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Deities & Stupas - Added

A page has been created to highlight the relationship of Deities and Stupas. There are a handful of Buddhas and deities that are depicted seated either inside or in front of a stupa. In some cases the stupa is the special attribute for the Buddha or deity, or it relates to a unique situation, narrative or historical event.

Eye Clearing Avalokiteshvara - Updated

The Eye Clearing Avalokiteshvara Main Page has been updated with additional images.


Although originally a Nyingma practice found in Southern Tibet, the Eye Clearing Avalokiteshvara has grown immensely in popularity in Mongolia. One of the largest images in the Ganden Monastery, Ulan Bator, is this Eye Clearing form of the deity. It is possible that the 8th Jetsun Dampa is principally responsible for the 20th century popularity.

Lha Chenpo (Shiva) - Updated

The Lha Chenpo Main Page has been updated with additional images and links.


The practice of Lha Chenpo (Mahadeva), in this and similar forms, is a Revealed Treasure teaching (Tibetan: Terma) unique to the Nyingma Tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. It was especially popularized through the Mindrolling tradition of the Nyingma. Sometimes Lha Chenpo can be found as a minor figure in paintings of Jinasagara Lokeshvara. There are a number of different forms of Lha Chenpo relating to the 'Terma' tradition plus other unrelated forms of Shiva found in the various levels of Tantra and other Indian and Tibetan Buddhist traditions.