(By Tsem Rinpoche and Seow Choong Liang) Buddhism in Mongolia The First Wave According to the Origins of Dharma in the Hor Regions by the great Mongolian scholar Lobsang Tamdrin, Buddhism was brought to the Hor Region (northern Kham, Tibet) during the Mongol Yuan Dynasty in three waves. The first wave was during...
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Raja, Ratu, Paus, Dalai Lama, Gaden Tripa, Sharpa Choje, dan Sakya Trizin digabung sekalipun tidak dapat menyuruh atau memaksa Anda untuk menghentikan praktik Dorje Shugden meskipun Anda menerima instruksi dari guru Anda yang mungkin hanya seorang tukang sapu kuil atau biksu biasa. Guru Anda, penyapu kuil, dan semua Buddha adalah satu dalam meditasi kita...
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I don’t have any details but I found these pictures on Facebook by accident and by luck. So I would like to post this to show how fabulous this project is. Wow…the workmanship on this huge Buddha statue is so well done. Very Balanced and beautiful on sight. I wish so much I can build...
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阅读中文文章,点击这里:https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/?p=185278 The Kechara Buddhist Organisation’s Puja (prayers and rituals) House was established to perform a wide range of authentic prayers and rituals for the sick, dying, deceased and those who are going through tremendous obstacles; or even simply wishing to invoke the powers of the Buddhas for their wellbeing or success. Amongst the many pujas that are available at our Puja House, the Dorje Shugden and Medicine Buddha pujas are the most popular due to their effectiveness in removing obstacles, healin...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) I am happy to see how, more and more, Buddhism is being applied and used in so many diverse platforms and industries these days. Schools are infusing Buddhism into its students’ daily lives by having meditation classes and substituting detention with meditation sessions. And what’s amazing is that they have noticed...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche and Pastor David) According to The Clear Mirror of the Royal Genealogies (Gyalrab Salwai Melong) attributed to Sakyapa Sonam Gyaltsen (1312-1375 CE), the great Tibetan Emperor Songtsen Gampo (617-47 CE) decided that he had to make various statues of his yidam (tutelary deity) to be of benefit to sentient beings within...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) A curious, yet ethereal photograph of Lord Buddha has been in circulation for quite some time. Supposedly a photograph taken of Siddhartha Gautama, also known as Buddha Shakyamuni, it raises a lot more questions than answers. According to rumours, the photograph was taken by a devotee visiting the holy site of...
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Tadi malam kami pergi ke pasar terapung Amphawa yang sangat indah. Pasar ini hanya buka pada hari Jumat pukul 15.00-22.00 dan Sabtu-Minggu pukul 12.00-22.00. Kami menyewa perahu seharga 600 baht (murah) dan perahu ini bisa memuat dua puluh orang dengan mudah. Perahu ini membawa Anda dalam perjalanan sejauh 17 kilometer melewati pasar, area kunang-kunang...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) I’ve just received a multimedia message from Susan and I’d like to share this news with you. Susan and a few of my students have recently been selected by the Trusol group to join the team. Today, they are out and about to purchase ritual items and also get their uniforms...
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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. I enjoyed it very much. I decided to have readings of the book with my students. Around 80 of us gathered and then discussed the book. In the...
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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 this dakini’s life online in the past, I did not really know much about her. Hence, reading this book was to be my first serious...
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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 you, here on His Eminence the 25th Tsem Rinpoche’s blog. Nechung has been a Tibetan Buddhist Dharma protector for the past 1,300 years, keeping his...
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29 Desember 2012 (Oleh Tsem Rinpoche) Terkadang ceramah dharma dapat menyentuh sesuatu yang sensitif atau jauh di dalam diri kita, tetapi jangan terjebak pada makna dangkal dan perubahan yang diperlukan, tetapi berpikirlah lebih dalam. Dharma bukanlah sesuatu yang harus ditakuti atau untuk menghakimi diri sendiri, tetapi untuk perenungan batin. Untuk membantu Anda memiliki pengetahuan,...
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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 change in our perspective will affect how we view things and the way we interact with others and the world. I would like to thank...
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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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Membantu Hantu dan Makhluk Halus Lainnya Melalui Mantra Ketika kita melakukan fungsi-fungsi tubuh tertentu seperti meludah, buang angin, buang air kecil, buang air besar, buang air kecil, dan lain sebagainya, ini dapat menjadi kesempatan untuk memberi manfaat bagi makhluk hidup lainnya. Ada beberapa jenis hantu kelaparan atau mereka yang telah terlahir kembali sebagai...
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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 ‘market’ their particular practice, yidam, lineage, protector, guru, monastery, and meditations. When someone promotes their meditations, or their lineage, or their practice, or whatever they...
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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 by His Holiness Trijang Rinpoche in his work “Music Delighting the Ocean of Protectors”, Sakya reliance on Dorje Shugden began with the 30th Sakya Trizin...
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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. There are Sanghas, monasteries and temples cropping up all over the place. It is truly beautiful that many people are realizing that there is more...
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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 Tibetan spiritual masters and scholars of the Sakya tradition. Sakya Pandita was not his name but a title attributed to him due to his scholarly...
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