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Tibet is a land of customs and traditions. In its sky hangs a deep air of spirituality which never fails to delight tourists who discover the country fo...

Throughout time, men have placed their fate in the hands of gods linked to medicine. This is not surprising: even though many skeptics today will argue t...

How a lucky charm that was initially so positive and noble (in the original sense of the term) could come to represent tyrannical oppression and genocide ...

A prayer wheel is a tool consisting of a cylindrical wheel made of metal, wood or stone, often beautifully decorated, which is mounted on a rod. This obje...

If you have ever had the chance to visit India, you cannot have missed these gigantic trees decorated with checkered fabric that sit proudly alongside the...

We refer to Tibetan paintings made from mineral pigments placed on cotton or silk canvases as “thangka”. If we are talking to you about it today, it is q...

The Om symbol is one of the most mystical and sacred in all religions. When we look at it, it appears to us in the form of curves, a bit as if a “30” had ...

The peacock is one of the most beautiful and exotic birds in the world. For a long time now, he has been able to arouse the curiosity of human beings, sh...

Statues of the Buddha are placed in homes, temples and altars around the world. While most of us see them as mere decorations, others know they hold great...

We call this strange mark, usually red, that some Indians have on their foreheads “tilak”. More than a simple element of folklore, this is a religious cus...

Simply put, the trishula (also spelled trishul or trisula, from the Sanskrit word meaning "three points") is the spear used as a weapon by the Hindu god Sh...

A yantra can be seen as an equivalent to the famous mandalas, these circular geometric figures used in rites and meditations for millennia now. Found in t...

Avalokiteshvara is what we call a bodhisattva, that is, an individual who has achieved the state of enlightenment. A mythological figure for some and a hi...

The Wheel of Dharma, also known as Dharmachakra in Sanskrit, is arguably the Buddhist lucky symbol that carries the deepest teachings within it. A promine...

We designate by the name “Yaksha” a family of spirits from South Asian culture. Generally associated with nature and considered benevolent, Yakshas keep ...

We call nataraja a common representation of Shiva (a major god in the Indian pantheon) doing a strange dance. Far from being just vulgar statues, the nat...

When we first see one, it is not necessarily obvious how powerful the messages carried by the lotus flower are. This plant is magnificent, of course, and...

In our modern world, it is sometimes easy to think of yoga as nothing more than a series of physical movements and postures, like simple gymnastics. Some...