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）。第一波发生在公元前三世纪印度阿育王时代，那是佛教在中国萌芽的三个世纪之前，也相等于佛教在西藏扎根的八个世纪之前。洛桑谭丁在他的著作中提到，早在古老的年代，霍尔地区就支持了多达十万名佛教僧人。丝绸之路霍尔路段的洞窟壁画中清楚见证了这段早期的蒙古佛教史。

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I first had the pleasure of meeting His Eminence Kyabje Yongyal Dorje Chang around 15 years ago in Sera Monastery. I often visited Sera as my first teacher hails from there. Kyabje Yongyal Rinpoche is a very learned scholar, master of tantra, always focused his time on teaching hundreds of students in Sera and in in-depth personal...

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(By Tsem Rinpoche) For thousands of years, stories have been told of a mystical paradise called Shambhala. Hidden within the Himalayan Mountains, it has come to be known by many other names: Shangri-La, the Land of White Waters, the Forbidden Land, the Land of the Living Gods, the Land of Radiant Spirits, and the...

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Watch enlightening documentaries online! Into the Universe With Stephen Hawking – The Story Of Everything (2010) In two mind-blowing hours, Hawking reveals the wonders of the cosmos to a new generation. Delve into the mind of the worlds most famous living scientist and reveal the splendor and majesty of the universe as never seen...

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（詹杜固仁波切撰写）致世界各地的朋友：我想跟大家分享一个关于一位强大护法神——梅塔（མེ་ཐར་）的故事，以及他如何崛起成为一位佛教护法神、如何成为多杰雄登护法坛城的其中一员。

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“I suppose now what I’m interested in is Nirvana, the Buddhist heaven. I don’t know much about it, or really understand it enough to explain it. George knows more. Studying religion has made me try to improve relationships, not to be unpleasant. It’s not a conscious move to change my personality. Perhaps it is....

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Rei Kawakubo. Just the name inspires shivers of excitement and pangs of anticipation in the world of fashion. Kawakubo made a name for herself in the emergent Japanese fashion scene of the late ’60s and early ’70s. Her overt reliance on black fabric and asymmetry, disdain for hiding seams and penchant for unfinished edges...

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(By Tsem Rinpoche) Dear friends around the world, I wanted to share with all of you the story of the very potent Methar and how he arose as a dharma protector and came to be a part of Dorje Shugden’s mandala. He was placed under the care of Kache Marpo, who is Dorje Shugden’s...

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Into The Universe With Stephen Hawking – Aliens (2010) – Stephen Hawking hosts an epic new kind of cosmology series, a Planet Earth of the heavens. It takes the world’s most famous scientific mind and sets it free, powered by the limitless possibilities of computer animation. Hawking gives us the ultimate guide to the...

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(By Tsem Rinpoche) We respect and admire His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso for his constant effort to spread the Dharma and benefit millions of people. However, in 1996, the Dalai Lama made a controversial statement about Dorje Shugden that essentially degrades an enlightened deity as a mere worldly spirit and a...

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Kid geniuses are people who were good in something in another life and they from a young age without or with very little training can do something beyond your belief system of what kids can and cannot do. When I was in the Monastery, I saw young reincarnated tulkus who can recite very complicated passages from certain scriptures with very...

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Dear friends around the world, I have such great news to share and I am ecstatic about this turn of events. I reverentially fold my hands to His Holiness the Dalai Lama for making these recent announcements as published in phayul.com, Dalailama.com and a video. These are the things His Holiness the Dalai Lama...

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In mid-March, a small group of Kecharians journeyed to Shar Gaden Monastery in Mundgod, South India with an exciting mission ahead of them. They were on their way to represent His Eminence the 25th Tsem Rinpoche and Kechara in making an offering to all 650 monks of the monastery. The trip was a smooth...

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致世界各地的朋友们： 我有一个天大的喜讯想跟大家分享，这件事出现的转折实在让我欣喜。对于刊登在phayul.com与Dalailama.com，以及一段视频中达赖尊者近期的声明，我向尊者恭敬地合掌顶礼。

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Everyone knows I had met His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama back in the United States and when I met him, I personally requested him to ordain me to become a monk. And His Holiness was very gracious and he said to me, “You want to be a monk?” I said, “Yes” and he...

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Recently the Tibetan ‘government-in-exile’ known as the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) was called to session and Tenpa Yarphel, a notable Member of the Tibetan Parliament (MP) spoke up about the need for Tibetans to be united. Specifically, Tenpa Yarphel bravely addressed a very thorny issue that most Tibetan policy makers have sidestepped for over...

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Dear Rinpoche, Here’s a follow up to the recent videos and teachings that Rinpoche has given us about the vastness of the universe. My dad sent me this email, which shows us the relative size of earth, compared to some of the other MUCH MUCH large stars and planets in the universe. We are...

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His Holiness the Dalai Lama is considered the incarnation of the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara and therefore he is an enlightened being. The mindstream of an enlightened being remains the same regardless of whether he is 10 years old or 70 years old.

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为了度化众生，觉者将顺应处在不同时代和地点的众生的需要而化现相应之相。觉者能这么做，是出于他们的大悲心，同时也显示出他们的无边法力。

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Kechara Forest Retreat is a Tibetan Buddhist Retreat centre that heals, nourishes and enlightens life naturally and spiritually. KFR has been channeling eons of Buddhist wisdom through pragmatic teachings that are a source of peace to a world in search of spiritual empowerment, education and restoration of inner balance...

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