The Snow Lion is a celestial animal of Tibet. It is the emblem of Tibet, representing the snowy mountain ranges and glaciers of Tibet, and may also symbolize power and strength, and fearlessness and joy, east and the earth element. It is one of the Four Dignities. It ranges over the mountains, and is commonly pictured as being white with a turquoise mane. In Journey to the West published in 1592, Snow Lion is depicted as one of monster-spirits.
1912 Tibetan stamp with snowlion
Snow Lions decorating a cupboard
Tibetan Snow Lion Dance, Bodhgaya, India
Chinese stone lion at guard the entrance to the Potala Palace
Shambhala Training is a secular approach to meditation and a new religious movement developed by Tibetan Buddhist teacher Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche and his students. It is based on what Trungpa calls Shambhala Vision, which sees enlightened society as not purely mythical, but as realizable by people of all faiths through practices of mindfulness/awareness, non-aggression, and sacred outlook.
Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche
Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche
Tibetan bronze statue of a windhorse, probably 19th century