Carry a Compass
Bibek BhattacharyaA deep-dive into Buddhist art and cultural history from India. New posts every Sunday evening at 7:30pm IST.
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Who were the Indian Buddhists: Part 2
Monumental sculpture of Bodhisattva Maitreya, Mulbekh, Ladakh. Photo: Istockphoto
Dear reader,
Welcome to the second part of my series on who were the Indian Buddhists in history. You can read the first part here.
The 10th-13th centuries...
Who were the Indian Buddhists: Part 1
Effigies of Buddha Dipankara on display at the village of Thimi in Nepal. Photo: Bibek Bhattacharya
Dear reader,
When considering the vast swathe of India’s historical remains—be they monuments, statues, paintings, texts or any other medi...
The cult of Kali in Bengal, and the Buddhist goddess she replaced
The Buddhist Ugra Tara depicted on the doorway to the temple of Vajrayogini in Sankhu, Nepal. Photo: Bibek Bhattacharya
Dear reader,
It’s Diwali on Monday, but to us Bengalis what’s more important is the fact that it is Kali Puja. Pretty...
Hemis Festival's Masked Buddhist Dance
For centuries, tantric ritual dances have been an important part of the Indian Mahayana-Vajrayana tradition. They still exist in Himalayan Buddhist cultures, most notably amongst the Tibetan and Newar Buddhists. These days, such dances are...
Power, pilgrimage and performance: The Buddhist tantric dance of Hemis Festival
Masked dance at the Hemis Festival in Ladakh. Photo: Bibek Bhattacharya
Last week, I wrote about ritual Buddhist dances within the larger Mahayana-Vajrayana tradition. I’d started that article by mentioning that in many Himalayan Buddhist...
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