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THE HISTORY AND SIGNIFICANCE OF THE DHARMAPALAS

'Dharmapala' - hoary Sanskrit from India, terra firma giving birth to the Vedas; 'The End of All Knowledge', innumerable deities, home of the Ganges river and Buddha The Awakened One - means "guardian of the teachings"1. Variously, the term is also used to mean 'defenders or protectors of the law of the 'Diamond Vehicle'. Vajrayana, or the 'Diamond Vehicle', is a Buddhist school of Indian Mahayana teachings that, so far, can be...

THE SECRET OF THE MIND IS YAMANTAKA AND THE WRATHFUL ONES

Vajrabhairava Yamantaka: A Tantric initiatory vision “The secret of the body is Vairochana and the Dhyani Buddhas;The secret of speech is Locana and the Buddha consorts;The secret of the mind is Yamantaka and the Wrathful Ones.”~ Ratnakarashanti The form of Yamantaka represented here is known as Ekavira, the “Solitary Hero”. The Sanskrit term Vajrabhairava means the “Adamantine Terrifier” and Yamantaka means “Remover...

THE TWO TRUTHS BY DENMA LOCHO RINPOCHE

I have been asked to give a talk on the Two Truths: the conventional or surface level of truth and the ultimate truth. Looking at it one way it seems as if I've already finished my teaching because there are just these two words: conventional and ultimate, and that's finished! But in fact these two truths subsume within them all of Buddhism, so there is more to talk about than you'd find in a huge beak. I ask all of...

NON-VIOLENCE IN TIBETAN CULTURE

A Glimpse at How Tibetans View and Practice Non-violence in Politics and Daily Life Chapter One: The Continuing Tradition of Meat Consumption in Tibetan Culture Tibet: "The Last Frontier". Depicted as a frozen tundra where vegetables cannot grow and yaks abound. Any human being who lives here is probably going to have to include yak's flesh in their diet. In such harsh and cold conditions, the fat and warmth created by meat...

WISDOM FROM AN OLD LADY

For ninety-nine years, I have worked for the benefit of beings. Now this work is almost complete. I will not take birth again in this human realm in a physical form, nor will I leave behind any remains or relics. But my emanations in the world will be innumerable; and many will recognize them. They will be perceived in different ways, depending on karma, pure or impure. In the same way, mind itself has no support,...

VARIOUS ASPECTS OF TANTRA

by His Holiness Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche The Relationship between Buddhist Tantra and Hindu TantraAlthough some scholars have maintained that Buddhist tantra was derived from Hinduism, this is not correct. The theory, prevalent among those who adhere to the tenets of the Hinayana, is based on a superficial resemblance of various elements of the two systems, such as the forms of the deities, the meditations on psychic veins and airs,...

HISTORY OF VARIOUS GELUGPA MONASTERIES

1. Gaden MonasteryIn 1409, Tsongkhapa instituted the Great Prayer Festival (sMon-lam chen-mo) at the Lhasa Jokang Temple (Lha-sa Jo-khang, Jokhang). Afterwards, his disciples, concerned about the effect of constant travel on their teacher's health, offered to build him a monastery at any site of his choice. Tsongkhapa accepted and chose Drogri Mountain ('Brog ri-bo-che), approximately 50 kilometers east of Lhasa. He personally...

THE GANDEN TRIPAS

Throne holders of Tsongkhapa and Supreme Head of the Gelugpa School of Buddhism The Ganden Tripa or Ganden Tripa (tib. dGa-ldan Khri-pa) ("Holder of the Ganden Throne") is the title of the spiritual leader of the Gelug (Dge-lugs) school of Tibetan Buddhism, the school which controlled central Tibet from the mid-1600s until 1950s. He is identical with the respective abbot of Ganden Monastery. The present head of the Gelugpa order is...

A TEACHING ON NYINGMA PROTECTOR SHENPA

by H.E. Shenpen Dawa Rinpoche, Los Angeles, California September, 1988 Secret : Only initiated practitioners The first protector I will speak about is Shenpa. Shenpa is very important for His Holiness' swift rebirth, because he is the main protector of the Nyingma lineage. Shenpa is the main guardian for all of our practices: Troma, Phurba, etc. He is one of the divine protectors that Guru Rinpoche entrusted the...