Kalmykia: Lore and Memory at the Far Side of the Buddhist World
(By Tsem Rinpoche) The Kalmyks are known to be very spiritual because they abide in a community of people who are strong practitioners of Buddhism. I grew up with...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) The Kalmyks are known to be very spiritual because they abide in a community of people who are strong practitioners of Buddhism. I grew up with...
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Within the lineage of Dorje Shugden’s incarnations, none is more illustrious than Panchen Sonam Drakpa. In that lifetime, he became the 15th Gaden Throne Holder and the Abbot of...
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Nov 14, 2012 (By Tsem Rinpoche) Dear Friends, A couple of years back I came across a book ‘Dragon Thunder’ written by Diana Mukpo about Chogyam Trungpa. It was a fascinating book....
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Long before trolls became synonymous with abhorrent pot-stirring sociopaths on the Internet, they were popularly known as mythical creatures who roamed the ancestral lands – mountains, forests, bridges, etc....
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(By Tsem Rinpoche and Pastor David) Introduction The Dorje Shugden controversy began when the Dalai Lama made successive attempts to wrongly assert the nature of the Dharma Protector...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche and Pastor David Lai) Dear friends, I was given a book called ‘Niguma, the Lady of Illusion’ recently. Although I have read bits and pieces about...
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Dear friends around the world, Some friends of mine recently came across this document which they found to be quite interesting. The article is actually an examination of the...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche and Pastor David) www.davidlai.me A month ago, I was with Tsem Rinpoche and a bunch of other people in a car. In a conversation about China,...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche and Pastor Adeline) Dear friends around the world, I am honoured to have been given the privilege of presenting my research on Nechung with all of...
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My adventures in Sabah are kept alive in Kota Belud – a place where the natives are firm believers of paganism and the practice of dark magic since hundreds...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche and Pastor Jean Ai) At the very beginning of 2017, I had the opportunity to give a talk in Wisdom Hall, Kechara Forest Retreat. It covered the...
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Dear friends, One of the ways the Buddhas and enlightened beings help us is by giving us prophecies and divinations. If we trust the Buddhas and follow their advice...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) Dear friends around the world, If you do not have this initiation, please do not proceed to read. To study higher tantra such as Yamantaka cycle...
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Several weeks ago, my Teacher, H.E. the 25th Tsem Tulku Rinpoche (Tsem Rinpoche), gave me the opportunity to write an article about his life story. I was intimidated and...
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Of all the monsters in the world, one creature outshines them all. None are more notorious than the beast that is said to inhabit Scotland’s Loch Ness. In fact,...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche and Vinnie Tan) Dear friends, Recently I read through the book ‘Nothing Changes, Everything Changes’. This is a very powerful book as it shows how a...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche and Li Kheng) It all started in 1976, when His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama made a public statement that the practice of Dorje Shugden is...
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At the dawn of time, mankind lived in fear amidst primitive conditions. The world seemed to be controlled or influenced by powerful higher beings or gods...
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Duldzin Drakpa Gyaltsen is perhaps one of the more notable previous lives of Dorje Shugden. In this incarnation, he is said to have made the promise to arise as...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) Question asked by irene: Dear rinpoche, if I persevere diligently in my practices to purify negative karma and accumulate merit and yet I cannot eliminate one bit of...
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The Beast of Bray Road is an American mystery creature or cryptid (from the Greek word ‘crypto’, meaning ‘hidden’) which, according to sighting reports, has the appearance of a...
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Recently, one of my students drew my attention to a letter written by a Karma Kagyu Lama, His Eminence Lodreu Rabsel Rinpoche. It was addressed to His Holiness the...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) Since I was very young, I had a yearning to live in the mountains in a hut or a large cave protected from the elements. Within...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche and Li Kheng) One morning, I received a teaching from my Guru, His Eminence the 25th Tsem Rinpoche on “Why we want to become Vajrayogini” by...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche and Pastor David) His Holiness the 11th Panchen Lama Bainqen Erdini Qoigyijabu recently bestowed the Kalachakra initiation at his New Palace near Tashi Lhunpo Monastery in...
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The state of West Virginia in the United States has a dark reputation for being one of the most haunted places in the country, with hundreds of sightings of...
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Pastor Lanse Chiah Lanse graduated with a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) from Jinan University in Guangzhou, China in 1999 and became a part-time lecturer...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) Over the decades, you have had various teachers and various individuals and practitioners who really promote, complement, and establish and, at the same time, kind of...
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(詹杜固仁波切撰写)马来西亚彭亨州文冬的暹猛路除了有个闻名的情人瀑布,还有一座 “有求必应”、香火鼎盛的金泽财王庙,是当地不可错过的旅游胜地。
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) A Brief Biography of Lama Tsongkhapa The incomparable Manjunatha (an epithet meaning ‘one with Manjushri’) Lama Tsongkhapa Lobsang Drakpa was attributed to be the founder...
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When Helmut Simon and his wife, Erika, stumbled upon an odd sight during their hike of the Ötztal Alps on the Austrian-Italian border in September 1991, they chalked it...
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In the world of Tibetan Buddhism, His Eminence Zasep Tulku Rinpoche is a name that is esteemed amongst practitioners of the Gelug tradition all over the world. From a...
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When H.E. Tsem Rinpoche first arrived in Malaysia, it was very difficult to find beautiful spiritual objects of high quality. At the time, there were very few places online...
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(译文请往下看) Malaysia has a very brisk and thriving tourist industry and one of the main attractions in the country is Petaling Street. It’s a famous night street-market in the capital city Kuala Lumpur, and an iconic must-see for all tourists. There are hundreds of outdoor stalls under a covered road s...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) Taking trance is nothing new and not just in the east. In the West (Greece) the Delphi Oracle was famous for it's accurate prophecies of the...
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Considering that water makes up about 71% of the Earth’s surface, it is hardly surprising that there are many mysterious marine creatures associated with our vast seas and lakes....
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) Dear friends around the world, Before Dorje Shugden was widely practised in Gelugpa tradition, he was enthroned as a protector of the Sakya tradition. As stated...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) In the past decade, it seems that in the Western World, in particularly, America - Buddhism has really taken off and been embraced by many people....
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(By Tsem Rinpoche and Pastor David Lai) Sakya Pandita Kunga Gyeltsen is commonly referred to by his abbreviated name, ‘Sapan’. He was one of the most famous 13th Century...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) A few weeks ago, I came across a set of guidelines that Venerable Acharya Kyabje Zasep Tulku Rinpoche had written for his students back in 1999....
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Dear friends, I just thought this is a very beautiful video of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and His Holiness Panchen Rinpoche visiting India together. Although narrated in Tibetan,...
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In this episode, I explore how sound and light affect the environment and also our daily lives. I have with me, in this episode, a radiant energy scientist, a...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) Dear friends around the world, Nagas are powerful beings belonging to the animal realm but they have subtle bodies that humans cannot ordinarily perceive. They are...
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Today, Dharma is about creating beautiful, harmonious relationships with the people around us, to forgive the wrongs that others have done to us and to forgive ourselves also for...
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金泽, 或称大宝雄登,是佛教护法多杰雄登五部的其中一个化身。多杰雄登的此一化身以增益相示现。心诚的行者若供奉金泽,我们将召唤其加持,来增长我们内、外之财富,健康及福德资粮。
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) I love thangkas and statues. I have always since I was a young child. This thangka is so well made and it is in Gyuto Tantric...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche and Pastor Niral) Introduction Dear Friends, A common question that is often asked to the Kechara Buddhist Pastors by those who are not familiar with Tibetan Buddhism...
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The name Ogopogo is perhaps the most unlikely designation for a mysterious creature that continues to divide opinion on whether it actually exists. Ogopogo is the popular name for...
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Dukkar or Sitatapatra is regarded as a female counterpart to Avalokitesvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion.
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Dalam ajaran Buddhisme Tibet, guru adalah yang paling penting. Guru adalah orang yang memperkenalkan Anda pada ajaran, menjelaskannya kepada Anda, dan membimbing praktik transformasi Anda untuk menjadi orang yang...
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Since 1996, there has been an illegal ban placed on the practice of Dorje Shugden. Ever since then, there have been many who suffered because of this religious embargo....
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Mahapajapati Gotami was one of the most important disciples of Buddha Shakyamuni as she was the first ever female to be ordained by Buddha Shakyamuni and the founding member...
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Rinpoche often said that the iconography of Buddhas is a roadmap to enlightenment, and frequently shared beautiful Buddha images with his students and friends. These sharings were sometimes accompanied...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche and Pastor David) Dear Friends, Cittamani Tara is one of Kyabje Zong Rinpoche’s three main practices that was conferred upon H. E. Tsem Rinpoche in Thubten...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) A card and hard disc from Sean Wang…read below to know why..great ideas. Last week whilst giving a dharma talk, I mentioned about how mantras and...
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Reincarnation is the basis of the Buddhist faith. What is that saying? All things operate on a continuum. Nothing comes from nowhere, nothing goes nowhere. All things come from...
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