Every myth carries a truth older than the civilization that told it.
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Avalokiteshvara, the great bodhisattva of compassion — “the Lord Who Looks Down” on the world’s suffering, who hears every cry and comes to all in need,
Manjushri, the great bodhisattva of wisdom, “Gentle Glory” — embodiment of transcendent insight who wields the flaming sword that severs ignorance and
Samantabhadra, the great bodhisattva of practice and the vow, “the Universally Worthy” — embodiment of enlightened action who set forth the Ten Great Vows
The vetala — the corpse-animating spirit of Hindu myth that hangs inverted in cremation grounds and knows past and future. Famed as the riddle-telling
The brahmaparusha — a savage blood-drinking demon-ghoul of the Hindu cremation ground that wears its victims' entrails and drinks from human skulls, among
The chedipe — a witch-vampire of Andhra (Telugu) folklore who rides a tiger naked through the night and drains the blood and vitality of sleeping men,
Discover Dzunukwa, the wild giantess of the woods of the Kwakwaka’wakw of the Pacific Northwest Coast — a dark ogress and child-stealer who is also a
Discover Sisiutl, the dread double-headed sea-serpent of the Kwakwaka’wakw of the Pacific Northwest Coast — a vast serpent with a head at each end whose
Discover the Pukwudgie, the small but dangerous forest-being of the Wampanoag and Algonquian peoples of southern New England — a knee-high creature of
Vairocana, the supreme cosmic Lord Buddha of the Mahayana and Vajrayana — “the Illuminator” or Great Sun Buddha, embodiment of the dharmakaya and the radiant
