Tibetan Buddhism Guides

The Thirteen Core Indian Buddhist Texts: A Reader’s Guide

The Thirteen Core Indian Buddhist Texts: A Reader’s Guide

Khenpo Shenga (1871–1927) There are thirteen classics of Indian Mahayana philosophy, still used in Tibetan centers of education throughout Asia and beyond, particularly the Nyngma tradition, with overlap with the others.  They cover the subjects of vinaya, abhidharma, Yogacara, Madhyamika, and the path of the Bodhisattva.  They are some of the most frequently quoted texts
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Kalachakra Tantra Reader’s Guide

Kalachakra Tantra Reader’s Guide

Kalachakra Tantra Texts What Is Kalachakra Tantra? The Kalachakra, or “Wheel of Time,” tantra and cycles of teachings and practices are, on the surface, well known among practitioners and those interested in Tibetan Buddhism. Yet it is considered one of the highest teachings of tantra—a highly complex one where initiates take many years accomplishing the practice. The
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Kharchen Pelgyi Wangchuk

Kharchen Pelgyi Wangchuk

Kharchen Pelgyi Wangchuk Learn More A Reader's Guide to one of Guru Rinpoche's main disciples See Also:  Profiles of early Indian Mahayana figures | Tibetan Masters of the 8th Century | Tibetan Masters of the 10th-11th Centuries Guru Rinpoche | Yeshe Tsogyal | Mandarava| Kawa Peltsek | More of Guru Rinpoche's 25 Disciples The biography
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Langdro Konchok Jungne Reader’s Guide

Langdro Konchok Jungne Reader’s Guide

Langdro Konchok Jungne Learn More A Reader's Guide to one of Guru Rinpoche's 25 disciples See Also:  Profiles of early Indian Mahayana figures | Tibetan Masters of the 8th Century | Tibetan Masters of the 10th-11th Centuries Guru Rinpoche | Yeshe Tsogyal | Mandarava| Kawa Peltsek | More of Guru Rinpoche's 25 Disciples Langdro Konchok
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Mandarava Reader’s Guide

Mandarava Reader’s Guide

Mandarava Learn More A Reader's Guide to one of Guru Rinpoche's main disciples See Also:  Profiles of early Indian Mahayana figures | Tibetan Masters of the 8th Century | Tibetan Masters of the 10th-11th Centuries Guru Rinpoche | Yeshe Tsogyal | Mandarava| Kawa Peltsek | More of Guru Rinpoche's 25 Disciples This series of blog
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Sokpo Pelgyi Yeshe

Sokpo Pelgyi Yeshe

Sokpo Pelgyi Yeshe Learn More A Reader's Guide to one of Guru Rinpoche's main disciples See Also:  Profiles of early Indian Mahayana figures | Tibetan Masters of the 8th Century | Tibetan Masters of the 10th-11th Centuries Guru Rinpoche | Yeshe Tsogyal | Mandarava| Kawa Peltsek | More of Guru Rinpoche's 25 Disciples Sokpo Pelgyi
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Nyak Jñānakumara Reader’s Guide

Nyak Jñānakumara Reader’s Guide

This series of blog posts are meant to be resources guides to complement the biographies of the great masters and scholars on the Treasury of Lives site. Nyak Jñānakumara, also known as Yeshe Zhonnu was ordained by Santarakshita and was a student of Guru Rinpoche, Vairotsana, and Yudra Nyingpo but is better known for his
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Denma Tsemang the Translator and Calligrapher

Denma Tsemang the Translator and Calligrapher

Denma Tsemang Learn More A Reader's Guide to one of Guru Rinpoche's main disciples See Also:  Profiles of early Indian Mahayana figures | Tibetan Masters of the 8th Century | Tibetan Masters of the 10th-11th Centuries Guru Rinpoche | Yeshe Tsogyal | Mandarava| Kawa Peltsek | More of Guru Rinpoche's 25 Disciples Denma Tsemang: A
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Dream Yourself Awake

Dream Yourself Awake

Dreaming Yourself Awake$19.95 - PaperbackBy: Brian Hodel & B. Alan Wallace Add to Cart216 reviews on Amazon This recent piece from CBS considers that lucid dreaming might actually be possible. But for those for whom understanding the mind on an experiential level is a way of life, lucid dreaming is not only possible, but can
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Ken Wilber: Remembering Traleg Rinpoche

"At 12:10 am on July 24, Traleg Kyabgon Rinpoche passed into parinirvana. His death was not only a deep shock, but a truly tragic loss to the world of spirituality in general and Buddhism in particular-well, actually a tragic loss to the world, period. Traleg was one of what can truly be called a genuine
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