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Buddhism in Vietnam
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Buddhism in Vietnam, as practiced by the Vietnamese people, is a form of East Asian Mahayana Buddhism. It is the second largest religion in Vietnam. According to the Vietnamese government's 2019 Natio
Bái Đính Temple in Ninh Bình Province, Vietnam
Bái Đính Temple in Ninh Bình Province, Vietnam
Statue of Amitābha Buddha (A Di Đà Phật) on Fansipan (Phan Xi Păng) Mountain, Lào Cai Province.
Statue of Amitābha Buddha (A Di Đà Phật) on Fansipan (Phan Xi Păng) Mountain, Lào Cai Province.
Buddhist Arhat mural in Liên Hoa cave, Ninh Bình province, dated 10-11th century
Buddhist Arhat mural in Liên Hoa cave, Ninh Bình province, dated 10-11th century
Statue of Avalokiteśvara (Quan Âm), lacquered and gilded wood at the Bút Tháp Temple, dating from the Revival Lê era with inscription "autumn of the y
Statue of Avalokiteśvara (Quan Âm), lacquered and gilded wood at the Bút Tháp Temple, dating from the Revival Lê era with inscription "autumn of the year Bính Thân" (1656).
Nīlakaṇṭha Dhāraṇī
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The Nīlakaṇṭha Dhāraṇī, also known as the Mahākaruṇā Dhāraṇī, Mahākaruṇika Dhāraṇī or Great Compassion Dhāraṇī / Mantra, is a Mahayana Buddhist dhāraṇī associated with the bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara.
The Nīlakaṇṭha Dhāraṇī engraved on a stele at Fo Ding Shan Chao Sheng Temple in Sanyi Township, Taiwan. Erected in June 2005.
The Nīlakaṇṭha Dhāraṇī engraved on a stele at Fo Ding Shan Chao Sheng Temple in Sanyi Township, Taiwan. Erected in June 2005.
A manuscript from Dunhuang (Pelliot chinois 2778) containing the opening portion of the dhāraṇī written in Siddhaṃ script, with a transliteration into
A manuscript from Dunhuang (Pelliot chinois 2778) containing the opening portion of the dhāraṇī written in Siddhaṃ script, with a transliteration into Chinese (text given behind).
Ming dynasty wooden statue of the Thousand-Armed Guanyin (Avalokiteśvara in Chinese), enshrined in Longshan Temple in Fujian, China. Standing at 4.2 m
Ming dynasty wooden statue of the Thousand-Armed Guanyin (Avalokiteśvara in Chinese), enshrined in Longshan Temple in Fujian, China. Standing at 4.2 metres, the statue features 1008 arms and more than 25 heads. This manifestation of Guanyin is the one most closely identified with the Nīlakaṇṭha dhāraṇī in East Asian Buddhism.