(By Tsem Rinpoche) Our very first children’s comic book is out! This is our first children’s book written by a dear student of mine, Shirley Maya Tan, and it certainly won’t be the last! It is beautifully illustrated by Yun Kim Loong and the quality of this book is amazing. You have to see...
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The “green” school is a non-profit, private and international school with a future-orientated concept, built sustainably from bamboo. Sustainability, conservation, education, community support and promoting the children’s individual talents...
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Dear friends, There are many reasons why need to clear our spaces of negativity and invite prosperous energies into our lives. Pujas are one such extremely powerful method. In life we have many ups and downs and due to these our spaces, environments, homes, offices and premises are full of different types of energies,...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) (译文请往下阅读) Dear everyone, students, members and friends, I have been thinking of this for quite a while, and from all aspects. An initiation whether it is lower tantra or higher tantra, specifically plants the seed of enlightenment in the disciple’s mind-stream, so that when they do their practice, hold on to their vows, and keep on to their samaya, it will actualize its seeds in this or future lives. Actualize means to obtain the qualities of the deity of which they are being initiated into. Therefore, I would say 99% of the ...
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The purpose of a teaching or instruction given by the teacher, no matter how simple or profound, is for us to put into practice. Some people take the teachings merely as an intellectual pursuit, or as something to be contemplated upon while on the meditation cushion. Sometimes, students are selective with what they want...
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Padampa Sanggye was probably born during the eleventh century in an area identified as the district of Kupadvipa, the province of Carasimha, the land of Bebala...
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A ‘chela’ is a Sanskrit word meaning ‘student’. In particular this word refers to the student of a spiritual teacher. Within this series of short posts, I will be sharing stories about His Eminence the 25th Tsem Rinpoche. Hopefully through these stories, you will get a glimpse of how Tsem Rinpoche and the Dharma...
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(中文翻译请点击这里:https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/?p=57247) This is respectfully addressed to all spiritual aspirants, Whether our teacher is famous or high profile or not should not matter in our trust, belief and loyalty towards our teacher. Whatever our teacher disseminates to us should have a lineage and since it has brought benefit to others in the past for hundreds of years, why doubt? Teachings must have a lineage and if our teacher has explained the lineage to us and we have accepted it, then go all the way with it without further doubts. In this...
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在多杰雄登的转世传承中,没有任何一位大师拥有班禅索南扎巴同等的荣誉。他在那一世不仅是第十五任甘丹赤巴,还担任了格鲁三大寺——甘丹寺、哲蚌寺和色拉寺的堪布法台。他也是宗喀巴大师的直系弟子——持律主杜津扎巴坚赞的无误转世。
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Dear Rinpoche, thank you so much for posting the prayers and sadhanas, what a wonderful idea! I just wanted to ask, there are many deities' sadhana's that you posted (black Manjushri, Dzambhala, whie Umbrella etc.), are all these practices able to be done without an empowerment ? Thank you in advance, and thank you...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) The lost city of Kota Gelanggi is an ancient archaeological site located in the deep, dense tropical jungle of Johor state, Malaysia. It is speculated to be the first capital of the ancient Empire of Srivijaya and is one of the oldest Kingdoms in South East Asia’s Malay Peninsula. It is...
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The Eighty-first Ganden Tripa, Ngawang Norbu was born in Zungchu in Amdo. He was later said to be an emanation of Mahasiddha Sarahapa, one of the mahasiddhas of the eighth century in India...
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根据伟大的蒙古学者洛桑谭丁所著的《Origins of Dharma in the Hor Regions》(中译名:霍尔地区的佛法起源),佛教分别以三波的方式进入霍尔地区(西藏康区北部)。
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The Fifth Panchen Lama, Lobzang Yeshe was born in 1663. At the age of 4, he was recognized by the Fifth Dalai Lama, Ngawang Lobzang Gyatso as the reincarnation of the Fourth Panchen Lama...
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The 25th Ganden Tripa, Peljor Gyatso was born into a noble family of Depa Gepa Kapa in Tolung Rampa in 1526. He was later said to be the reincarnation of a Kuton Rinpoche...
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Дорж Шүгдэн сахиус бол оюун билгийн бурхан Манзуширийн хувилгаан мөн.
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Pakpa Lodro Gyeltsen was born in 1235 in Ngari into the illustrious Khon family that had recently established themselves at Sakya in Tsang. His father was Sonam Gyeltsen...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) David Lai who is one of my younger students, has a huge interest in Buddhist Iconography. He is an avid collector of statues, thangkas, tsatsas, paintings, and any type of Buddhist art. His room is filled with beautiful items arranged quite tastefully I must say. His 4 ft Manjushri statue graces...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) The Sangha is one of the Three Jewels which we take refuge in everyday while doing our daily sadhanas. However, do we actually know the meaning and reason for paying respects to the Sangha, and how does respecting the Sangha help us in our spiritual growth? In everything we do within...
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Keloksi Temple is the Largest Chinese Buddhist Monastery in Malaysia as far as I know. It is in the Northern State of Pinang which is five hours drive from Kuala Lumpur. The Temple complex is huge. Here we are visiting the outdoor Kuan Yin (Avalokitesvara) image at Keloksi. Fantastic structure. The cover for Kuan...
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