->sign of strength & ferocity. Idea being a warrior-deity should be intimidating, fighting monsters in the language of monsters.

Thus you get guys like Zhong Kui or the Wrathful Deities of Chinese & Buddhist art, continued in modern Grotesque Heroes of Kamen Rider & Devilman etc

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My homage to the Buddhist paintings of the inner walls of the Dunhuang grottoes.

Hand-painted using rock pigments to replicate same techniques of the original murals.

Available at Foundation. Link below.

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Since ancient times, in Korean Buddhism, mountain goddesses carry tigers and children. This reminds me of allura. Thank you for the Korean Buddhist painting...... https://t.co/vdk8xFTjCu

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Namekian culture is nearly identical to the Culture of Buddhist monks who implemented the Chintamani stone, a wish fulfilling jewel on their pilgrimages to suffering villages. They had 2 clans of martial and religious monks, the martial monks were in charge of protecting the holy… https://t.co/Rcsb7096Ub

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I'm once again been listening to the scores of Malila The Farewell Flower... story of neverending grief and suffering of buddhist concept told through the lense of queer love and lose. Hauntingly bittersweet musics..

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I find it really funny how the Japanese shopkeeper god Daikokuten was based off Mahakala, Buddhist deity of divine wrath. Syncretism is really interesting.

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Thanks for the birthday greetings! This is a form of Sitatapatra (大白傘蓋佛母) in Gelug & General Buddhist Lineage. She is an Iṣṭadevatā (本尊) symbolizing purity, serenity & protection. May you be protected from any harm and afflicted emotion.

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Unfortunately it also involves the shape of the Buddhist Manji (a reverse swastika) which would have been a really tricky localization problem to solve if it had had an official English release back in the day.

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POV you're lan wangji and you're about to pick back up the buddhist manuscript you innocently placed on the table after wie ying distracted you with a drawing https://t.co/ewa40jbgJF

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wanna know more about where Jezebel Amattashtart is from? there's a page on that. buddhist carthaginian Tunisia. https://t.co/nskvtHhOiT

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🔥New on 2/4🔥
BUDDHIST PRIEST & A SPIDER Volume 1
by Haji

Read it Here: https://t.co/8IOuXtXlKK

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buddhist memes beyond number, vow to poast them all

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From a Buddhist perspective
aren't
Empty of separate selves, respective
Still, egos vociferant

No matter, you see
It's a oneness, not a lack of a thing
Feel free to disagree
It's all of this, no matter which notes we sing

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(3/10) From its exterior, Borobudur appears to be fashioned in the style of Buddhist stupas from south Asia, with small alcoves near the base and a terraced roof at the top.

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Does the Multi Afterlife Zone Astral Realm scenario mean you'll live it out w/ your favorite Waifu?

Most likely. I can see this'll spawn cults praying to Waifus to win their favor in the afterlife, like Buddhists pray to specific Buddhas but in a way we're already here.

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Kanō Hōgai, Nio (Buddhistguardian) Seizing an Evil Spirit, 1886 [1047x2047]

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OP of this thread (https://t.co/siF6gS16MJ) thinks Jie Yun is based on a Kinnara from Buddhist mythology.

They are half bird, half horse and half humans and may have horns. To Chinese Buddhists, they take care of the kitchen.

Her intro has her bringing beast as food to people.

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Nio(Buddhistguardian) Seizing an Evil Spirit, by Kanō Hōgai, 1886

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A oil painting by Van Gogh of a beautifully illustrated, hand-drawn mandala featuring a central figure of the Buddha surrounded by swirling patterns and symbolic Buddhist imagery, set against a deep blue gradient background by MaffeoPolo

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