Machig Labdron Thangka No 2 Summer_Hats light to carry and easy

light to carry and easy to roll or fold (either for storage or as a cushion in some yoga positions

Nepal by traditional artisan statue makers

They have been painstakingly constructed by extremely skilled artists in Nepal

as Quetzalcoatl by the Aztecs and as Kulkulkan by the Maya

The Spanish in their Christian zeal destroyed most of the records of the cultures they conquered so identification of the many statues and gods is very difficult

Machig Labdron Thangka No 2 Summer_Hats light to carry and easyMachig Labdron is commonly viewed as a dakini, a yogini and as a deity. She was unusual in that she was both a woman and a Tibetan, distinguishing her from the normal path of Indian male Buddhist masters. Machig Labdron spent her life in various guises, a brilliant scholar, respected teacher, caring mother and wandering mendicant. She is depicted here holding a damaru double headed drum in her right hand and a ghanta bell in her left, her leg raised