November 2007 To believers, Nepal’s child goddesses or Kumaris can bestow luck with a glance. But when these children grow up, returning to normal life is virtually impossible. Girls selected as Kumaris must be aged between two and four and satisfy all the conditions of ‘32 perfections’. For a few short years, “all Nepalese people [...]
Lama Tulku Tsori Rinpoche celebrates Losar with young monks of the Children’s Monastery in Mainpat, India. This was the first time Losar was celebrated in in the main hall of the new temple. The monks made offerings and prayers for the well being of their benefactors so that all obstacles can be removed from their [...]
The Legend of Kuan Yin, Chinese Goddess of Compassion; Legend of Princess Miao Shan. The Play, Kuan Yin: She Who Hears the Cries of the World, performed by Living Wisdom School, Palo Alto, 2005.
Photos of Kuan Yin related art. As displayed in Kuan Yin: She Who Hears the Cries of the World, Living Wisdom School, Palo Alto.