Ariana Maki
@arianam.bsky.social
Himalayan & South Asian art history, Bhutan, Tibet, Buddhist art & ritual. Fulbright Scholar (2x) & NEH-Mellon Fellow. Also likes: decentering the canon, digital humanities, open access, Pictured Rocks. lifeofthebuddha.org | bhutan.virginia.edu
Definitely Padmasambhava
October 24, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Definitely Padmasambhava
It’s sublime, isn’t it? Next time you and your crew are up, give me a shout—our place is nearby
July 23, 2025 at 9:18 PM
It’s sublime, isn’t it? Next time you and your crew are up, give me a shout—our place is nearby
So it actually should be called the Pingala sequence…
June 25, 2025 at 7:19 PM
So it actually should be called the Pingala sequence…
This is horrid. Open access is a gift and the ideal, but if academia dot edu is doing this, I’m likely to tap out. Maybe direct Academia users to our personal or professional sites, if either have the ability to host files?
June 25, 2025 at 2:22 PM
This is horrid. Open access is a gift and the ideal, but if academia dot edu is doing this, I’m likely to tap out. Maybe direct Academia users to our personal or professional sites, if either have the ability to host files?
May 6, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Ugh, yes—that one in particular!
May 4, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Ugh, yes—that one in particular!
Some of the quotes are bonkers. And the terminology!
“archaeological discoveries”
“excavated”
“uncovered”
“their discovery”
“the find”
📷 : (c) the limitless talent that is @effinbirds.com
“archaeological discoveries”
“excavated”
“uncovered”
“their discovery”
“the find”
📷 : (c) the limitless talent that is @effinbirds.com
May 4, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Some of the quotes are bonkers. And the terminology!
“archaeological discoveries”
“excavated”
“uncovered”
“their discovery”
“the find”
📷 : (c) the limitless talent that is @effinbirds.com
“archaeological discoveries”
“excavated”
“uncovered”
“their discovery”
“the find”
📷 : (c) the limitless talent that is @effinbirds.com
I cannot boo loudly enough.
May 2, 2025 at 2:06 PM
I cannot boo loudly enough.
The puddling drapery gets me—it mimics the vegetation
April 23, 2025 at 1:22 AM
The puddling drapery gets me—it mimics the vegetation
Isn’t it? That’s part of why it’s been in my mind so often for so long…
April 23, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Isn’t it? That’s part of why it’s been in my mind so often for so long…
While his practice seems to be sticking around (wonder why?), one that peaked and faded was Parnashavari (ལོ་མ་གྱོན་མ།), the leaf-clad deity associated with #healing epidemics & disease, whose image hung at the entrance to Bhutan's main hospital.
📷: L: Gyantse Kumbum, me
R: Rubin Museum of Art via HAR
📷: L: Gyantse Kumbum, me
R: Rubin Museum of Art via HAR
March 31, 2025 at 5:44 PM
While his practice seems to be sticking around (wonder why?), one that peaked and faded was Parnashavari (ལོ་མ་གྱོན་མ།), the leaf-clad deity associated with #healing epidemics & disease, whose image hung at the entrance to Bhutan's main hospital.
📷: L: Gyantse Kumbum, me
R: Rubin Museum of Art via HAR
📷: L: Gyantse Kumbum, me
R: Rubin Museum of Art via HAR