Over the centuries a huge diversity of meditation practices have been developed within the various Buddhist schools. Buddhism asks its followers to understand the world and themselves in a deep ...

In meditation, Buddhists imagine the Buddha as a way of understanding Buddhist teachings. Tibetan Buddhists often use visualisation in meditation with the aim of imagining the Buddha so that they ...

(4 min., 57 sec.) Buddhist thangka paintings are visually captivating and impressive — but there is more to them than meets the eye. Thangkas often focus on a specific deity and scene, and their form ...