Chökhor Düchen – The Great Festival of the First Turning of the Dharma Wheel
Jul 22, 2020
Chökhor Düchen is "The Great Festival of the First Turning of the Dharma Wheel". An overview of the importance and history of this...
Read MoreChokgyur Dechen Shikpo Lingpa
Jun 21, 2020
150th Parinirvāṇa Anniversary On June 22, 2020, we celebrate the anniversary of the renowned tertön (treasure revealer) Chokgyur Lingpa. About Chokgyur Dechen Shikpo Lingpa (Tib. མཆོག་གྱུར་བདེ་ཆེན་ཞིག་པོ་གླིང་པ་, Wyl. mchog gyur bde chen zhig po...
Read MoreBumgyur Dawa: Month of Miracles and Merit
Feb 24, 2020
Bumgyur Dawa: Opportunity to Accumulate Vast Merit Bumgyur Dawa is the Tibetan term for a month where karmic actions are multiplied by 100,000. The first fifteen days of the first month of...
Read MoreLosar: Tibetan New Year
Feb 21, 2020
Losar literally means 'New Year' in Tibetan. Tibetans celebrated a New Year harvest festival prior to the introduction of Buddhism into Tibet. Many elements of the ancient harvest festival remain, however Buddhist rituals easily incorporated these ancient...
Read MoreTulku Urgyen Rinpoche – Parinirvāṇa Anniversary
Feb 17, 2020
Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche and the Ngakso Pūjā 2020 Commemoration February 17 Each year, practitioners at Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling monastery in Boudha, Nepal, commemorate the parinirvāṇa of Kyabje Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche. Therefore they...
Read MoreFive Negative Emotions
Apr 3, 2018
Five negative emotions cause us so many problems. In this audio clip, Phakchok Rinpoche explains how the Buddha taught about the mind and about actions. Rinpoche describes these five as they might arise in our daily lives. He also demonstrates how...
Read MoreFeast Offerings: Skillful Means in the Vajrayāna
Jan 22, 2018
Feast offerings are very important in the Vajrayāna tradition. Here, Phakchok Rinpoche describes the meaning and significance of this ritual practice. Additionally, he gives some very practical instruction on how we prepare for a feast...
Read MoreThe Buddhist Wheel of Life
Sep 28, 2017
Buddhist Wheel of Life Paintings adorn monastery porches throughout the Himalayan region. We may also know the Sanskrit name, the Bhavacakra, or "Wheel of Existence". In the Tibetan Vinaya, or monastic rules, the Buddha instructs monks to paint the...
Read MoreBuddhist Flags: History and Meaning
Sep 19, 2017
Buddhist flags flutter around temples and monuments throughout the world today. Yet, the six-striped flag we see today is a modern...
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