
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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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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Drapa Ngonshe was born in 1012. For five years he worked as a shepherd, and then took ordination at Samye Monastery from Yamshud Gyelwa O...
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Sherab Sengge was born in 1383 in a place called Gurme in Tsang. It is said that he did not like people coming to his home but that he showed signs of interest in religion...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche and Pastor David Lai) The supreme goddess Vajrayogini is highly revered as the heart practice of many high lamas and mahasiddhas of India, Tibet, Nepal, Mongolia and China. The founder of the Gelug lineage of Tibetan Buddhism, Lama Tsongkhapa, was famous for advocating the Yamantaka, Heruka and Guhyasamaja practices, but after...
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(詹杜固仁波切与黎国圆讲法师) 至尊第十一世班禅额尔德尼·确吉坚赞不久前在其位于中国西藏自治区西南部日喀则扎什伦布寺附近的新夏宫授予时轮金刚灌顶。 这是中国西藏地区50年来首次公开举办大规模时轮金刚灌顶...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) When I was 15 years old and still living in Howell, New Jersey, I found out that H.H. the Dalai Lama would be visiting Wisconsin to give the first ever Kalachakra initiation in the West. I was so excited! Many Kalmyks who lived in my town had booked buses and hotels...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche and Pastor Jean Ai) The most obvious benefit of being in close proximity with Rinpoche is the Dharma that we receive. The Lama teaches using all methods possible – by example, by action, by joking, by instruction and, in the way one would most expect, by literally giving a teaching. Students...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) Vajrayogini is well known to have emanated within the Himalayan regions of Nepal, Tibet, Mongolia and even China. According to Buddha Shakyamuni, as years progressively become more distant from the time when the Buddha was alive, the “effectiveness” of the Tantras will diminish as the merits to uphold these teachings decrease. But for the Heruka and Vajrayogini tantras, it is the opposite. As we get further away from the time of the Buddha, our desires increase. Thus, the effectiveness of the Heruka and Vajrayogin...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) I would like to share with you the transcript about a talk I did on Vajrayogini in response to the Facebook question: What are the Commitments After Receiving Vajrayogini's Sacred Initiation.
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