2018-09-01 04:54
(By Tsem Rinpoche and Pastor David Lai) On the upper Yadong Hill, just 13 kilometres from Yadong County in Tibet, lies a historic monastery by the name of Dungkar. The surrounding area goes… Read More
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2018-08-22 00:52
Buddhist art has a rich and intricate tradition of expressing the divine iconography of awakened beings. They are not just beautiful works of art but contain powerful symbolism and are repre… Read More
2018-08-20 22:12
Introduction The pursuit of spiritual perfection has fascinated mankind since the beginning of religious practice in the world. Over time, there have arisen many religions, philosophi… Read More
2018-08-20 20:41
This photograph won the first prize in the China category of National Geographic’s 2017 photography contest. Though, it may just look like a photo of people sleeping on a fast moving t… Read More
2018-08-10 18:29
Recently I was going through the Himalayan Art Resources website when I stumbled across their Dorje Shugden section featuring art from all traditions and schools of Buddhism Read More
2018-08-10 17:54
In 2012, a White Tara statue in Surabaya, Indonesia, was thrust into the spotlight when her eyes, sculpted closed in meditation, suddenly opened and glanced to the side Read More
2018-08-05 09:56
Dear Rinpoche, I came across this article today which features The Summit of Bodhisattva, Pusa-Ding Monastery – Wutaishan. According to the article, Emperor Kangxi visited this monaste… Read More
2018-08-02 23:40
很高兴能为大家呈现我们位于尼泊尔加德满都的首面ࣩ……Read More
2018-08-02 23:39
नेपालको काठमाडौँमा दोर्जे शुगî&hellip…Read More
2018-08-01 18:00
关于藏传佛教格鲁派创始人宗喀巴大师的出现，佛陀ࢷ……Read More
2018-07-31 19:05
Jinul Puril Bojo Daesa was a Korean Buddhist monk best known for combining the teachings of various Korean Buddhist sects into a single school known as the Jogye Order Read More
2018-07-31 18:55
ང་རང་ཚོ་བསྟན་སྲུང་རྡོ་རྗེ་ཤ… Read More
2018-07-31 18:51
旺泽是多杰雄登的怀摄化身，若我们遭遇困局或他人……Read More
2018-07-30 22:18
Years ago in Gaden Monastery I had a very vivid dream of a person giving me a painting of a Manjushri. This Manjushri was golden-orange in color, one face and two arms Read More
2018-07-27 08:37
As the Tibetan leadership prepares to celebrate the 58th Anniversary of Tibetan Democracy Day, my students felt that it is an important time to address issues that continue to undermine Read More
2018-07-26 16:30
(by Tsem Rinpoche and Pastor David Lai) The Founding of Ratsag Monastery According to an inscription, Ra Bende Yonten Gyalpo founded Ratsag Monastery in the Yab Valley of Tolung, near… Read More
2018-07-25 19:04
Bentong is one of the few towns in Malaysia which has a majority of Guangxi Chinese within the Chinese community. Around 75% of the Chinese population in Bentong Read More
2018-07-25 19:00
Paramahansa Yogananda was an Indian saint and yogi who introduced the ancient teachings of Kriya Yoga to the world Read More
2018-07-25 18:53
Sai Baba of Shirdi is an Indian saint who practised both Hinduism and Islam. He dedicated his life to ascetic practice and to spreading the message of love Read More
2018-07-24 16:41
(By Pastor Niral Patel and Beatrix Ooi) For over 400 years, the practice of Dorje Shugden has been propagated within all four major traditions of Tibetan Buddhism. Originating in the Sakya t… Read More
2018-07-24 15:53
I am very excited to present to you our first Dorje Shugden mural in Kathmandu, Nepal! Located on Charkhal Road in Dilli Bazaar, the mural can be found midway between our two Dorje Shugden c… Read More
2018-07-23 21:38
The current form of Naro Kachö Vajra Yogini appeared to the Mahasiddha Naropa after he meditated in a cave and focused on her sadhana, her rituals and her special generation and complet… Read More
2018-07-22 23:58
（译文请往下阅读） (By Tsem Rinpoche) Dear good friends around the world, I thought I would make it simple and easy to remember so I cam… Read More
2018-07-13 17:19
Any story of success always comes with tales of jealousy. In Tulku Drakpa Gyaltsen’s story, this is represented in the form of Depa Norbu Read More
2018-07-13 14:33
Duldzin Drakpa Gyeltsen was born in Drangyul, in U in 1374. A Kadampa monk, he was a main disciple of Tsongkhapa Lobzang Drakpa and Gyeltsab Darma Rinchen Read More
2018-07-12 11:18
23-year-old Megnath has been working in Kechara for almost five years now. He is also a very devoted Bhagawan Dorje Shugden practitioner Read More
2018-07-11 17:50
The connection between Vajra Yogini and the Himalayan kingdom of Nepal began with Mahasiddha Naropa and the Pamthingpa brothers. Her practice eventually became immensely popular across the c… Read More
2018-07-10 18:14
I recently came across this article on how Buddhism has influenced and completely turned a billionaire's life around. Mr Chen speaks from his heart; he understands and believes Read More
2018-07-07 20:51
Kedah is a state in northwest Malaysia comprising the world famous Langkawi Island and the mainland. Famous for its endless paddy fields, Kedah is fondly known as the “rice bowl”… Read More
2018-07-07 12:53
Voodoo is a misunderstood religion and one that is in fact one of the earliest forms of human religion, stemming from before all forms of recorded history and is still practiced today. The w… Read More
2018-07-03 12:33
I had the great fortune to hear about a modern-day yogi-ascetic master from my friend Gen Phuntsok. This master's name was simply Gen Nyima Read More
2018-07-03 10:28
只要一提及不丹这个深藏在喜马拉雅山脉的偏远王国ᦁ……Read More
2018-06-29 22:07
I came across a series of videos by a great Sikh master of the Radha Soami tradition. His name is Venerable Ishwar Puri Ji. I have watched several of his videos, and I must say that I am ext… Read More
2018-06-29 21:59
Interpretation / Description Amitayus Buddha, White Tara and Ushnishavijaya. Collectively they are known as the Three Long Life Deities. The painting depicts at the top right and left the tw… Read More
2018-06-26 21:15
The sixty-four yogini temple in Hirapur sits on an ancient piece of land once ruled by the old Kalinga kingdom. Buddhism and Tantric practice flourished here, and the cult of the yogini evol… Read More
2018-06-26 18:27
This is the hatred that this nun has expressed on Tsem Rinpoche's Facebook page. Rinpoche has not harmed her in any way. The only reason Rinpoche is subjected to such abuse is because Read More
2018-06-26 17:30
நம்மை தெய்வீகத்தன்மைக்கு அழைத……Read More
2018-06-24 23:58
In 1976, His Holiness the 16th Karmapa Rangjung Rigpe Dorje graced the opening of Urgyen Rinpoche’s new monastery called Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling in Nepal and gave a prophetic proclamatio… Read More
2018-06-17 13:05
Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi was a 13th century Sufi mystic, Islamic scholar and poet who is considered one of the greatest poetic geniuses and spiritual masters of all time Read More
2018-06-16 22:08
Atisha is considered one of the greatest Indian Buddhist masters of all time but it is his work in reviving pure Buddhism in Tibet that truly sets him apart Read More
2018-06-16 04:12
20年前，我们的上师尊贵的第廿五世詹杜固仁波切首次… Read More
2018-06-13 06:37
The Venerable Ajahn Chah (17 June 1918 – 16 January 1992), also known as Phra Bodhinana Thera, is considered one of the most influential and highly-revered Dharma teachers in the world… Read More
2018-06-12 16:05
སྤྱི་ལོ་ ༢༠༡༨ ཕྱི་ཟླ་ ༦ ཚེས་ ༧ ཉ… Read More
2018-06-11 12:09
One of the earliest modern academic references to Dorje Shugden can be found in Professor L. Austine Waddell’s description of Pemayangtse Monastery in Sikkim Read More
2018-06-09 22:55
The video below shows a whale saving a woman from being attacked by a shark. Her name is Nan Hauser and she is a whale biologist. The most incredible part is that Read More
2018-06-09 21:58
Carlos Castaneda was an American New Age author and a scholar of anthropology. He wrote a series of popular books that described his training and magical experiences in Toltec Shamanism Read More
2018-06-08 03:15
It has been over 20 years since our teacher His Eminence the 25th Tsem Rinpoche was first advised to write his biography. Back then, Rinpoche had humbly declined his teacher’s suggesti… Read More
2018-06-08 01:13
The wrathful goddess Drashi Lhamo is considered one of the minor forms of Palden Lhamo. She is worshipped mainly at Drashi Gon Temple in Lhasa, Tibet Read More
2018-06-08 00:43
The Modern Diplomacy article below alludes to the CTA being the same old feudalistic government, albeit with a new coat of paint and some labels by which it proceeds to regard itself as a de… Read More
2018-06-06 21:31
Baba Sawan Singh Grewal, known as “The Great Master” to his followers, was a charismatic Indian saint of the Sikh faith. He was the spiritual successor to his teacher, Baba Jaima… Read More
2018-06-06 19:27
From 31st May to 2nd June 2018, H.H.the 101st Gaden Trisur Rinpoche gave a three-day teaching on the practice of Vajrayogini to a group of approximately 50 Sangha members Read More
2018-06-06 16:35
（中文翻译请往下看） Ramesh (the tall guard of Kechara Forest Retreat) told Pastor Niral that he used to see spirits along Jalan C… Read More
2018-06-06 12:34
One of the four largest sacred lakes of Tibet, Yamdrok Yumtso is believed to be the physical manifestation of the goddess known as Dorje Geg Kyi Tso Read More
2018-06-06 11:09
༧རྒྱལ་དབང་སྐུ་ཕྲེང་བཅུ་བཞི་… Read More
2018-06-04 18:22
A little known fact about Bhutan’s Buddhist tradition is that notable Drukpa Kagyu masters of this nation advocated the practice of the Protector Dorje Shugden Read More
2018-06-01 15:57
The following write-up below was submitted to us by a reader of the blog, James Yoshida, who also left it as a comment in the recently-published article “Dalai Lama: Thinking China is… Read More
2018-05-31 23:46
Dear friends around the world, Phayul.com, which is a website that covers Tibetan news and other Tibet-related issues, has just published an article titled “Division based on province… Read More
2018-05-31 11:04
Back in 2001, I had no inkling of just how involved in Dharma I would become. As a Masters degree-holder in Engineering, I was working as a research engineer in Singapore when I met H.E… Read More
2018-05-31 10:59
On Wesak Day I received many generous, well thought out and meaningful gifts from students, friends and well-wishers. I wanted to thank everyone for your kind thoughts and generosity. The gi… Read More
2018-05-26 19:28
Su Shi was a prominent figure in the Song Dynasty as well as a poet, calligrapher, writer, painter, gastronome, pharmacologist, and a statesman Read More
2018-05-26 19:26
I wanted to share a nice thangka of Chenrezig with everyone. This thangka is important because through it, one can see the holy forms of not only Chenrezig but also various other important d… Read More
2018-05-26 18:58
ང་རང་ཚོ་ནང་ཕན་ཚུན་མི་མཐུན་པ… Read More
2018-05-26 17:46
异中求同是为世界带来真正的和谐之道。身处今日这ߑ……Read More
2018-05-23 19:30
(by Tsem Rinpoche and Stella Cheang) I am part Kalmyk. The Kalmyks are Mongolians who have their own republic in the Russian Federation called Kalmykia. My adoptive parents, along with hundr… Read More
2018-05-13 13:54
Satya Narayan Goenka was a leading Burmese-Indian lay teacher of Vipassana meditation. He was a student of the late Sayagyi U Ba Khin of Burma, an eminent 20th Century authority on Vipassana… Read More
2018-05-13 13:52
As the country with the largest majority of Buddhists in the world, Cambodia is a nation rich with spirituality. Buddhist temples can be found everywhere and one cannot walk down a street wi… Read More
2018-05-12 01:09
In his latest article, investigative author Dr Andrea Galli sees an opportunity for a practical solution towards the Dalai Lama returning to his homeland – through de-escalating tensio… Read More
2018-05-12 01:04
For the last 60 years, the Tibetan leadership have used public relations tools to further their own self-interests, portraying their community as pitiful refugees who are well-deserving reci… Read More
2018-05-12 01:02
Of the many types of Malaysian ghost, one of the most perplexing is the Orang Minyak, literally translated as ‘Oily Man’. However, the exact nature of the Orang Minyak is unknown… Read More
2018-05-12 01:00
Malaysian weddings are diverse, unique and colourful affairs, as is to be expected in a country that is a melting pot of cultures and faiths. Generally speaking, wedding customs in Malaysia… Read More
2018-05-09 05:29
It is such a joy and pleasure to watch birds, squirrels and other animals eating the food I place out in the garden or on the veranda. For the first few weeks, they just observed us and the… Read More
2018-05-08 15:09
During the 2015 Gelug Conference, the Dalai Lama claimed that Dharma Protector Setrap had given mistaken prophecies to Dagyab Rinpoche as well as monks from Minyak Khangtsen of Drepung Losel… Read More
2018-05-05 03:01
ཉིན་འགའ་ཤས་སྔོན་ལ། ༧གོང་ས་མཆ… Read More
2018-05-04 09:29
The reconciliation of our differences is what will bring true harmony to the world. In our day and age, there are many differences and troubles that we have inherited from the past and are t… Read More
2018-05-02 12:53
To Your Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama Jetsun Jamphel Ngawang Lobsang Yeshe Tenzin Gyatso Pelsangpo, With folded hands, I sincerely and humbly request your compassionate attention Read More
2018-05-01 22:57
འཛམ་གླིང་ནང་གི་འདུ་འཛོམས་ཁྲ… Read More
2018-04-30 20:03
几天前，达赖尊者做出了一项令许多人震惊的宣布。……Read More
2018-04-28 06:10
On April 25, 2018, the Dalai Lama said that the Panchen Lama recognised by China is being educated by a good teacher AND that it is possible for two incarnations of a being to exist at the s… Read More
2018-04-26 23:58
随着多杰雄登的修持继续广泛传播，有越来越多的寺༉……Read More
2018-04-24 12:21
Drakpa Gyeltsen was born in 1619 in Tolung Gekhasa into a noble family by the same name as the village. His family had previously produced the 25th Ganden Tripa, Peljor Gyatso Read More
2018-04-24 10:56
Dear friends, Sometimes when I want to give a Dharma talk or engage in a special puja or something similar, I take a look around as to who is nearby at the time. I usually invite the people… Read More
2018-04-20 05:00
Pope Leo X's papacy was known for making Rome a cultural and political centre of Europe but at the expense of the papal treasury due to his lavish spending. He also failed to take the develo… Read More
2018-04-16 19:31
For many, life is a constant pursuit of material possessions and tangible achievements. Yet, having achieved our goals and dreams, we may find there is a feeling of emptiness deep within our… Read More
2018-04-16 19:00
Modern Diplomacy is the latest publication to cover the history and current issues of Tibet. Authored by Dr Andrea Galli, a certified leading investigator, these writings are the result of a… Read More
2018-04-16 03:51
Kechara Soup Kitchen was conferred the World CSR Leadership award for ‘Excellence & Leadership in Poverty Alleviation’ during the World CSR Congress and World CSR Day in Mumb… Read More
2018-04-11 05:10
("The Tribune" Publishes Dalai Lama Planning to Visit China) ༧གོང་ས་མཆོག་གིས་རང… Read More
2018-04-11 02:47
Helena Petrovna Blavatsky is considered one of the world’s most extraordinary female spiritualists, occultist, spirit medium, and author of the most influential occult book to date Read More
2018-04-11 02:46
The belief that luck is a potent factor in our daily lives transcends the barriers of geography, culture, race and religion; it is deeply embedded in our collective consciousness. Most of th… Read More
2018-04-11 02:42
About 20% of the world’s animal species can be found in the Southeast Asian country of Malaysia, including 300 mammal species, 400 reptile species, 80 species of lizards, 800 bird spec… Read More
2018-04-09 18:50
Hong Kong. The name conjures up images of gleaming skyscrapers, long stretches of heavenly street food, endless shopping options and a vibrant nightlife. In short, carefree indulgence Read More
2018-04-05 13:37
Formally known as the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), the Tibetan leadership who are based in Dharamsala, North India, have created problems by offering a pipe dream to the Tibeta… Read More
2018-04-05 11:01
Thich Nhat Hanh is a courageous Vietnamese Buddhist monk, writer, poet, peace activist, scholar and teacher. Considered one of the most prominent Buddhist masters of our time Read More
2018-04-05 10:58
As I prepared for the Lunar Chinese New Year celebrations, I found it interesting that, on numerous occasions, I reminisced of many family members from the generation before mine Read More
2018-04-03 15:37
Indians are starting to wake up to the fact that Tibetans in exile have not recognised or returned India's kindness and generosity. They now realise how ungrateful the Tibetan leadership is… Read More
2018-03-31 18:41
The great Mahasiddha Naropa was born the prince of an ancient kingdom in East India. Descended from a notable and respected royal family, Naropa’s father was the great King Santivarman… Read More
2018-03-31 18:18
An Shigao (安世高), a Parthian monk also known as Parthamasiris, was the first translator of Buddhist texts into Chinese and an early Buddhist missionary to China Read More
2018-03-31 18:08
People have been asking me, "Why did you leave everything behind in California, your life behind, to become a Buddhist monk?" And for me, the answer is fairly simple Read More
2018-03-31 02:50
Wat Phra Dhammakaya, the world’s largest Buddhist temple, is located in the district of Klong Luang, Pathum Thani Province, just north of Bangkok, Thailand. The grand complex was found… Read More
2018-03-31 02:35
In general, people are either weirded out or fascinated by the possibility that we have at least one likeness out there amongst the over-seven billion people in the world Read More
2018-03-31 02:31
Right in the heart of Southeast Asia is Malaysia, where there is always something to see, experience or explore all year round. This is a haven for tourists, not just for its sunny weather b… Read More
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