
2089:
2087:
2084:
2082:
2079:
2078:
2077:
2074:
2072:
2069:
2067:
2064:
2062:
2059:
2057:
2054:
2053:
2051:
2049:
2045:
2039:
2036:
2032:
2029:
2028:
2027:
2024:
2020:
2017:
2015:
2012:
2010:
2007:
2006:
2005:
2002:
1998:
1995:
1993:
1990:
1988:
1985:
1983:
1982:Five precepts
1980:
1979:
1978:
1975:
1971:
1968:
1966:
1963:
1961:
1960:Dhamma vicaya
1958:
1956:
1953:
1952:
1951:
1948:
1944:
1941:
1940:
1939:
1936:
1934:
1931:
1929:
1926:
1922:
1919:
1917:
1914:
1912:
1909:
1908:
1907:
1904:
1902:
1899:
1897:
1894:
1892:
1889:
1887:
1884:
1880:
1877:
1875:
1872:
1871:
1870:
1867:
1865:
1862:
1858:
1855:
1853:
1850:
1848:
1845:
1843:
1840:
1838:
1835:
1833:
1830:
1828:
1825:
1823:
1820:
1818:
1815:
1813:
1810:
1807:
1803:
1800:
1798:
1795:
1793:
1790:
1788:
1785:
1782:
1781:
1776:
1774:
1771:
1770:
1769:
1766:
1764:
1761:
1759:
1756:
1754:
1751:
1749:
1746:
1744:
1741:
1739:
1736:
1734:
1731:
1729:
1728:Buddhābhiṣeka
1726:
1722:
1719:
1717:
1714:
1712:
1709:
1707:
1704:
1703:
1702:
1699:
1697:
1694:
1692:
1689:
1688:
1686:
1684:
1680:
1674:
1671:
1669:
1666:
1664:
1661:
1659:
1656:
1654:
1651:
1647:
1644:
1642:
1639:
1637:
1634:
1632:
1629:
1628:
1627:
1624:
1620:
1617:
1615:
1612:
1610:
1607:
1605:
1602:
1600:
1597:
1595:
1592:
1590:
1587:
1583:
1580:
1578:
1575:
1573:
1570:
1568:
1565:
1564:
1563:
1560:
1559:
1558:
1555:
1554:
1552:
1550:
1546:
1540:
1537:
1533:
1530:
1528:
1525:
1523:
1520:
1518:
1515:
1513:
1510:
1508:
1505:
1504:
1503:
1500:
1498:
1495:
1494:
1492:
1490:
1486:
1480:
1477:
1473:
1470:
1468:
1465:
1463:
1460:
1459:
1458:
1455:
1453:
1450:
1448:
1445:
1443:
1440:
1438:
1435:
1433:
1430:
1428:
1425:
1423:
1420:
1418:
1415:
1413:
1410:
1408:
1405:
1403:
1400:
1398:
1395:
1393:
1390:
1388:
1385:
1383:
1380:
1378:
1375:
1373:
1372:Enlightenment
1370:
1368:
1365:
1363:
1362:Dhamma theory
1360:
1358:
1357:Buddha-nature
1355:
1353:
1350:
1348:
1345:
1343:
1340:
1339:
1337:
1335:
1331:
1325:
1322:
1320:
1317:
1315:
1312:
1310:
1307:
1305:
1302:
1300:
1297:
1295:
1292:
1290:
1287:
1285:
1282:
1280:
1277:
1275:
1272:
1270:
1267:
1265:
1262:
1260:
1257:
1255:
1252:
1250:
1247:
1245:
1242:
1240:
1237:
1235:
1232:
1231:
1229:
1227:
1223:
1217:
1214:
1212:
1209:
1207:
1204:
1202:
1199:
1197:
1196:Samantabhadra
1194:
1192:
1189:
1187:
1184:
1182:
1179:
1177:
1174:
1170:
1167:
1166:
1165:
1162:
1161:
1159:
1157:
1153:
1147:
1144:
1142:
1139:
1135:
1129:
1127:
1121:
1119:
1113:
1111:
1105:
1103:
1097:
1095:
1089:
1087:
1081:
1080:
1079:
1076:
1074:
1071:
1069:
1066:
1064:
1061:
1059:
1056:
1054:
1051:
1049:
1046:
1044:
1041:
1039:
1036:
1034:
1031:
1029:
1026:
1024:
1021:
1019:
1016:
1015:
1013:
1011:
1007:
1001:
998:
996:
993:
991:
988:
984:
981:
979:
976:
974:
971:
970:
969:
966:
964:
961:
960:
958:
956:
952:
946:
943:
941:
938:
936:
928:
927:
924:
919:
914:
909:
901:
896:
894:
889:
887:
882:
881:
878:
866:
863:
861:
858:
856:
853:
851:
848:
846:
843:
841:
838:
836:
835:Supuṣpacandra
833:
831:
828:
826:
823:
821:
818:
816:
815:Bhaiṣajyarāja
813:
811:
808:
807:
805:
801:
795:
792:
790:
787:
785:
782:
780:
777:
775:
772:
770:
767:
765:
764:Padmasambhava
762:
761:
759:
757:
753:
747:
744:
742:
739:
738:
736:
734:
730:
724:
721:
719:
716:
714:
711:
709:
706:
704:
703:Samantabhadra
701:
699:
696:
693:
689:
686:
685:
683:
681:
677:
673:
666:
661:
659:
654:
652:
647:
646:
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3258:Dharmachakra
3248:Prayer wheel
3238:Prayer beads
3006:Architecture
2885:969 Movement
2669:Saudi Arabia
2647:Central Asia
2640:South Africa
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2378:Panchen Lama
2283:Buddhapālita
1879:Satipatthana
1874:Mindful Yoga
1787:Recollection
1701:Brahmavihara
1572:Japanese Zen
1567:Chinese Chan
1527:Animal realm
1334:Key concepts
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3152:Asalha Puja
2948:Eschatology
2751:Switzerland
2731:New Zealand
2659:Middle East
2568:Philippines
2488:Afghanistan
2293:Bodhidharma
2278:Buddhaghosa
2198:Householder
2108:Monasticism
2061:Bodhisattva
1916:Prostration
1869:Mindfulness
1797:Anapanasati
1780:Kammaṭṭhāna
1577:Korean Seon
1517:Asura realm
1512:Human realm
1452:Ten Fetters
1407:Parinirvana
1309:Uppalavanna
1274:Mahākaccana
1259:Mahākassapa
1191:Kṣitigarbha
1186:Ākāśagarbha
1083:Suddhodāna
1028:Four sights
955:Foundations
840:Sūryaprabha
789:Sitātapatrā
784:Vajrasattva
723:Ākāśagarbha
708:Kṣitigarbha
565:(1): 20–53.
428:Gamble 2018
248:sacred lake
185:Vajrayogini
167:shal nyi ma
163:Vajrayogini
140:Iconography
125:practices.
73:and in the
59:Dorje Pakmo
40:Vajravārāhī
3553:Categories
3440:Psychology
3420:Gnosticism
3408:Comparison
3403:Influences
3385:Comparison
3268:Bhavacakra
3226:Kushinagar
3201:Pilgrimage
3147:Māgha Pūjā
3102:Bodhi Tree
2918:Buddhology
2908:Abhidharma
2900:Philosophy
2833:Menander I
2701:Costa Rica
2652:Uzbekistan
2493:Bangladesh
2447:Dhammapada
2431:Pali Canon
2393:Ajahn Chah
2373:Dalai Lama
2273:Kumārajīva
2268:Vasubandhu
2243:The Buddha
2151:Zen master
2086:Sakadagami
2066:Buddhahood
1997:Pratimokṣa
1812:Shikantaza
1768:Meditation
1743:Deity yoga
1614:Madhyamaka
1507:Deva realm
1402:Mindstream
1352:Bodhicitta
1264:Aṅgulimāla
1131:Devadatta
1107:Yaśodharā
1010:The Buddha
1000:Middle Way
607:2015-04-22
593:Watt, Jeff
473:References
331:Tucci 1988
267:śrāmaṇerīs
3508:Festivals
3488:Buddhists
3450:Theosophy
3253:Symbolism
3243:Hama yumi
3216:Bodh Gaya
2983:Socialism
2958:Evolution
2933:Economics
2771:Venezuela
2686:Australia
2681:Argentina
2605:Sri Lanka
2600:Singapore
2518:Indonesia
2480:Countries
2421:Tripiṭaka
2383:Ajahn Mun
2258:Nagarjuna
2253:Aśvaghoṣa
2136:Anagārika
2131:Śrāmaṇerī
2126:Śrāmaṇera
2121:Bhikkhunī
2081:Sotāpanna
1970:Passaddhi
1911:Offerings
1886:Nekkhamma
1763:Iddhipada
1683:Practices
1653:Theravada
1626:Vajrayana
1619:Yogachara
1589:Pure Land
1502:Six Paths
1489:Cosmology
1269:Anuruddha
1244:Sāriputta
1234:Kaundinya
1226:Disciples
1201:Vajrapāṇi
1053:Footprint
1018:Tathāgata
865:Śāntideva
860:Nagarjuna
845:Vasudhārā
779:Vajrapāṇi
769:Mandāravā
756:Vajrayana
573:(1988) .
319:Footnotes
151:khatvanga
134:khatvanga
95:with the
79:Hayagriva
3526:Category
3455:Violence
3425:Hinduism
3373:Sanskrit
3328:Hinayana
3313:Amitābha
3273:Swastika
3142:Uposatha
3132:Holidays
3117:Calendar
2963:Humanism
2801:Kanishka
2791:Timeline
2615:Thailand
2583:Kalmykia
2578:Buryatia
2563:Pakistan
2548:Mongolia
2543:Maldives
2538:Malaysia
2503:Cambodia
2368:Shamarpa
2363:Nichiren
2313:Xuanzang
2248:Nagasena
2166:Rinpoche
1896:Pāramitā
1738:Devotion
1658:Navayana
1646:Dzogchen
1609:Nichiren
1557:Mahayana
1549:Branches
1427:Saṅkhāra
1176:Mañjuśrī
1133:(cousin)
1125:(cousin)
1093:(mother)
1085:(father)
1073:Miracles
1023:Birthday
940:Glossary
913:Buddhism
713:Maitreya
698:Mañjuśrī
311:and the
259:Dzungars
197:Bhairava
112:Bodongpa
3569:Dakinis
3503:Temples
3483:Buddhas
3445:Science
3435:Judaism
3430:Jainism
3348:Lineage
3308:Abhijñā
3278:Thangka
3221:Sarnath
3206:Lumbini
3127:Funeral
3122:Cuisine
2998:Culture
2973:Reality
2923:Creator
2913:Atomism
2783:History
2756:Ukraine
2716:Germany
2635:Senegal
2625:Vietnam
2553:Myanmar
2353:Shinran
2343:Karmapa
2318:Shandao
2288:Dignāga
2213:Śrāvaka
2193:Donchee
2188:Kappiya
2146:Sayadaw
2116:Bhikkhu
2091:Anāgāmi
2048:Nirvana
2014:Samadhi
1901:Paritta
1842:Tonglen
1837:Mandala
1792:Smarana
1773:Mantras
1721:Upekkha
1691:Bhavana
1641:Shingon
1594:Tiantai
1447:Tathātā
1437:Śūnyatā
1432:Skandha
1422:Saṃsāra
1417:Rebirth
1392:Kleshas
1382:Indriya
1284:Subhūti
1169:Guanyin
1123:Ānanda
1115:Rāhula
995:Nirvana
935:Outline
733:Chinese
692:Guanyin
309:Nyingma
305:Thimphu
191:Outline
93:yab-yum
75:Nyingma
67:dakinis
44:Tibetan
3498:Sutras
3493:Suttas
3358:Siddhi
3343:Koliya
3318:Brahmā
3233:Poetry
3179:Mantra
3169:Kasaya
3041:Pagoda
3021:Kyaung
3016:Vihāra
3011:Temple
2953:Ethics
2796:Ashoka
2746:Sweden
2741:Poland
2736:Norway
2726:Mexico
2711:France
2696:Canada
2691:Brazil
2630:Africa
2610:Taiwan
2573:Russia
2498:Bhutan
2458:Vinaya
2338:Naropa
2328:Saraha
2263:Asanga
2019:Prajñā
1928:Refuge
1891:Nianfo
1852:Tertön
1847:Tantra
1832:Ganana
1822:Tukdam
1748:Dhyāna
1716:Mudita
1711:Karuṇā
1604:Risshū
1599:Huayan
1532:Naraka
1472:Anattā
1467:Dukkha
1462:Anicca
1367:Dharma
1319:Channa
1254:Ānanda
1239:Assaji
1206:Skanda
1109:(wife)
1078:Family
1058:Relics
983:Sangha
978:Dharma
973:Buddha
741:Skanda
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275:Jungar
174:damaru
147:kapala
130:kapala
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3470:Lists
3338:Kalpa
3333:Iddhi
3196:Music
3191:Mudra
3157:Vassa
3137:Vesak
3107:Budai
3053:Candi
3036:Stupa
2968:Logic
2721:Italy
2620:Tibet
2558:Nepal
2528:Korea
2523:Japan
2513:India
2508:China
2453:Sutra
2408:Texts
2358:Dōgen
2348:Hōnen
2333:Atiśa
2298:Zhiyi
2208:Achar
2176:Tulku
2171:Geshe
2156:Rōshi
2141:Ajahn
2096:Arhat
2056:Bodhi
2026:Vīrya
1943:Sacca
1938:Satya
1933:Sādhu
1921:Music
1864:Merit
1857:Terma
1817:Zazen
1753:Faith
1706:Mettā
1387:Karma
1347:Bardo
1314:Asita
1304:Khema
1294:Upāli
1279:Nanda
1117:(son)
1091:Māyā
1068:Films
945:Index
803:Other
794:Cundī
680:Major
293:Sakya
252:Tibet
232:tulku
123:yidam
104:tulku
52:Wylie
3368:Pāḷi
3353:Māra
3263:Flag
2664:Iran
2588:Tuva
2533:Laos
2161:Lama
2009:Śīla
1977:Śīla
1965:Pīti
1955:Sati
1906:Puja
1827:Koan
1733:Dāna
1324:Yasa
1211:Tārā
774:Tārā
628:ISBN
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404:Watt
246:, a
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