Unveiling Eastern Traditions

Thangka painting is a dense visual language—layers of story, geometry, color, and ritual meaning packed into a single panel. In recent years, a thoughtful movement has emerged among contemporary je...

Across Tibetan lands, devotion isn’t only directed at great Buddhas and bodhisattvas. Many villages and valleys maintain living relationships with local patron deities — spirits tied to a particula...

When people search for “god of Tibet,” they often find images that look unusually fierce, richly dressed, or displayed in formal palace settings. That’s not an accident. Across Tibetan history, rul...

Parenting asks a lot from our attention, patience, and heart. For many families inspired by Tibetan Buddhist culture, a guardian Buddha can become a practical anchor—less as a shortcut to perfect p...

Thangka painters have long mixed minerals and plant materials into paints whose depth and luminosity feel almost otherworldly. Today, artisans who translate Thangka palettes into enamel, painted ga...

Tibetan silverwork is beautiful and full of cultural meaning, but the term “Tibetan silver” covers a wide range of materials and techniques. This primer will help you tell the difference between tr...

Changing careers—whether by choice or necessity—can stir excitement and doubt in equal measure. In Tibetan practice, a guardian Buddha (or protector figure) isn’t a shortcut to success; rather, the...

Tibetan imagery — Thangka paintings, mantras like Om Mani Padme Hum, and deity icons — holds deep spiritual meaning for many people. As these symbols appear more widely in fashion and accessories, ...

A simple, respectful guide to Losar, Saga Dawa, Monlam, Tara days, and how communities — near and far — honor them. Tibetan festivals are woven into a lunisolar calendar that ties religious meaning...