CultureMagazine | Openings, What's in a Painting?
The Fierce Protector
Exploring the iconography of tantric Buddhism’s Mahakala
Jeff Watt
Jeff Watt is the director and chief curator of the Himalayan Art Resources website and the former curator of Himalayan Art at the Rubin Museum of Art.
CultureMagazine | Openings, What's in a Painting?
The Dancing Skeletons
A Himalayan art expert explains the meaning and ritual uses of these "lords of the funeral pyre."
CultureMagazine | Openings, What's in a Painting?
Dakinis Explained
Witches, women warriors, wrathful deities
CultureMagazine | Openings, What's in a Symbol
A Tour of the Bardo
Between death and rebirth, there’s more work to be done.
IdeasMagazine | Openings, What's in a Symbol
What’s in a Symbol? Bhavacakra
Dissecting the Tibetan wheel of samsara
Himalayan Art Resources Posts Its 500th Video
In just two years, the virtual museum and research tool has built a one-of-a-kind video library, and they’re just getting started.
Magazine | Openings, What's in a Symbol
What’s in a Symbol? Vajra
Indra’s lightning bolt in Vajryana ritual and art
Culture Himalayan Buddhist Art 101
Himalayan Buddhist Art 101: Controversial Art, Part 4 – The Female Nude
Buddhist practice and Buddhist art have been inseparable in the Himalayas ever since Buddhism arrived to the region in the eighth century. But for the casual observer it can be difficult to make sense of the…
Culture Himalayan Buddhist Art 101
Himalayan Buddhist Art 101: Controversial Art, Part 3 – Ithyphallic Deities
Buddhist practice and Buddhist art have been inseparable in the Himalayas ever since Buddhism arrived to the region in the eighth century. But for the casual observer it can be difficult to make sense of the…
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