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Building of Seat of Honor for Dalai Lama in Boston

2009-04-26T10:44:00.000-07:00

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H.H. 17th Karmapa in Europe - 2009

2009-04-24T10:29:00.000-07:00

His Holiness the 17th Karmapa Trinlay Thaye Dorje will visit Europe in the summer 2009.

The schedule of the 17th Karmapa's visit to Europe.

Spring Sale At The Tibetan Incense Shop

2009-04-09T08:11:00.000-07:00

Tibetan Incense Shop offers The Spring Sale - more than 20 kinds of incense, from all price categories, from the cheapest to the most expensive ones.

Simply jump to the Hot Sales section of the shop - and enjoy the variety of their items on sale.

Sample discounted incense:

See more samples here.

Buddhist Art Exhibition in San Francisco

2009-02-28T03:47:00.000-08:00

A rare opportunity to view the Buddhist arts of the mystical kingdom of Bhutan – “The Last Shangri-La”.
At the Asian Art Museum through May 10th.

Located in the Himalayas to the east of Mount Everest and Nepal, Bhutan is unique as a sovereign nation that has maintained its culture, arts, and religious and political traditions intact. Bhutan is one of the few countries in Asia that was never colonized by its neighbors or Western powers. The exhibition provides an exceptionally rare opportunity to view some of the most sacred and beloved Buddhist arts of Bhutan. Many of the objects remain in ritual use in temples and monasteries and have never before been accessible to a Western audience. In an unprecedented effort, the exhibition also documents ritual Buddhist dance forms through video footage that will be shown on monitors situated in the galleries. The exhibition comprises more than 100 works of art dating from the eighth to the twentieth centuries, including thangkas (paintings on cloth), gilt bronze sculptures, and ritual objects. Bhutanese monks will remain in residence at the Asian Art Museum for the duration of the exhibition, performing daily ritual observances for the sacred artworks.

“The recent coronation of Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck, Bhutan’s first democratic king, introduced many to this remote Himalayan nation steeped in tradition,” says Jay Xu, director of the Asian Art Museum. “The Asian Art Museum is pleased to bring to San Francisco the remarkable exhibition under royal patronage The Dragon’s Gift: The Sacred Arts of Bhutan, which provides an unprecedented view of Bhutan’s spiritual and artistic traditions that are so inextricably woven into its culture. The unprecedented access granted to the organizers and the resulting exhibition are a gift from Bhutan to the world.”

The Dragon’s Gift offers a rare opportunity to introduce some of the most sacred Buddhist images of Bhutan to the wider international audience. From the wealth of material surveyed, the organizers of the exhibition have selected over one hundred objects of superior aesthetic achievement and deep religious significance, the vast majority of which have never before been seen in the West. Nearly all of the works of art presented in this book are from active temples and monasteries and remain in ritual use. Most of the items are either painted or textile thangkas, or gilt bronze sculptures, which date primarily from the 17th to 19th centuries–a golden age in the Buddhist arts of Bhutan.

“In the eyes of the Bhutanese, these objects are not ‘art’ in the conventional sense, but are sacred images, supporting Buddhist practices,” says Terese Tse Bartholomew, curator emeritus of Himalayan art at the Asian Art Museum and guest curator of The Dragon’s Gift. “The daily veneration of the objects by the monks who will remain in residence at the Asian Art Museum throughout the exhibition testifies to their spiritual significance. Even in the temples in Bhutan, these sacred works are rarely seen. Perhaps one object at a time might be brought out for ritual use. I cannot stress enough what a remarkable opportunity it is for Western audiences to see these works. The phrase ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ is overused, but in this case it most certainly applies.”

See the rest of the article at The Dragon’s Gift Tour: Now in San Francisco

The catalog of the exhibition The Dragon’s Gift: The Sacred Arts of Bhutan you can buy here:

Kalachakra-Tantra: Tibetan Astrology System

2009-02-17T10:57:00.000-08:00

The Buddhist Cosmology according to the Kalachakra-Tantra. Wallpainting in Punakha Dzong, Bhutan.

Kalachakra Empowerment by Beru Kyense Rinpoche in Spain, May 2009

2009-01-20T13:03:00.000-08:00

Karma Guen Buddhist Center is very happy to announce a great program for this years spring course. From end of May until June 7th we have the honor of welcoming H.H. 17th Gyalwa Karmapa Thaye Dorje, the 2nd Beru Kyense Rinpoche, the 4th Jamgon Kongtrul Rinpoche and Lama Ole Nydahl at Karma Guen together with many eminent friends from around the world.

In Summer 2008 we had asked Gyalwa Karmpa for giving the Kalachakra empowerment at Karma Guen 2009. H.H. recommended us to contact Beru Kyense Rinpoche as he has a very good transmission of this empowerment. We are very happy that Beru Kyense Rinpoche accepted and agreed to give this empowerment. Since the Kalachakra Stupa was build in 1994, now 15 years ago, we find it a good way to celebrate that.

More info here: Kalachakra Empowerment by Beru Kyense Rinpoche

Yantra Yoga

2008-11-25T13:13:00.000-08:00

Yantra Yoga traditionally consists of 108 movements, including bodily movements (or dynamic asana), incantations (or mantra), breathwork, and visualizations, all timed to heart rhythms.

More info: http://tibet-incense.com/blog/yantra-yoga/

The Meaning Of OM MANI PADME HUM

2008-11-02T13:32:00.000-08:00

H.H. the 14th Dalai Lama

It is very good to recite the mantra OM MANI PADME HUM, but while you are doing it, you should be thinking on its meaning, for the meaning of the six syllables is great and vast. The first, OM is composed of three letters, A, U, M. These symbolise the practitioner’s impure body, speech and mind; they also symbolise the pure exalted body, speech and mind of a Buddha.

Full article here: http://tibet-incense.com/blog/the-meaning-of-om-mani-padme-hum

Mahamudra Course In Israel, December 2008

2008-10-21T14:26:00.000-07:00

Mahamudra (Great Seal) course on the Dead Sea, Israel, December 2008

The Great Seal teachings are Buddhism’s highest. They are aimed at the radiant and boundless space of our mind and expose what is beyond the mistaken separation between experiencer, experienced object and the experience itself. Discovering mind’s nature gives us tremendous freedom, frees us from fear and fills us with joy. The wish to share this state of high bliss is the essence of compassion and is a natural outcome of overcoming the separation between I and other.
The world we live in (yes yes, even our Middle East) turns at once into a game, into visible and hidden expressions of deep wisdoms, into a field fertile with possibilities, and into an arena for performing beneficial activities. Lama Ole Nydhal, like his predecessors in the Karma Kagyu lineage of Tibetan Buddhism, shares with us this liberated state of mind and invites us to partake in the happiest adventure of all. The course will take place in Masada between the 20th and 23th of December.
During the course Lama Ole will teach Diamond Way meditations, answer questions, and present a fresh and modern interpretation of the “Great Seal” text, originally composed by the 3rd Karmapa around 700 years ago in Tibet.

Details: http://www.buddhism.org.il/eng/mahamudra2008.html

New Site About Tibetan Singing Bowls

2008-08-10T13:25:00.000-07:00

Nice site recently opened about Tibetan Singing Bowls, their history, use, healing impact etc.

Great Site About Tibet Geography

2008-07-04T08:05:00.000-07:00

Really great site about geography of Tibet. An interesting information about Tibet geography, location, different maps of Tibet.

New Buddhist Symbols Site

2008-06-28T10:11:00.000-07:00

A very nice new site has recently opened. All about Buddhist Symbols and their meanings. Many information, and more is promiced to come.

http://buddhistsymbols.info

Tibetan Incense - The New Dharma Shop Online

2008-05-12T13:48:00.000-07:00

The new e-shop that we recently found - more than 300 kinds of Tibetan Incense!!!

There's just amazing choise there!

Lama Dances in Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling Monastery 2008

2008-03-28T13:57:00.000-07:00

Original is here

Democracy by royal decree in Bhutan

2008-03-21T15:22:00.001-07:00

By Henry Chu, Los Angeles Times

The tiny Himalayan kingdom moves, albeit reluctantly, toward people power under monarch Jigme Singye Wangchuck, who prefers evolution rather than revolution.

On Monday, Bhutan is set to become the world's newest democracy, with the first general elections in the history of this isolated Buddhist kingdom. At the heart of this brave new world lies a paradox: It is people power by royal decree. The Bhutanese are choosing their leaders because, essentially, they were told to by their king.

Full text here

Daughter of Tibet's Panchen Lama calls protest in Lhasa ugly

2008-03-17T12:05:00.001-07:00

(Reuters) - The daughter of Tibet's late 10th Panchen Lama on Monday invoked her
father in calling for ethnic unity in the wake of monk-led,
pro-independence protests in her Himalayan homeland which turned ugly
and left dozens dead.
Yabshi Pan Rinzinwangmo is the only child of the late 10th Panchen
Lama, the most senior religious figure in Tibetan Buddhism after the
Dalai Lama who fled to India in 1959 after an abortive uprising.

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2008-03-15T13:11:00.001-07:00

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