I am a retired Professor of Business Economics from Mumbai, India. My interests are: edit

Travel
Photography [1]
Writing travelogues, blogs [2], and

Research

My research interests include

Vajrayana Buddhism
documenting Vajrayana Buddhist Iconography
Study and photo-documenting paintings on Himalayan Buddhist Monasteries, and
Creating resources for Buddhist research

I have a large collection of very old e-books for Buddhist research on iconography and architecture.

Himalayan Monasteries Commons:Sandbox

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This user is able to contribute with an advanced level of English.

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తెలుగులో రచనలు చెయ్యడంలో వీరు ప్రవీణులు.

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यह सदस्य हिन्दी भाषा में प्रवीण है।

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Texts edit

1. Ranga Sai CVS ‘Buddhist Art and Iconography: Array of themes in Thangkas’

‘Trends in research in for the welfare of Humanity, National Level Conference, 5 Jan 2013, Vaze College, Mumbai, India

2. Ranga Sai CVS ' Buddhist Motifs in Tibetan Thangkas' ,Research Dimensions (ISSN0976-8564), Vol 2, Issue IV April 2012

3. Monograph on Sri Lankan Buddhist Art, architecture, monuments and iconography. By CVS Ranga Sai

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Buddhist_Monuments_of_Sri_Lanka_(2).pdf

This is an unpublished monograph on Sri Lankan Buddhist Art, architecture, monuments and iconography. The topics being diverse, the Monograph highlights select aspects of art, architecture, monuments and iconography.

It is a tea table book. Good to browse through various aspects of Sri Lankan Buddhism in pictures. For further reading references are provided at the end.

4. Ranga Sai CVS 'Quality of Working Life- An Analytical Model' Conference Paper on Organizational Behaviour (2000)

5. Ranga Sai CVS 'Holistic Approach for Corporate productivity' Conference paper at International Conference of Health Sciences and Alternative medicines 1,2 Dec 2002, Kolkata

WikiProject India edit

I wish to associate my self with WikiProject India

I have a large repositor of Photo resources on Buddhist Murals, monasteries and Vajrayana Pantheon.

Photo Gallery edit

Sangye- Akshobya Mandala

Mandalas edit

Chakrasamvara Mandala

Chenrezig - Avalokiteshwara Mandala

Opakme- Amitabha Mandala

Hayagriva Mandala

Tibetan Buddhist Prayer Chart

Meru _Buddhist Universe

Turtle divination chart, painting at Punakha Dzong Monastery, Bhutan

Nako Monastery Frescos

Wrathful Deities edit

Heruka Buddhist Painting

Dorje Legpa a wrathful deity

Kurukulla

Rahula - the Wrathful deity

Wrathful deities of protection

Seng dongma: Vajrayana Dakini

11 Century painting of Vajradhara, a form of Buddha in Vajrayana sect of Buddhism with Wrathful protective deities and Guru lineage. At Poo Gompha, India