Kalama Meditation Center 2840 Kalama River Road, Kalama, Washington 98625, United States
The practice of making images and sculptures of the Buddha started about 500 years after the passing of the Buddha (Parinirvana).
Sivali is believed to have remained in his mother's womb for seven years because of past karma. After a week in labor, Queen Suppavasa, gave birth to a precocious boy who could immediately speak. Thereafter, Gautama Buddha's chief disciple, Sariputta, admitted Sīvali into the Sangha. He is known as the patron saint of travel and is believed to ward off misfortunes at home such as fire or theft. Sī
Phra Mae Thorani, aka Mother Earth: She is a young woman wringing the cool waters of detachment out of her hair to drown Mara, the demon sent to tempt Gautama Buddha as he meditated under the Bodhi Tree. Gautama Buddha was sitting in meditation under the Bodhi Tree, Mara, the Evil One, wanted to stop him from reaching enlightenment. Accompanied by his warriors, wild animals and his daughters, Mara
Maitreya (Sanskrit) means "loving-kindness", which is regarded as a future Buddha, aka. Happy Buddha. According to Pali Canon, Maitreya is a bodhisattva who will appear on Earth in the future, achieve complete enlightenment, and teach the pure dhamma. Maitreya will be a successor to the present Buddha, Gautama Buddha (Sākyamuni Buddha). The prophecy of the arrival of Maitreya refers to a time in t
Quan Yin is a Bodhisattva commonly known as the Goddess of Mercy and Compassion or The One Who Perceives the Sounds of the World. As the legend goes, she heard the cries of the people on earth as she was about to enter the heaven's gate to attain enlightenment. She paused at the doorway and her heart was filled with compassion, she returned to earth, vowing never to leave till such time as all su
Ksitigarbha is a Bodhisattva commonly known as "Earth Treasury", "Earth Store", or "Earth Womb". Ksitigarbha is known for his vow that he would not achieve Buddhahood until all hells are emptied. He is therefore often regarded as the Bodhisattva of Spirits and the Guardian of Children. He is a deity of deceased children and aborted fetuses where he is known as a Protector of Children.
Cundi Bodhisattvas (Phật Mẫu Chuẩn Đề) is a bodhisattva and an incarnation of the Cundī Dhāraṇī. Cundī appears with eighteen arms on a lotus flower and is sometimes referred to as the "Goddess of the Seventy Million." She is a protector of the living being, and she has fulfilled all the wishes of the world with the deepest blessing. Her fortune and wisdom are infinite. She is a great sorrowful s
Mahakala, aka Skanda is a bodhisattva regarded as a devoted guardian of Buddhist hermitage/monasteries who guards the teachings of Buddhism. He is considered to be the fierce and powerful emanation of Avalokiteshvara, the bodhisattva of compassion. This tutelary deity is one of the Dharmapalas in Vajrayana Buddhism who defend the Dhamma (law) from corruption and degeneration and from forces hostil
Guan Yu, aka. Guandi is a bodhisattva who is assigned to guard the Buddhist hermitage/monastery, the dhamma, and the faith itself. According to Buddhist legends, in 592, Guan Yu manifested himself one night before the Zen master Zhiyi, the founder of the Tiantai school of Buddhism, along with a retinue of spiritual beings. Zhiyi was then in deep meditation on Yuquan Hill when he was distracted by