For centuries Tibetans have hung prayer flags on mountain tops, homes, stupas and temples. The prayers written on the flags are matras, images of deities, Prayers, are released out to the universe…

Incorrectly portrayed in Western film culture as weapons, phurbas are a routinely used ritual implement in Tantric Buddhist practices. Phurbas are frequently incorporated into meditation and ceremony…

One of the most beloved implements used in Tibetan Buddhism, singing bowls — or standing bells — have become popular across the globe in settings other than Buddhist practices. There are many use…

Images of monks cloaked in deep red holding a bell in one hand and a dorje in the other are often synonymous with thoughts of Tibet and Buddhism. The bell and dorje are commonly used ritual implements…

Often strung while prayer is recited, always strung with love and intention, mala beads are possibly the most recognized implement associated with Tibetan Buddhism. Mala, in Sanskrit, or trengwa, in T…