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    In Tibetan Buddhism prostrations are often performed before meditation or teachings, but can form a separate practice by itself. Prostrations are seen as a means of purifying ones body, speech and mind of karmic defilements, especially pride. Prostrations are used in tandem with visualization and can be used to express reverence to Guru Rinpoche. A Tibetan pilgrim prostrating in front of the Jokhang Monastery using japa mala (Buddhist prayer beads) for counting. Lhasa, Tibet. by: tibetya Views[1707] A female Tibetan pilgrim doing kora around the Gyantse Kumbum. The Kumbum or great gomang (many-doored) chorten at Gyantse is a three dimensional mandala, meant to portray the Buddhist cosmos. The Kumbum, like other mandalas, which are portrayed by a circle within a square, enables the devotee to take part in the Buddhist perception of the universe and can depict one's potential as they move through it. Mandalas are meant to aid an individual on the path to enlightenment.Gyantse, Tibet. by: tibetya Views[954] The Tashilhunpo Monastery is one of the main centers of the Gelugpa or Yellow Hat order of Tibetan Buddhism. This is a young monk in his ceremonial yellow hat. Tashilhunpo, Shigatse, Tibet. by: tibetya Views[246] A Tibetan woman with her baby wrapped up on her back circumambulating the Jokhang Monastery, Lhasa, Tibet. For Tibetans bearing a child is an act of conscious intention that involves seven distinct stages - and starts before conception. by: tibetya Views[464] Traveling from Zhangmu (Nepal-Tibet border) to the Tibetan capital - Lhasa you can see road workers all along the Friendship Highway. The Chinese industrialization has affected Tibet a great deal. But despite the Chinese government attempts to settle Chinese population across the Tibetan Plateau, the Roof of the World still remains a place where only the Tibetans can survive its harsh climate conditions. A Tibetan boy holding the hand of his father who works on the road construction, Tibet. by: tibetya Views[595]
     

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    Saturday, 12 Jan 2013 | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

    My passion with travel photography started back in 2006 when I was studying at The English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad, India. On weekends and holidays I used to sneak out to different locations throughout India for shooting. I feel really ... Read more >
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