After Buddha’s death, his followers interpreted his teachings differently, leading to doctrinal divisions and the emergence of distinct Buddhist sects later on as Theravada, Mahāyāna and Vajrayana. 1.

Behind them towered the wrathful Buddhist diety Mahakala with his crown of skulls, carrying a bowl of blood and the legendary weapon Vajra. The cham dance is performed in this monastery in the ...

Alice S. Kandell is an avid collector of Tibetan Buddhism iconography. Kandell was drawn to Tibetan culture when she visited Sikkim, a small Indian state on the boarder of what was then Tibet, while ...