Sidok Raksha Tötreng Puja, Ka-Nying monastery, 2020
Marcela Lopez
February 4, 2020
Reflections on the Sidok Raksha Tötreng Puja at Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling monastery, presided over by Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche.
Tibetan Buddhist Ritual
Annual Three-Day Sidok Raksha Tötreng Puja Event Roundup
Samye Institute Team
December 22, 2019
Reflections from the annual three day Sidok Raksha Tötreng puja.
Nyungné Fasting Practice
Marcela Lopez
November 26, 2019
Nyungné is a fasting ritual of the 1000-armed Avalokiteshvara belonging to the Kriya Tantra tradition. Its purpose is to purify negative karma in a short
Impressions of the Seven-Day Kurukullé Puja, Day One
Hilary Herdman
October 23, 2019
Thursday, October 17, 2019 marked the first of seven days of the Kurukullé puja in Do-ngak Nyida Zungdrel Sherab Raltri Ling Monastery. We also refer
What is Ritual?
Hilary Herdman
September 23, 2019
What is Ritual? I’m Only Here For the Meditation Kyabgön Phakchok Rinpoche teaches and travels widely throughout the world. On his tours, he often encounters
Ngensong Dongtruk Puja: A Student’s Eye-View
Lowell Cook
August 28, 2019
Making an Auspicious Connection As the third of the 2019 puja series, the Ngensong Dongtruk or “Dredger of the Lower Realms’ Depths” puja was held
Reflections on the Auspicious Occasion of the Sampa Lhundrup Tsokbum
Raphael O’Sullivan
July 24, 2019
Sitting in the tsokbum at the Asura cave in Kathmandu feels relaxed and almost normal or natural to be there—until I take a moment to
Bell and Dorje: Understanding Ritual Objects
Tulku Migmar Tsering
February 4, 2019
In the Vajrayana context, practitioners utilize the bell and dorje as important symbolic ritual items. At the outer level, these two implements represent the indivisibility
Vajrakīlaya Seven-Day Gutor Pūjā
Samye Institute Team
January 29, 2019
The Vajrakīlaya Gutor Pūjā will be celebrated from February 16-22, 2020. Vajrakīlaya (Tibetan: Dorjé Phurba) is the embodiment of the powerful compassion of all buddhas. Moreover,Vajrakīlaya,
Fear of Death: Practice for Long-Life
Phakchok Rinpoche
December 23, 2018
Fear of death often arises sneakily in the middle of the night. So, if we wake with this fear, we can learn to practice a