Guhyasamaja

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Guhyasamaja

The Secret Assembly

‘Guhyasamaja’ means ‘Assembly of the Secret Ones’ (Tib. Sangwa-dupa) or ‘Secret Union’.

The Guhyasamaja tantra is also referred to as the King of Tantras. In Tibet, Guhyasamaja is particularly favored by the Gelug tradition, most likely for the antiquity of his texts. It was one of te first Sanskrit scriptures to be translated into Tibetan in the 8th Century. It serves the Buddhist practitioner in understanding and practising Tantric Buddhism.

Guhyasamaja
Drawing on paper
Copyright: © Carmen Mensink 2001
Status: For sale

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Wrathful Face

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Wrathful Face

In Tibetan Buddhism, a wrathful deity is an enlightened being who takes on a wrathful form in order to lead sentient beings to enlightenment.
Such deity is often an alternative manifestation of a Bodhisattva (or other peaceful figure), to help transform the more negative energies within us into positive ones.

Wrathful Face
Drawing on paper
Copyright: © Carmen Mensink 2006
Status: Sold

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Heruka-Vajrasattva

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Heruka-Vajrasattva

The Buddha of Purification with consort

The Vajrasattva practice purifies the mind, which is very essential for those who wish to make progress on the spiritual path.
The exercises are particularly powerful for purifying the mind and the negative actions of body and speech that arise from it. The Vajrasattva practice is one of the preliminary practices in all Four Schools of Tibetan Buddhism.

Heruka Vajrasattva -the deity in embrace with a consort- manifests the unity of the fully developed masculine and feminine energy: the complete purity and highest state of enlightenment.

Heruka-Vajrasattva
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Naropa

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Naropa

The Great Scholar

Naropa was an Indian Buddhist mystic who lived in the 11th Century (from 1016-1100). He was the pupil of Tilopa and the main teacher of Marpa. He’s part of the Tibetan Buddhist Kagyu lineage (the Golden Garland), and he studied both Sutra and Tantra at the famous Buddhist University Nalanda. He gained the reputation as a faultless debater and great scholar.

Naropa is best known for having developed The Six Yogas of Naropa, practices that were designed to help achieve a more rapid attainment of enlightenment.
He’s considered one of the 84 Mahasiddhas, the ‘Saints’ of Tantric Buddhism.

Naropa
Drawing on paper
Copyright: © Carmen Mensink 2000
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Medicine Buddha thangka

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For sale: Medicine Buddha Thangka

Traditionally framed in brocades

The Medicine Buddha -a transformation of Buddha Shakyamuni- is the embodiment of all the Buddhas’ healing qualities, associated with healing both physical and mental suffering.

This is a high quality print on canvas of Carmen Mensink’s Medicine Buddha, traditionally framed in colorful brocades in Nepal, by a special thangka tailor.

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Mantra of Avalokiteshvara – Chenrezig

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Avalokiteshvara / Chenrezig’s Mantra

This mantra is the most famous mantra in Tibet. It stands for true compassion to all living beings.

The mantra of the Buddha of Compassion is:

“Om Mani Padme Hum”

It’s a very strong and powerful mantra and can be used on many occasions.
More information and explanation on the mantra will follow.

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Mantra of Guru Rinpoche (Padmasambhava)

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Padmasambhava’s mantra

This famous and powerful figure is indispensable in the history of Buddhism and the development of the Buddhist philosophy in Tibet.
Guru Rinpoche is his Tibetan name, and he is called Padmasambha in Sanskrit.

The mantra of the Padmasambhava is:

“Om Ah Hum Vajra Guru Padma Siddhi Hum”

It’s a very strong and powerful mantra and can be used in many circumstances – try it for yourself!

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Guru Rinpoche (Padmasambhava)

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Padmasambhava (Tib.: Guru Rinpoche)

The Lotus-Born

Padmasambhava is also referred to as the Second Buddha as he’s so important for assisting in the founding of Tibetan Buddhism in Tibet.
It is because of his activity that the Dharma was firmly established in the ‘roof of the world’.

Padmasambhava was born in India in the 8th century (from a lotus flower as the story goes), and he was a tantric master and famous for performing miracles.

The Tibetan king at the time, King Trisong Detsen, was a buddhist practitioner and he invited Padmasambhava to help establish Buddhism in Tibet, as there were many obstacles to do so. Through his awesome mastery of tantric practices, he is said to have transformed the negative spirits -that prevented Buddhism from flourishing- into protectors and guardians of the Buddhist Dharma.

In Tibet Padmasambhava was called Guru Rinpoche, and his powerful presence in the country helped built Samye, the first Buddhist monastery in Tibet.

Padmasambhava also introduced a style of monastic life that included Cham Lama Dances, which united tantric meditation and dance.

Guru Rinpoche is also famous for hiding numerous termas or ‘treasure texts’, that have secured the Vajrayana teachings for the future centuries and that were and still are revealed when needed.

Also one can still find the hand and footprints of this special, half-wrathful figure in the many caves throughout the Himalaya that he used for meditation.

> Check out upcoming thangka art courses on Padmasambhava or book a private thangka drawing or painting retreat with Carmen Mensink 

Padmasambhava / Guru Rinpoche Thangka
Painting on traditionally prepared canvas
Copyright: © Carmen Mensink 2002
Status: For sale

The making of

This is a picture of the process of this thangka.
The painting is made with the finest brushes and is full of small details.
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Mantra of White Tara

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White Tara’s mantra

One of the well known female Buddhas in the Tibetan tradition is White Tara.
She is the Buddha of Long Life and sometimes appears together with Amitayus and Ushnisha Vijaya. The three of them are known as the Long Life Trinity.

The mantra of the female Buddha of Longevity goes as follows:

“Om Tare Tuttare Ture Mama Ayur Punye Jnana Pushtim Kuru Ye Soha”

 

This mantra can be recited for somebody who’s ill or for yourself when you need more life energy.

Mantra of Medicine Buddha

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Medicine Buddha’s mantra

The Medicine Buddha is the Buddha of Ultimate Healing.
And in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition this means that this Buddha and his mantra not only stand for physical healing, but for mental healing as well, because only if the body and mind are in balance, healing to the highest level can be reached.

The mantra of the Buddha of Healing goes as follows:

“(Tayatha) Om Bekandze Bekandze Maha-Bekandze Radza Samudgate Soha”

‘Tayatha’ always stands at the beginning of a mantra. It means so much as ‘it is like this’ and may also be left out when you recite the mantra for yourself or somebody else who needs healing energy.

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Art Classes for Teens at the Rubin Museum (USA)

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Teen Events

Rubin Museum of Art, NYC

By: Editorial staff
Published by: rubinmuseum.org
Year: 2011
Language: English

Blog with pictures on the Tibetan art classes for teenagers that Carmen offers each year at the Rubin Museum of Art in New York City.

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Guhyasamaja Center (USA)

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Thangka class was memorable

By: Paul Stevenson
Published by: Guhyasamaja Meditation Center, Washington DC, USA
Year: 2011
Language: English

Review about the Thangka Weekend Course on drawing Buddha Shakyamuni that Carmen gave at the Guhyasamaya center inWashington Dc.

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The Leidener, Leiden University (Netherlands)

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Calmness and Happiness at the Buddhism Festival in Leiden

By: Anna Frederike
Published by: The Leidener (by International Students at Leiden University)
Year: 2014
Language: English

Article/review about Carmen’s Tibetan Art workshops at the Buddhism Festival at the National Museum of Ethnology (Museum Volkenkunde) in Leiden, The Netherlands. The Leidener is an online magazine for international students at the University of Leiden. In this article Anna Frederike talks about her experiences during the workshops and shows the artworks she made during the art classes.

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