The paintings have deep roots in the ancient traditions of Vajrayana Buddhism. |
According to the view of Vajrayana, the physical existence of form is sacred. |
The interesting thing is you don't find this just in the Mahayana or Vajrayana texts. |
The Vajrayana sect took this a step further and introduced female divinities to Buddhist worship akin to Hinduism. |
It is very hard to be a Vajrayana practitioner with a timid, chicken-hearted attitude toward life. |
To someone with the Vajrayana attitude, however, this is the perfect abode of the Buddha. |