por pedroceinos | Dic 26, 2025 | culture
The Tibetan Deity with a Horse Face The Tibetan Deity with a Horse Face During my most recent journey to Tibet, someone pointed out to me in a temple a deity who bore a small horse upon his head. I knew that this protector is called Hayagriva, and that he is sometimes...
por pedroceinos | Dic 19, 2025 | culture
The Horse God as One of the Most Popular Deities in China The Horse God as One of the Most Popular Deities in China If a visitor goes to the Great Wall at Juyongguan, the section closest to Beijing and one of the most historically significant, and takes the time to...
por pedroceinos | Dic 12, 2025 | culture
Geckos and the “Mark of Chastity” in Imperial China: History, Symbolism, and Cultural Context Geckos and the “Mark of Chastity” in Imperial China: History, Symbolism, and Cultural Context Across the long span of imperial Chinese history, the gecko occupied a...
por pedroceinos | Dic 9, 2025 | culture
Why It Is Necessary to Study Suicide in Chinese Culture Why It Is Necessary to Study Suicide in Chinese Culture While drafting new chapters for my Brief History of China, cases of suicide kept appearing in the most diverse circumstances. Ministers and wives who...
por pedroceinos | Dic 8, 2025 | culture, travel
The true origin of the Great Wall The true origin of the Great wall, as seen in Nicola Di Cosmo (The Origins of the Great Wall. Silk Road Journal. 1993). Generally speaking, the political discourse about foreigners in pre-imperial China tends to justify expansion and...
por pedroceinos | Dic 6, 2025 | culture, folklore
Parnashavari: The Tibetan Goddess of Medicine Parnashavari: The Tibetan Goddess of Medicine Within the complex symbolism of Tibetan deities and protectors, I like to look for distinctive details that allow us to identify a figure the moment we see them in a temple....
