Photo Gallery
A Collection of Photographs
compiled by
Lama Surya Das
Gurus
Buddhas
Meditation Deities
Mandalas, Stupas & Sacred Objects
Surya & Friends
His Holiness the XIV Dalai
Lama
Gurus
Photos With Text
Photos Only
- H.H. the XIV Dalai Lama of Tibet with
H.H. the
late XVI Gyalwa Karmapa. Darjeeling, 1973.
- Head lamas meet in Darjeeling, India 1974. H.H.
the XVI Gyalwa Karmapa, H.H. the XIV Dalai Lama, H.H. the XII Gyalwang Drukchen Rinpoche.
- H.H. the Dalai Lama with the late Drukpa
Thuksay Rinpoche. Darjeeling, W. Bengal 1973.
- H.H. the XVI Gyalwa Karmapa, (1923-1981) late
head of the Kagyu Order.
- H.H. the late XVI Gyalwa Karmapa wearing
Gampopa's crown.
- H.H. the XVI Karmapa, Black Crown Ceremony.
- Signed photo of the late Sixteenth Karmapa,
Rangjung Yeshe Dorje.
- Formal portrait of H.H. Dudjom Rinpoche
(1904-1987). Kalimpong, India ca. 1970.
- H.H. Dudjom Rinpoche
- H.H. Dudjom Rinpoche
- Late Nyingmapa leaders H.H. Dudjom Rinpoche and
Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche at La Pechardie, Dordogne, France. Summer 1984.
- Late Nyingmapa leaders H.H. Dudjom Rinpoche and
Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche at La Pechardie, Dordogne, France. Summer 1984. Standing are Tulku
Pema Wangyal Rinpoche, Shenphen Dawa Rinpoche and Tulku Rangdrol Dorje Rinpoche.
- H.H. Dudjom Rinpoche (center) with Tulku Wangyal
and Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche, Chanteloube Three-Year Nyingma Retreat Center 1984.
- H.H. Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche and his wife
Khandrola. Bois Bas Retreat, Dordogne, France 1986.
- H.H. Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche. Paris, France
1984.
- H.H. Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche. Shechen
Monastery. Bodhanath, Nepal 1989.
- H.H. Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche giving
empowerments in Bodhanath, Nepal 1989.
- H.H. Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche near Bodhi Tree
Stupa in Bodh Gaya, India. ca 1980's.
- H.H. Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche
- Tulku Pema Wangyal Rinpoche, Tulku Urgyen
Rinpoche, Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, Shechen Rabjam Rinpoche & Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche
- Late lamas H.H. Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche and
Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche. USA 1980's.
- Nyoshul Khenpo Rinpoche with Mrs. Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, Mrs. Kangyur Rinpoche, Damcho
Zangmo and Ani Yangchen. Dordogne, France 1987.
- Nyoshul Khenpo and Tsoknyi Tulku Rinpoche
during the Dzogchen Foundation Two Month Retreat in Livingston Manor, NY. April, 1992.
- Nyoshul Khenpo Rinpoche chanting at the
Dzogchen Foundation Two Month Retreat. Livingston Manor, NY. April, 1992.
- The late Dzogchen master Kangyur Rinpoche of
Riwoche, in Darjeeling.
- Amala Kunzang Chokyi (Mrs. Kangyur Rinpoche)
with Damcho Zangmo (Mrs. Nyoshul Khenpo). Dordogne, France 1986.
- H.E. Situ Rinpoche and Ven. Kalu Rinpoche.
Bodhanath, Nepal 1985
- The Kagyu Tulkus: H.E. Situ Rinpoche and Ven.
Kalu Rinpoche (seated) with (standing) Khenpo Thrangu Rinpoche, Sangyay Nyenpa Rinpoche,
Tenga Rinpoche, Bokar Rinpoche and Khenpo Lodro Deunyo. Bodhanath, Nepal 1985
- Ven. Kalu Rinpoche 1905-1989.
- Kalu Rinpoche with the Superimposed image of
his Reincarnation, Yangsay Rinpoche
- Kalu Rinpoche in yogi garb and Milarepa's pose,
seated on a tigerskin.
- Ven. KyabjÈ Kalu Rinpoche.
- Venerable Kalu Rinpoche, Vancouver, Canada
1970's.
- Signed and inscribed photo of Ven. Kalu
Rinpoche, a gift to Surya Das. Inscription reads: "Dzogchen Yogi Beyond Action, Kalu
Rinpoche."
- Tai Situ Rinpoche and the late Jamgon Kongtrul
Rinpoche with Kudung (remains) of Kalu Rinpoche. Sonada Monastery, Darjeeling 1989.
- H.E. Tai Situ Rinpoche, one of the four Regents
of the Kagyu School.
- H.E. Tai Situ Rinpoche
- Pandita Khenpo Thrangu Rinpoche, abbot of
Thrangu Monastery, Nepal.
- Dzogchen master Jatral Rinpoche, Sangyay Dorje,
in Nepal 1992.
- Ven. Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche teaching. Nepal
1993.
- Ven. Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche with eldest son,
Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche
- Venerable Tulku Pema Wangyal, VIII Taklung
Tsetrul Rinpoche
- H.H. the Twelfth Gyalwang Drukchen Rinpoche,
head lama of the Drukpa Kagyu School of Tibetan Buddhism.
- Vidyadhara Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche
- H.E. Thugsey Rinpoche, grand lama of the Drukpa
Kargyud School.
- Lama Thubten Yeshe, of Kopan Monastery, Nepal
- Lama Norlha, Woodstock, NY 1978
- Sakya Dezhung Rinpoche (seated) and Lama Norlha.
Woodstock, NY 1977.
- Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche
- Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche and Shechen Rabjam
Rinpoche
- The female Sakya lama, Jetsun Kushok Rinpoche.
Seattle. ca 1990.
- Ven. Trulshik Rinpoche of Thubten Choling
Monastery on Mt. Everest. Bois Bas Retreat, Dordogne, 1985.
- Jigme Khyentse Rinpoche and Shechen Rabjam
Rinpoche, Dordogne 1984
- H.H. Gyalwang Drukchen Rinpoche and his father,
Bairo Tulku Rinpoche. Nepal 1993.
- H.E. Shamar Rinpoche, one of the four Regents of
the late Sixteenth Karmapa's Kagyu School.
- H.E. Shamar Rinpoche.
- H.E. Shamar Rinpoche
- X Pawo Rinpoche, a grand lama of the Kagyu
tradition.
- Beru Khyentse Rinpoche.
- Maharaj-ji, Neem Karoli Baba. Kainchi Ashram,
India 1971.
Buddhas
- Buddha Head, Sarnath, India
- Gold-lacquered Buddha, Burma
- "Ascetic Gautama" statue depicting
Lord Buddha while undergoing austerities on the banks of the Niranjana River in India.
- Standing Buddha statue in front of Buddha mural
on wall of a South Korean temple.
- The Eyes of Buddha.
- Sakyamuni Buddha statue in the Dalai Lama's
temple. Dharamsala, India.
- Maitreya Buddha.
- Maitraya Buddha
- Buddha statue
- Amitabha Buddha Over the Western Mountains
- Buddha - Paradise
- Amitabha Buddha, Buddha of Infinite Light
- Amitabha Buddha
- Buddha in teaching mudra
- Japanese Buddha image
- Japanese Buddha
- Japanese Buddha
- Japanese Buddha
- Japanese Buddha
- Carved wooden Buddha from Japan
- Carved wooden Buddha from Japan
- Carved wooden Buddha from Japan
- Carved wooden Buddha from Japan
- Carved wooden Buddha from Japan
- Carved Buddha with myriad Buddhas
- Sakyamuni Buddha statue
- Buddha
- Teaching Buddha
- "Ascetic Gautama": statue of Buddha
enduring austerities
- Buddha in Sarnath, India
- carved stone Buddha niche, India
- Stone Buddha, Sarnath
- Standing Buddha, Sarnath
- Meditating Buddha head, Sarnath
- Standing Buddha
- Stone Buddha
- Buddha head
- Meditating Buddha in niche
- Huge Stone Buddha with ruined face at Bamiyan,
Afghanistan
- Buddha, Tibetan scroll painting
Meditation Deities
- Padmasambhava
- Precious terma statue of Guru Rinpoche
Padmasambhava
- The lotus-born Guru Rinpoche, Padma Sambhava,
in tantric embrace with his consort Mandharava, and surrounded by Longchen Nyingtig
dieties, lineage, etc.
- The lotus-born Guru, Padma Sambhava.
- "Talking Padma Sambhava" statue at
SamyÈ Chimphu in Tibet.
- Guru Rinpoche, Padma Sambhava.
- Guru Rinpoche, Padma Sambhava (the Lotus Born
Master)
- Guru Padma Sambhava in his Paradise of the
Copper Colored Mountain
- Green Tara, the Female Buddha
- White Tara
- Tara
- Talking Tara Statue in niche of Mahi Bodhi
Stupa, Bodh Gaya, India.
- Kuan Yin, Goddess of Compassion
- Avalokitesvara (Chenrayzig), Great Compassion
- Avalokitesvara
- Manjrusri, embodiment of wisdom
- Manjusri on an elephant
- Manjrusri
- Great Bodhisattva (detail)
- A Bodhisattva
- Bodhisattva
- Vajrayogini, the Queen of Dakinis.
- Vajrayogini
- Vajrasattva, the Buddha of Purification.
- Vajradhara (Dorje Chang), the Dharmakaya Buddha.
- Two statues of Vajradhara (Dorjelhaug), the
Dharmakaya Buddha (John - we should probably scan and add some other ritual objects to
this sparse category.)
- Primordial Buddha Samantabhadra (Kuntuzangpo)
in rainbow tiglÈ (sphere)
- Primordial Buddha Samantabhadra and consort
(Kuntuzangpo Yab-Yum) and the 100 Peaceful and Wrathful Dieties.
- Samantabhadra Yab-yum (male and female
primordial Buddhas, in tantric embrace)
- The Wrathful Six Armed Dharma Protector,
Mahakala
- Six-Armed Mahakala
- Two Armed Dharma Protector, Mahakala
Bernakchen.
- Wrathful Yidam Diety Vajra Kilaya with consort.
- Wrathful Dharma-Guardian
- Vajrapani, Channa Dorje
- Yamantaka
- Yidam Vajra Kilaya Yab-Yum.
- The Tibetan Yogi Milarepa, surrounded by Kagyu
lineage.
- Jetsun Milarepa, the poet-sage and singing yogi
- Milarepa
- Milarepa
- Gyalwa Longchenpa and Longchen Nyingtik
lineage.
- Yutog - A Great Tibetan Doctor
- Kalachakra Tantra mantra-syllable
- Longevity Goddess
- The Tibetan Wheel of Life, depicting the six
realms of existance
- Chittapatti (Dancing Skeletons, Graveyard
Guardian Deities)
- Goddess
- Tantric deity
- Tantric deity
- Wise old sage
- Wise old sage
Mandalas, Stupas, Sacred Objects
Surya & Friends
- With the Dalai Lama
- H.H. the Dalai Lama and Western Buddhists
teachers at a week-long meeting in Dharamsala, India. March 1994.
- With H.H. Karmapa, Sonada Monastery, Darjeeling
1973.
- Escorting H.H. Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche. La
Sonnerie, Dordogne, France 1984.
- In Tibet with Nyoshul Khenpo Rinpoche, wife
Damcho Zangmo and nephew. 1991.
- With Nyoshul Khenpo Rinpoche
- With Ven. Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche at Nagi Gompa,
Bodhanath, Nepal 1991.
- With Ven. Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche on roof of Nagi
Gompa, 1991.
- With Lama Norlha at Osel Choling, Woodstock NY
1977.
- With Mrs. Nyoshul Khenpo, Dechen, Sharon
Salzberg, and Kate Wheeler. Properzi Way, Somerville, MA 1994.
- 3 Year Retreat: Trulshik Rinpoche with the
international dharma students in Dordogne, France. 1986.
- With Ven. Tulku Pema Wangyal Rinpoche and 3
year retreatants at Bois Bas Retreat. Dordogne, France 1986.
- With Baka Tulku and friends at Shechen
Monastery Bodanath, Nepal 1989.
- With Friends in the Mountains at Song Kwang Sa
Temple, South Korea 1974.
- With Kate Wheeler. Vermont 1994.
- With Fred von Allmen in Paris, 1994.
- With Ram Dass
- At my ginseng farm in Andes, NY 1979.
- In lama robes during four years cloistered in
Chantaloube Retreat Center. Dordogne, France 1984.
- While writing "The Snow Lion's Turquoise
Mane" on Martha's Vineyard. Chilmark, Mass, Summer 1989.
- In Nepal 1990.
- Teaching at Orgyen Chozong. Greenville, NY
1992.
- In Dordogne, France 1993.
- Outside a Cave in Tibet