Robert Beer
Eight Auspicious Symbols
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MINIMUM ORDER OF SEVEN 6" x 4" MIXED POSTCARDS PLEASE! The Buddhist group of the eight auspicious symbols (Tib. bkra-shis rtags-brgyad) are depicted here in a composite form. At the top is the White Conch Shell, which spirals to the right in a clockwise direction. Below this is the White Parasol,...
Offering Goddess
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MINIMUM ORDER OF SEVEN 6" x 4" MIXED POSTCARDS PLEASE! Traditionally a group of either eight or sixteen offering goddesses are included in the retinues of many Buddhist deities. These offering goddesses are female bodhisattvas, eight of which offer: beauty, flowers, garlands, incense, song, light,...
Lotus
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MINIMUM ORDER OF SEVEN 6" x 4" MIXED POSTCARDS PLEASE! The lotus is a symbol of absolute purity; it grows from the dark watery mire but is completely untainted or stained by it. The blue lotus (Skt. utpala) or 'night lotus' is a symbol of purity and compassion, and is usually depicted with eight,...
Wish-Fulfilling Tree
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The wish-fulfilling tree is said to grow at the centre of the heavenly paradise realm of the great Hindu god, Indra. This legendary tree is believed to grant all beings wishes, and produces an abundance of divine flowers and fruits throughout all seasons of the year. The tree is represented here...
Dragon And Tiger
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MINIMUM ORDER OF SEVEN 6" x 4" MIXED POSTCARDS PLEASE! In Chinese symbolism the dragon and tiger represent the union of heaven and earth. The heavenly dragon symbolizes the male principal of yang and light, and the earthly tiger the female principal of yin and darkness. Here an old tiger gazes up...
Milarepa
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MINIMUM ORDER OF SEVEN 6" x 4" MIXED POSTCARDS PLEASE! Milarepa (1040-1123), the 'cotton-clad' yogin, is Tibet's most famous and beloved poet-saint. His intense perseverance and devotion under the arduous guidance of his Tibetan guru, Marpa Lotsawa, his spontaneous songs of realization and poignant...
The Medicine Buddha
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MINIMUM ORDER OF SEVEN 6" x 4" MIXED POSTCARDS PLEASE! The Medicine Buddha, or Medicine Guru (Bhaisajya-guru), is the form in which Shakyamuni manifested in order to reveal the Medical Tantras. The meditation practice of this deity is believed to cure the afflictions of body, speech and mind. He is...
Padmapani Avalokiteshvara
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MINIMUM ORDER OF SEVEN 6" x 4" MIXED POSTCARDS PLEASE! Padmapani, meaning 'lotus-in-hand', is the main two-armed form of the bodhisattva of compassion, Lokeshvara (Avalokiteshvara). He is white in complexion and stands gracefully upon a moon disc and lotus. He is adorned with the five silk and...
Face Of Vajrasattva
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MINIMUM ORDER OF SEVEN 6" x 4" MIXED POSTCARDS PLEASE! This painting shows the face of Vajrasattva (Tib. Dorje Sempa) as he appears in sexual union with his red consort, Vajragarvi (Tib. Dorje Nyema). Vajrasattva, the 'adamantine being', is peaceful and white in colour, with a sweetly smiling face...
Face Of Heruka Chakrasamvara
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MINIMUM ORDER OF SEVEN 6" x 4" MIXED POSTCARDS PLEASE! Chakrasamvara (Tib: 'Khor-lo bDe-mchog) is an important semi-wrathful yidam deity belonging to the Highest Yoga Tantra class of deity practices. In this detail of his two-armed aspect Heruka Chakrasamvara is dark blue in colour, with one face...
The Syllables Of The Kalachakra Mantra
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MINIMUM ORDER OF SEVEN 6" x 4" MIXED POSTCARDS PLEASE! Known as 'The Mighty Ten Stacked Syllables' (Tib. sPungs-yig dbang-ldan), the ten syllables of the deity Kalachakra - OM-HAM-KSHA-MA-LA-VA-RA-YA-SVA-HA - represent his entire mandala base and retinue of deities. These ten interlocking and...
The Mahasiddha Ghantapa
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MINIMUM ORDER OF SEVEN 6" x 4" MIXED POSTCARDS PLEASE! Ghantapa, the 'bell-man', was a highly realized yogin who lived in eastern India during the reign of the ninth century king, Devapala. When Ghantapa refused to honour Devapala, the king chose to humiliate him by sending a courtesan's daughter...
The Mahasiddha Carbaripa
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MINIMUM ORDER OF SEVEN 6" x 4" MIXED POSTCARDS PLEASE! Carbaripa is revered in both the Buddhist and Hindu Tantric traditions. For Buddhists he is one of the eighty-four Mahasiddhas, and for the Hindus he is recognized as one of the nine great Shaivite 'Nath Siddhas', and also as a preceptor of the...
The Mahasiddha Udhilipa
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MINIMUM ORDER OF SEVEN 6" x 4" MIXED POSTCARDS PLEASE! Udhilipa, the 'flying siddha', was a wealthy Indian who one day gazed out of his window and saw strangely coloured cloud formations that were assuming the forms of animals. Mesmerized by this illusory display he developed a desire to fly like a...
The Mahasiddha Luipa
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MINIMUM ORDER OF SEVEN 6" x 4" MIXED POSTCARDS PLEASE! The story of Luipa, the 'fish-gut eater', appears as the first legendary figure in the biographies of the eighty-four Buddhist Mahasiddhas. Luipa was born as a prince in the island kingdom of Sri Lanka, who became king when his father died. But...
The Mahasiddha Jalandhara
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MINIMUM ORDER OF SEVEN 6" x 4" MIXED POSTCARDS PLEASE! The term mahasiddha, meaning 'great-accomplished one', is commonly applied to a yogin or yogini who has attained both a profound realization and psychic powers. Traditionally a group of eighty-four mahasiddhas are recognized in the Indian...
The Wheel Of Life
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MINIMUM ORDER OF SEVEN 6" x 4" MIXED POSTCARDS PLEASE! The Wheel of Life is a pictorial illustration of the Buddhist teachings on cyclic existence or samsara. In the central hub of the wheel are a pig, a cockerel and a snake, which represent the three primary poisons of ignorance, desire and...
Four-Armed Chenrezig
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I made this small gouache painting in 1976. It only measures ten inches (25 cm) in size, but its 'dimension' was quite unusual for its time and many artists in Nepal later copied it. Interestingly the idea of superimposing an ethereal mandala over a natural setting or landscape was a concept that...
The Medicine Buddha
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The Medicine Buddha, or Medicine Guru (Skt. Bhaisajyaguru; Tib. sMan-gyi bla) is the form in which Shakyamuni manifested in order to reveal the Medical Tantras. The meditation practice of this deity is believed to cure the afflictions of body, speech and mind. He is also known as the 'King of...
Padmapani Avalokiteshvara
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Padmapani, meaning 'lotus-in-hand', is the main two-armed form of the bodhisattva of compassion, Lokeshvara (Avalokiteshvara). He is white in complexion and stands gracefully upon a moon disc and lotus. He is adorned with the five silk and eight jewelled ornaments, and wears the emblem of an...
Marpa
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A set of eleven B/W Notecards with line-drawings by Robert Beer, which depict some of the most important Indian and Tibetan Buddhist lineage holders and gurus. The Notecards come with envelopes, and have a short biography of the lineage master depicted. Priced at £0-70 each, or £5-50 for the full...
Milarepa
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A set of eleven B/W Notecards with line-drawings by Robert Beer, which depict some of the most important Indian and Tibetan Buddhist lineage holders and gurus. The Notecards come with envelopes, and have a short biography of the lineage master depicted. Priced at £0-70 each, or £5-40 for the full...
Shantideva
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A set of eleven B/W Notecards with line-drawings by Robert Beer, which depict some of the most important Indian and Tibetan Buddhist lineage holders and gurus. The Notecards come with envelopes, and have a short biography of the lineage master depicted. Priced at £0-70 each, or £5-40 for the full...
Abhayakaragupta
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A set of eleven B/W Notecards with line-drawings by Robert Beer, which depict some of the most important Indian and Tibetan Buddhist lineage holders and gurus. The Notecards come with envelopes, and have a short biography of the lineage master depicted. Priced at £0-70 each, or £5-50 for the full...
Khedrub Je
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A set of eleven B/W Notecards with line-drawings by Robert Beer, which depict some of the most important Indian and Tibetan Buddhist lineage holders and gurus. The Notecards come with envelopes, and have a short biography of the lineage master depicted. Priced at £0-70 each, or £5-50 for the full...
Garab Dorje
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A set of eleven B/W Notecards with line-drawings by Robert Beer, which depict some of the most important Indian and Tibetan Buddhist lineage holders and gurus. The Notecards come with envelopes, and have a short biography of the lineage master depicted. Priced at £0-70 each, or £5-50 for the full...
Trisong Detsen
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A set of eleven B/W Notecards with line-drawings by Robert Beer, which depict some of the most important Indian and Tibetan Buddhist lineage holders and gurus. The Notecards come with envelopes, and have a short biography of the lineage master depicted. Priced at £0-70 each, or £5-50 for the full...
Vajradhara
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A set of eleven B/W Notecards with line-drawings by Robert Beer, which depict some of the most important Indian and Tibetan Buddhist lineage holders and gurus. The Notecards come with envelopes, and have a short biography of the lineage master depicted. Priced at £0-70 each, or £5-50 for the full...
Asanga
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A set of eleven B/W Notecards with line-drawings by Robert Beer, which depict some of the most important Indian and Tibetan Buddhist lineage holders and gurus. The Notecards come with envelopes, and have a short biography of the lineage master depicted. Priced at £0-70 each, or £5-50 for the full...
Nagarjuna
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A set of eleven B/W Notecards with line-drawings by Robert Beer, which depict some of the most important Indian and Tibetan Buddhist lineage holders and gurus. The Notecards come with envelopes, and have a short biography of the lineage master depicted. Priced at £0-70 each, or £5-50 for the full...
