Dharma Talk. Compassion : Dharma Talk: Compassion The talk below was given on 3/20/95 at the regular Monday night Dzogchen sitting group in Cambridge, MA. This practice that we just did- this is what we call in Tibetan the "Chenrezig Sadhana," or practice of Avalokiteshvara, Bodhisattva, or Buddha of Compassion, of love...
The Origin Of Lam'dre Tradition In India : [This document can be acquired from a sub-directory coombspapers via anonymous FTP and COOMBSQUEST gopher on the node COOMBS.ANU.EDU.AU] The document's ftp filename and the full directory path are given in the coombspapers top level INDEX file] [This version: 8 June 1993] AUTHOR: Choedak T. YUTHOK...
Buddhism In Our Daily Life Lecture 1 : BUDDHISM IN OUR DAILY LIFE China Academic Lectures Sponsored by China Institute in America, N.Y. USA By Dr. C. T. Shen LECTURE 1: THE CONCEPT OF BIRTH AND DEATH In the Christian Bible, in the Book of John, Chapter XVI, Verse 12, Jesus Christ tells his disciples, "I have yet many things to say un...
Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism.Excerpts : Trungpa, Chogyam; Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism; Shambhala Publications, Inc.; Boston, Massachusetts; 1973. Introduction The following series of talks was given in Boulder, Colorado in the fall of 1970 and the spring of 1971. At that time we were just forming Karma Dzong, our meditati...
Talk : Talk by Khenpo Konchog Gyaltsen Rinpoche (5/1/1993) The subject here today is an explanation of the significance of the eight offerings. We make these offerings to the enlightened beings in many practices - in the Vajrasattva practice, Guru Yoga, and a lot of other practices. We have been doing...
Biography Of Chagdud Rinpoche : Biography of Chagdud Rinpoche Chagdud Rinpoche, abbot of Chagdud Gonpa, fled Tibet during the Chinese invasion and worked tirelessly over the next twenty years in Tibetan refugee camps in India and Nepal. At the urging of Western students, he came to the United States in 1979 and has dedicated his...
Dalai Lama Reaffirms One Karmapa To The Kagyu : [This document can be acquired from a sub-directory coombspapers via anonymous FTP or COOMBSQUEST gopher on the node COOMBS.ANU.EDU.AU or ANU Soc.Sci.WWW Server at http://coombs.anu.edu.au/CoombsHome.html] The document's ftp filename and the full directory path are given in the coombspapers top...
Sang Ngak Cho Dzong And The Evoluti : [This article appeared in //Gassho// vol 1 no 4 (May/Jun 1994).] SANG-NGAK-CHO-DZONG AND THE EVOLUTION OF THE APPRENTICE PROGRAMME by Ngakpa Chogyam Rinpoche (Presentation for the March 1994 Conference of the Network for Western Buddhist Teachers with His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Dharamsala)...
The Teaching Of Phowa : THE TEACHING OF PHOWA (TRANSFERENCE OF CONSCIOUSNESS AT THE TIME OF DEATH) ACCORDING TO THE TEACHING OF THE PATUL RINPOCHE IN THE "KUNSANG LAMI SHELLUNG" PAGE 290--SHORTENED AND TAUGHT BY THE VENERABLE K.C. AYANG RINPOCHE OF THE DRIGUNG LINE OF KAGYUDPA, BYLAKUPPE, KARNATAKA STATE / INDI...
The Consecration Ritual : The Consecration Ritual - Excerpts Offerings are a major part of the ritual of consecration and of many other Tibetan Buddhist rituals, but their nature clearly reveals their Indian origin. Offerings are made to acquire merit, but the recipient can be the poor and needy as well as lamas or deities...
The Tibetan Buddhist Teachings On Death : Distributed Electronically by BUDDHANET PO Box K1020 Haymarket NSW 2000 Australia (For Free distribution) [email protected] * The Tibetan Buddhist Teachings on Death and Rebirth * by Lama Ole Nydhal, Vajrayana Buddhist Lama The Tibetan Buddhist teachings on death and rebirth are unique...
Universal Responsibility And Our Global Environment : [from: Tibetan Bulletin (March-April 1994) Universal Responsibility and Our Global Environment His Holiness the Dalai Lama As the twentieth century draws to a close, we find that the world has grown smaller. The world's people have become almost one community. Political and military alliances have...
Biography Of Kirti Tsenshab Rinpoche : Kirti Tsenshab Rinpoche was born in 1926 in the Amdo region of eastern Tibet. At the age of 8, he was recognized by the tenth Kirti Rinpoche as the first reincarnation of Khensur Kramcho Phuntsog, a former abbot of Kirti gompa in Amdo. At the age of 9, Rinpoche took ordination as a monk...
How 'the Cyclone' Came To The West : Nyingma Transmission, How 'The Cyclone' Came to the West Written by Mardi Junkins Published in The Snow Lion Newsletter Republished on Mount Kailas BBS with permission of Lorraine O'Rourke, Padmasambhava Buddhist Center, New York, NY. Once there lived a family in the village of Joephu...
Om Mani Padme Hum : On the meaning of: OM MANI PADME HUM The jewel is in the lotus or praise to the jewel in the lotus by His Holiness Tenzin Gyatso The Fourteenth Dalai Lama of Tibet It is very good to recite the mantra OM MANI PADME HUM, but while you are doing it, you should be thinking on its meaning...
The Legend Of The Great Stupa Jarungkhasor : The Legend of the Great Stupa Jarungkhasor A Terma 1 The First Chapter of the Legend of the Great Stupa Jarungkhasor: Construction and Consecration of the Stupa. This is the history of Jarungkhasor, the Great Stupa, which is the receptacle of the Body of Infinite Simplicity, which is identical...
Buddhism In Our Daily Life Lecture 3 : BUDDHISM IN OUR DAILY LIFE China Academic Lectures Sponsored by China Institute in America. N.Y. USA by Dr. C. T. Shen LECTURE 3: THE TRUTH OF SELF (EMPTINESS) Someone asked me why in the title of this talk I used the word "emptiness" in parenthesis after the word "self." According to Buddhism...
Training The Mind And Cultivating Loving Kindness : Training the Mind and Cultivating Loving-Kindness by Chogyam Trungpa Edited by Judith L. Lief Shambhala, Boston they want to become leaders or guides. We have a technique or practice for overcoming that problem. That practice is the development of humility, which is connected with training the mind...
Turning The Wheel Of The Dharma : TURNING THE WHEEL OF THE DHARMA Gen Rinpoche teaches Bodhicitta, the Mind of Enlightenment Teaching given by the Most Venerable Geshe Ngawang Dhargyey at the Dhargyey Buddhist Centre, Dunedin, Sunday 18th December 1994. It has been edited by Ven. Ani Snam Chkyi from the oral translation by Losang...
Dialog On The Tibetan Book Of Living And Dying : The Tibetan Book of Living but for those who do not believe in religion, Buddhism is a science of mind, a way of life. There are many who reject institutionalized religions, but accept Buddhist spiritual teachings. It's a vehicle for realizing the truth of ourselves. When you talk...
A Small Life Story Of Shakyamuni Buddha : A SMALL LIFE STORY OF SHAKYAMUNI BUDDHA Homage to the living embodiment of Compassion and loving kindness to all beings. You who have worked three incalculable aeons of time to establish the two merits of accumulation and wisdom. To you who become the source of all purelands. To the Buddh...
Interveiw With Dalai Lama In Thailand : THAILAND - PART TWO OF DALAL LAMA INTERVIEW AIRED (FEB. 19) PAC RIM INTELLIGENCE REPORT - (Suuhichai Yun) We will show you the second and final part of the interview with the Dalai Lama who arrived in Thailand two days ago to join six other Nobel laureates to pressure the Burmese Government...
Tibetan Yoga And Secret Doctrines : Excerpts from> Book: TIBETAN YOGA AND SECRET DOCTRINES Editor: W. Y. EVANS-WENTZ Pages 60 - 62. The Precious Treasury of Elegant Sayings [1270 AD]. Attributed to the Grand Lama of Saskya Pandita. Recognized by Khubilai Khan as the head of the Lamaist Church. Stanza 20 'A hen, when at rest...
The Spiritual Needs Of The Dying. A Buddhist : THE SPIRITUAL NEEDS OF THE DYING: A BUDDHIST PERSPECTIVE Compiled by: Ven Pende Hawter The Karuna Hospice Service P.O. Box 2020 Windsor 4030 Queensland, Australia Tel. (07) 3857 8555 Fax: (07) 3857 8040 Introduction In discussing the spiritual needs of the dying from the Buddhist perspective, we...
Tibetan Meditation, Yoga, And Spiritual Practice : Tibetan Meditation, Yoga, and Spiritual Practice Sources Buddhism - General "550 Books on Buddhism" Dharma Publishing "Bodhisattva of Compassion" by John Blofeld Shambhala Publications "Entering the Stream" Excellent Introduction to Buddhism An Introduction to the Buddha and His Teachings by Samuel...
The Origin Of Bon Part 1 : A SHORT HISTORICAL OUTLINE OF THE BON RELIGION THE ORIGIN OF BON part 1 (Olmo Lungring) The Bonpo's maintain that Bon originated in the land of Olmo Lungring ('Ol-mo-lung-ring), a part of a larger country called Tazig (rTag-gzigs). 'Ol symbolizes the unborn; Mo, the undiminishing; Lung...
Dzogchen : The following piece is a composite of two interviews with Surya Das, one conducted by Fred von Allmen (copyright 1989), and one by Wes Nisker with Catherine Ingram. Additional portions of the interviews also appear in the Fall 1992 issue of Inquiring Mind. This piece was provided to Mt. Kailas BBS...
The Blazing Lights Of The Sun And Moon : The commentary on Mipham's Sherab Raltri entitled The Blazing Lights of the Sun and Moon. by Khenchen Palden Sherab Rinpoche INTRODUCTION [SPOKEN BY KPSR] This text, the Sherab Raltri, Sword of Prajqa, by Mipham Rinpoche, summarizes many important points from the sutras and tantras. There are two...
Brief History Of The Drikung Kagyu Order : BRIEF HISTORY OF THE DRIKUNG KAGYU ORDER OF TIBETAN BUDDHISM The Drikung Kayu Order of Tibetan Buddhism is a unique tradition of study and practice transmitted through an unbroken line of enlightened teachers. As the precious teachings of Lord Shakyamuni Buddha were brought into Tibet...
Gates To Buddhist Practice : The following excerpt is from Chagdud Rinpoche's "Gates to Buddhist Practice," the first book of "The Living Dharma Series: The Oral Teachings of Chagdud Tulku," to be published by Padma Publishing. To understand how delusion arises, practice watching your mind. Begin by simply letting it relax...
Buddhism In Practice.Dalai Lama : [This document can be acquired from a sub-directory coombspapers via anonymous FTP on the node COOMBS.ANU.EDU.AU The document's ftp filename and the full directory path are given in the coombspapers top level INDEX file] [Last updated: 18 May 1993] BUDDHISM IN PRACTICE by H. H. the Dalai Lama [This...
Prayer For A Swift Return : [This document can be acquired from a sub-directory coombspapers via anonymous FTP or COOMBSQUEST gopher on the node COOMBS.ANU.EDU.AU or ANU Soc.Sci.WWW Server at http://coombs.anu.edu.au/CoombsHome.html] The document's ftp filename and the full directory path are given in the coombspapers top...
What Is Tantra : "WHAT IS TANTRA?!" RIDING THE WISDOM TIGER Introduction: From the beginning of time there have been those rare women and men who, following their hearts great yearning, have answered the existential question of birth and death with realization of who they truly are - who we all are. Pranama is such...
Only Dreaming : ONLY DREAMING This article originally appeared in "The Voice of Clear Light" which is the Ligmincha Institute newsletter, Volume 111, Issue 1, Spring 1994 Author - Bill Gorvine Approximately one-third of our lives are spent while asleep. Consider that for a person who lives for sixty years, twenty...
Prayer Flags : The hoisting of flags to ensure good fortune is one of the many customs within the nomadic communities of Tibet that have changed very little for several thousand years. However, the meaning of this ritual has gradually evolved from being of militaristic to religious significance. That the original...
The Benefit Of Doing Nyung Nay : THE BENEFIT OF DOING NYUNG NAY By keeping the eight vows which are: l. No killing 2. No stealing 3. No sex 4. No telling lies 5. No drinking alcohol 6. No singing or dancing, makeup or ornaments 7. No evening meals 8. No sitting in high seats for a period of twenty-four hours, along with...
The Origin Of Bon Part 3 : A SHORT HISTORICAL OUTLINE OF THE BON RELIGION THE FOUNDER AND HIS TEACHINGS: PART THREE The doctrines which were taught by Lord Shenrab and recorded in these three accounts are divided into two systems. One classification is called Gozhi Dzonga (sGo-bzhi mdzod-lnga): "The Four Portals...
Exposition Of The Views Of The Four Indian Schools : Herein Lies the Very Brief Exposition of the Views of the Four Indian Schools Written by Todd Fenner, Ph.D. This paper came from a series of posts made in the Buddhist area of America On-Line between 11/28/95 and 12/4/95. I made these posts under the name of Jamyang. It was initiated by a request...
Homage To Chagdud Rinpoche : Homage to Chagdud Rinpoche This poem was written in the Trinity Alps of Northern California at Rigdzin Ling, the main center of Tibetan Lama Chagdud Tulku. It was my second time there. I had the yurt, a canvas covered, circular structure secluded in a meadow, all to myself. At night the moon cast...
Psychedelic Tibetan Book Of The Dead : ~ The Psychedelic Experience ~ A manual based on the Tibetan Book of the Dead By Timothy Leary, Ph.D., Ralph Metzner, Ph.D., social - feelings of persons present towards one another; and cultural - prevailing views as to what is real. It is for this reason that manuals or guide-books are necessary...
Is Practice An Informed Choice : [This document can be acquired from a sub-directory coombspapers via anonymous FTP and/or COOMBSQUEST gopher on the node COOMBS.ANU.EDU.AU] The document's ftp filename and the full directory path are given in the coombspapers top level INDEX file] [This version: 2 August 1993] This text addresses...
Heart Sutra : HEART SUTRA Thus have I heard at one time. The Lord was dwelling at Rajagriha, on Vulture-peak mountain, together with a great host of monks and a great host of Bodhisattvas. At that time the Lord was composed in the concentration on the course of dharmas called 'Profound Illumination.' At th...
The Origin Of Bon Part 2 : A SHORT HISTORICAL OUTLINE OF THE BON RELIGION (PART 2) THE FOUNDER AND HIS TEACHINGS: The founder of Bon religion is the Lord Shenrab Mibo (gShen-rab Mi-bo). In past ages there were three brothers, Dagpa (Dag-pa), Salba (aSal-ba), and Shepa (Shes-pa), who studied the Bon doctrines in the heaven...
Buddhist Attitude To Life : [This document can be acquired from a sub-directory coombspapers via anonymous FTP and/or COOMBSQUEST gopher on the node COOMBS.ANU.EDU.AU] The document's ftp filename and the full directory path are given in the coombspapers top level INDEX file] [This version: 8 November 1993] BUDDHIST ATTITUDE...
The Five Aggregates : [This document can be acquired from a sub-directory coombspapers via anonymous FTP or COOMBSQUEST gopher at the Australian National University, Canberra on the node COOMBS.ANU.EDU.AU or from the ANU Soc.Sci.WWW Server at http://coombs.anu.edu.au/CoombsHome.html] [This version: 10 April 1995]...
Aspirations For Mahamudra : Aspirations for Mahamudra Namo guru. Gurus and yidams, deities of the mandala, Buddhas of the three times and ten directions and your children, Consider me with kindness. Grant your blessing that all my wishes be realized. Sprung from the snow-mountain of the pure actions and intentions-- Mind...
In Praise Of The Acip Cd Rom. Woodblock To Laser : [This document can be acquired from a sub-directory coombspapers via anonymous FTP or COOMBSQUEST gopher on the node COOMBS.ANU.EDU.AU or ANU Soc.Sci.WWW Server at http://coombs.anu.edu.au/CoombsHome.html] The document's ftp filename and the full directory path are given in the coombspapers top...
Praise Of His Holiness Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche : This praise of His Holiness Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche was originally published in the Rigpa Tibetan Calendar for the year 1992 - 1993. Copyright - Rigpa Fellowship 1992 HIS HOLINESS DILGO KHYENTSE RINPOCHE (1910- 1991) His Holiness Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, Head of the Nyingma School of Tibet...
The Culture Of Ritual And The Quest For Enlightenment : The Culture of Ritual and the Quest for Enlightenment By David Frawley (Vamadeva Shastri) Since prehistoric times, ritual has been perhaps the most important human activity. Throughout the world there has existed an ancient and ongoing tradition of sacred action performed with the aim of improving...
The Window Of Right View To Life : [This document can be acquired from a sub-directory coombspapers via anonymous FTP and/or COOMBSQUEST gopher on the node COOMBS.ANU.EDU.AU] The document's ftp filename and the full directory path are given in the coombspapers top level INDEX file] [This version: 2 August 1993] This text addresses...
The Great Chariot : The commentary on THE GREAT PERFECTION: THE NATURE OF MIND, THE EASER OF WEARINESS called the Great Chariot The First Chapter of the commentary on THE GREAT PERFECTION: THE NATURE OF MIND, THE EASER OF WEARINESS called the Great Chariot In Sanskrit the title is Mahasandhi citta visranta vritti...
Healing. A Tibetan Buddhist Perspective : HEALING : A TIBETAN BUDDHIST PERSPECTIVE Compiled by: Ven. Pende Hawter The Karuna Hospice Service P.O. Box 2020 Windsor 4030 Queensland, Australia Tel. (07) 857 8555 What is healing? What do we mean by healing? Do we mean healing of the physical body, healing of the psyche/soul/mind, or both...
The no Self' Nature Of People And Things : B U D D H I S T I N F O R M A T I O N N E T W O R K 5 1 0 - 2 6 8 - 0 1 0 2 Best In The Bay! All Uploads Buddhist Texts, 9000+ Files On Line Checked both Artwork, Translations, AND GROWING SCAN and Asian language programs F-PROT The `No-Self' Nature of People and Things by Charlie Singer AUTHOR'S...
Essential Advice On Meditation : ESSENTIAL ADVICE ON MEDITATION excerpts from Teachings by Sogyal Rinpoche When you read books about meditation, or often when meditation is is presented by different groups, much of the emphasis falls on the techniques. In the West, people tend to be very interested in the "technology"...
Avalokitesvara And The Tibetan Contemplati : Avalokitesvara and the Tibetan Contemplation of Compassion Karen M. Andrews May 31, 1993 Tibetan Contemplative Traditions Who is Avalokitesvara? What is his place in Buddhist doctrine and history? Why is he important in Tibetan Buddhism? What is his function in Tibetan Buddhism? What does he do...
A Complete Catalogue Of Sakya Lam 'bras Literature : [This document can be acquired from a sub-directory coombspapers via anonymous FTP on the node COOMBS.ANU.EDU.AU] [Last updated: 6 December 1991] A COMPLETE CATALOGUE OF SAKYA LAM 'BRAS LITERATURE SERIES compiled by Lama Choedak T. Yuthok private adddress: 2 Sage Close, Chisholm, Canberra, ACT 2905...
Interview With Dalai Lama In Thailand : THAILAND - BANGKOK TV INTERVIEWS DALAI LAMA (FEB. 18) PAC RIM INTELLIGENCE REPORT - (Dalai Lama) This time,the main purpose of my visit is organized by some Nobel laureates concerning about human rights in general, in particularly, the safety or release of Aung San Suu Kyi, the fellow Nobel...
The Mirror Of Essential Points : THE MIRROR OF ESSENTIAL POINTS A Letter in Praise of Emptiness From Nyoshul Khenpo Jamyang Dorje to his Mother I pay homage at the lotus feet of Tenpai Nyima, Who is inseparable from Dharma-lord Longchen Rabjam And perceives the natural state of emptiness Of the ocean-like infinity of things...
The Seven Spikes : The Seven Spikes [and Seven Metaphors] Sarvasantikah Homage to the perfect transcendent awareness which is vacuous and clear [Prologue] Encompassing all, showing many disguises, Virgin ecstacy is everywhere, without pointing. To drive a great spike into unchangingness, Drive seven great spikes...
Death And Dying In The Tibetan Buddhist Tradition : DEATH AND DYING IN THE TIBETAN BUDDHIST TRADITION Compiled by: Ven. Pende Hawter The Karuna Hospice Service P.O. Box 2020 Windsor 4030 Queensland, Australia Tel. (07) 3857 8555 Contemplation and meditation on death and impermanence are regarded as very important in Buddhism for two reasons : (1) it...
Advice On The Benefits Of Prayer Wheels : From: [email protected] (Robert B Jacobson) Subject: Lama Zopa Rinpoche on Prayer Wheels This comes to you from Osel Shen Phen Ling, Tibetan Buddhist Center in Missoula, Montana, USA and the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition. To find more, visit our home page...
Words Of Truth : WORDS OF TRUTH A prayer composed by HIS HOLINESS TENZIN GYATSO THE FOURTEENTH DALAI LAMA OF TIBET Honoring and invoking the Great Compassion of the Three Jewels: the Buddha, the Teachings, and the Spiritual Community WISDOM PUBLICATIONS BOSTON First published, 1993 Copyright 1993 His Holiness...
Nyingma Empowerment : From: [email protected] Newsgroups: soc.religion.eastern Date: 24 May 1993 22:50:50 -0700 What follows are materials received at a Nyingma Empowerment of Yeshe Tsogyel on May 4th, 1993, as well as some supplemental materials to aid in the understanding of the tradition as a whole. Compiled...
Buddhism In Our Daily Life Lecture 2 : BUDDHISM IN OUR DAILY LIFE China Academic Lectures Sponsored by China Institure in America, N.Y. USA By Dr. C. T. Shen LECTURE 2: THE TRUTH OF KARMA In last week's discussion of the concept of birth and death, the one-life theory and the multi-life theory were introduced. I also used a familiar...
The Buddha's Essential Functioning : [This document can be acquired from a sub-directory coombspapers via anonymous FTP and/or COOMBSQUEST gopher on the node COOMBS.ANU.EDU.AU] The document's ftp filename and the full directory path are given in the coombspapers top level INDEX file] [This version: 28 July 1993] TITLE: The Buddha's...
A Human Approach To World Peace.Dalai Lama : A HUMAN APPROACH TO WORLD PEACE by His Holiness Tenzin Gyatso, The Fourtheenth Dalai Lama First published in 1984: 12,000 copies Second printing July 1985: 10,000 copies Third printing August 1987: 10,000 copies Fourth printing March 1988: 10:000 copies Fifth printing April 1989: 7,500 copies ISBN...
Dalai Lama Urges Release Of Burma's Suu Kyi : THAILAND - DALAI LAMA URGES RELEASE OF BURMA'S SUU KYI (FEB. 18) PAC RIM INTELLIGENCE REPORT - The Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, yesterday expressed hope that the efforts of the Nobel Peace laureates will help to frec Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi who has been under house...
How To Live Free Of Fear Of Death : From: [email protected] (Sonam) Date: Sun, 26 Sep 1993 16:24:15 EST "LIFESTYLE: HOW TO LIVE FREE OF FEAR OF DEATH; TIBETAN LAMA SPEAKS OF MORTALITY The Boston Globe September 21, 1993, Tuesday, City Edition By James L. Franklin, Globe Staff Everybody is worried about dying, the Tibet...
Protectors In Vajrayana Buddhism : From: [email protected] (Hun Lye) Newsgroups: soc.religion.eastern Date: 30 Sep 1993 13:00:04 -0700 The following is an attempt to try to explain the significance of "protectors" in the context of Vajrayana Buddhism. I have to confess with all honesty that my knowledge in this particular subject is...
Sadhana : Sadhana ! For those who want to seriously practice kriyas, it is time to formulate a specific sadhana. Sadhana means "endeavoring to obtain a particular result." The result kriyabans seek is accelerated spiritual evolution. Sadhana becomes a powerful method to achieve this result. There are three...
Buddhism In Our Daily Life Lecture 4 : BUDDHISM IN OUR DAILY LIFE China Academic Lectures Sponsored by China Institute in America, N.Y. USA By Dr. C. T. Shen LECTURE 4: THE SOURCE OF JOY Let me make it clear, first of all, that the joy I refer to here is not the kind of temporary joy that can be the cause or source of later suffering...
The Ngondro Practices : An exploration of the "Ngondro Practices" prepared by Lobsang Tashi, sysop of MOUNT KAILAS BBS. The "Ngondro Practices" are usually done by a Tibetan Buddhist before he/she begins a specific deity practice. There are two divisions in the ngondro classification. The general (sometimes called outer...
Hymn Of Praise : HYMN OF PRAISE I hold aloft the scepter of compassion, the diamond thunderbolt of love. Its' five prongs showing the five wisdoms, conquering the five passions. I must be worthy to uphold it. I hold aloft its' companion, the bell of wisdom, ringing freedom throughout the universes. I resolve never...
Tibetan Buddhism Faq : }+{ FAQ for ALT.RELIGION.BUDDHISM.TIBETAN }+{ Send your comments, additions, criticisms, etc. to [email protected] The purpose of alt.buddhism.tibetan is to provide a forum for discussion of the philosophy, religious practices, and development of Vajrayana, the Tibetan form of Buddhism. This group is...
The Very Brief Stages Of The Path : The Very Brief Stages of the Path by Todd Fenner Presented to America On-Line 12/8/95 - 12/30/95 Slightly Edited Subj.: LamRim I Date: 95-12-08 11:09:12 EST From: Jamyang First a little background: Literature on the Stages of the Path abound in Buddhism. It might be said that Shakyamuni's formul...
Bodhisattva Warriors : BODHISATTVA WARRIORS by Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche Many great Buddhist masters have prophesied that centuries from now, when the forces of aggression amass on earth and no reason can turn them back, the kingdom of Shambhala will open its gates and its enlightened warriors will come forth into battle...
Understanding The Significance Of A Buddhist : [This document can be acquired from a sub-directory coombspapers via anonymous FTP and/or COOMBSQUEST gopher on the node COOMBS.ANU.EDU.AU] The document's ftp filename and the full directory path are given in the coombspapers top level INDEX file] [This version: 30 July 1993] This text addresses...