Home The culture and beliefs of the tibetan community. Includes information on Mahayana buddhism, tibetan printing, prayer flag, and technology of traditional tibetan printing. http://www.geocities.com/tibetanprinting/home.html
Extractions: It should be particularly noticed that unlike other printing methods (Which uses oil based inks) this process widely uses water based ink. This use of water based ink is quite common in Chinese and East-Asian process, but in India (whose entire development in the field of printing was influenced by the Western world), the use of water based inks was comparatively unknown. The indigenous painting tradition of India is firmly water based where oil painting tradition was introduced only after the establishment of the Art institution by the British rulers. Yet interestingly enough due to the absence of a tradition of printing manuscripts or books any experiment or knowledge about printing ink was unknown. Only in this process such water based ink is used, and they have their own formula of making this ink, though now inks available in market is used side by side. Here ,the practice of printing has a cult value in its very essence! the whole culture of printing here has being encouraged for ritualistic purpose. the advancement of printing technology accelerates the spread of education in any society. yet beside the printing of sacred texts which is an inseparable part of their monastic education system, belief or faith in rituals is acting as an incentive for the continuation of the traditional printing process. And may be in future also this faith will be able to keep this tradition alive.
Kurukulla Center For Tibetan Buddhist Studies Kurukulla Center offers courses in buddhism and meditation, community events andchanting ceremonies. Everyone welcome. Friendly environment. http://kurukulla.org/
Buddhist Supplies Buddhist shop offering Buddha statues, books on buddhism, posters, tibetan thangkas, incense, accessories and prayer beads. http://www.zendoshop-uk.com
Extractions: Posters only £10.99. [Prices exclude delivery. There is no VAT charge.] S tocking a large range of Buddha statues, incense sticks, incense holders and ash catchers, high quality Buddha posters and cloth Tibetan thangkas, mallah prayer beads, books about practical Buddhism and Buddhist culture, and Buddhist greetings cards and postcards. Non-Buddhists are welcome! - you may find our products create an atmosphere of home tranquility, make interesting and aesthetic collectible items and great alternative gifts. The ZendoShop links page contains selected free sites dedicated to Buddhism. To browse ZendoShop products, please use the menu on the left.
LMU Yoga Philosophy Program Courses in the core texts of yoga as well as the study of the Sanskrit and tibetan languages and the traditions associated with Yoga practice. These include Classical Yoga, various schools of Hinduism (Shaiva, Vaishnava, and various forms of devotionalism), buddhism, and Jainism. http://extension.lmu.edu/yoga/
Tibetan Meditation Center Offers buddhism teachings, meditation practices and retreats in the Drikung Kagyu tradition. Includes information about the founder, the retreat center, dharma teachings, schedule of events and directions. http://www.drikungtmc.org/
Extractions: Tibetan Meditation Center Change your mind. Change your life. Change the world. Home Teachers PDL Retreat Center Regular Programs ... Dana TMC was founded in 1982 by the Venerable Khenchen Konchog Gyaltshen Rinpoche, Grand Abbot of the Drikung (also spelled "Drigung") Kagyu lineage of Tibetan Buddhism in Washington, D.C. Currently located in Frederick, Maryland, TMC is a growing community of ordained and lay practitioners dedicated to offering programs for people of all levels of experience. TMC and Phuntsok Dargye Ling are located on Mt. Catoctin in Frederick, MD. Just down the road are beautiful lookout points and a camp ground in Gambrill State Park, just off Hwy. 40 a perfect place for you to stay if you visit during the spring through fall camping season. E-mail us to join our mailing list and receive regular updates on special programs. Be sure to include your regular mailing address and you will receive our quarterly newsletter, Dharma Wheel Join us!
Sparsabhumi - Buddhist And Indological Studies Selected Resources for the Study of buddhism, Indian Philosophy and Culture and the Encounter between India and the Western World (Buddhist Texts in Pali, Sanskrit, tibetan, Central Asian Languages, Chinese and in Modern European Languages, Sanskrit Literature in General, Other Indian Languages Texts, Buddhist and Indian Art and Western Classical Texts of Interest to the Indologist and the Buddhist Scholar) http://www.anu.edu.au/asianstudies/ahcen/coseru/index.html
Extractions: Buddhist and Indological Studies Selected Resources for the Study of Buddhism, Indian Philosophy and Culture and the Encounter between India and the Western World: Buddhist Texts in Pali, Sanskrit, Tibetan, Central Asian Languages, Chinese and in Modern European Languages, Sanskrit Literature in General, Other Indian Languages Texts, Buddhist and Indian Art and Western Philosophical and Literary Texts of Interest to the Indologist and the Buddhist Scholar. MAIN INDEX
Dechen Ling Buddhist Center Offers the teachings and practices of the Domang Tersar, the new treasures of Domang, a part of the Nyingma lineage of tibetan vajrayana buddhism. http://dechenling.org/
Extractions: home gen-la events ganden kachoe ... contact Dechen Ling Buddhist Center is one of Seattle's newest Dharma centers in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. Our spiritual director and teacher is Lama Gelong Lobsang Choephel (also known as Gen-la), a highly respected Tibetan Buddhist monk, physician, yogi, and astrologer. Dechen Ling Buddhist Center provides teachings and empowerments within the Gelug tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. We also support the Buddhist community by assisting with private retreats, pujas (rituals), healings, and special ceremonies during Buddhist holidays. Dechen Ling oversees the Ganden Kachoe Project, a charitable project that has re-established a devastated Tibetan monastery in exile. Additionally, we support other projects, such as by raising funds to re-establish the Khangtsen of Ven. Dakgyab Rinpoche at Sera Monastery. Since 1999, Dechen Ling has also served as the Seattle organizers for the performing monks of the Ganden Shartse Monastery during their annual American tours . For details regarding the Ganden Shartse monks' visit to Seattle, click here Welcome to Dechen Ling ... whose name is Tibetan for ""Dharma Center of Great Bliss"!
Extractions: Related Timeline Content Timelines China, 500-1000 A.D. Himalayan Region, 500-1000 A.D. Himalayan Region, 1000-1400 A.D. Himalayan Region, 1400-1600 A.D. Himalayan Region, 1600-1800 A.D. Special Topics Life of the Buddha Nepalese Painting Nepalese Sculpture Maps World Map, 500-1000 A.D. South Asia Map, 500-1000 A.D. Buddhism was introduced to Tibet by the seventh century and was proclaimed the state religion by the end of the eighth century. Although Buddhist influence waned during persecutions between 838 and 942, the religion saw a revival beginning in the late tenth century. It rapidly became dominant, inaugurating what is known as the "later diffusion of the Buddhist faith." During the first few hundred years of this renewed interest, many monks from Tibet traveled abroad to India ( The Great Teacher Marpa, 1995.176 ), the homeland of Buddhism, to study the religion, and Indian scholars were invited to Tibet to lecture and give teachings ( Portrait of Atisha, 1993.479 Although numerous monks were artists, there were also lay artists who traveled from monastery to monastery and, with a few exceptions, it is difficult to assign a particular style to a monastery or sect. Most artists were anonymous and rarely signed their works, although names have survived in texts, in murals on monastery walls, and on some thankas and bronzes. In addition to Tibetan artists, the names of Indian, Nepalese, Central Asian, and Chinese artists were recorded. Many sculptures and paintings were made as aids for Buddhist meditation. The physical image became a base to support or encourage the presence of the divinity portrayed in the mind of the worshipper. Images were also commissioned for any number of reasons, including celebrating a birth, commemorating a death, and encouraging wealth, good health, or longevity. Buddhists believe that commissioning an image brings merit for the donor as well as to all conscious beings. Images in temples and in household shrines also remind lay people that they too can achieve enlightenment.
Master Of Divinity Offers tibetan and Indian buddhism, and tibetan and Sanskrit language classes. http://www.naropa.edu/religiousstudies/mdivprg.html
Extractions: The Master of Divinity (MDiv) degree prepares people for professional work in the fields of pastoral care, chaplaincy, dharma teaching, and community development. This three-year program is firmly grounded in Buddhist philosophy and meditation practice. Within this Buddhist context, the program strongly emphasizes an inter-religous approach to individual and community care, and a pluralistic view of working with life and diversity. Having a genuine interest in studying the Buddhist path is required, though identifying oneself as a Buddhist is not. The Divinity program consists of 78 credits including significant internship and fieldwork experience, designed to meet the interests and needs of individual students wherever possible. Through a blend of academic study, hands-on work in the world, and the contemplative processing of ones personal journey, the vision for this training is to develop individuals who can actively manifest wisdom and compassion in the world. Our program breaks new ground in preparing Buddhists to serve their communities in leadership capacities.
Kagyu E-Vam Buddhist Institute Website, Australia buddhism tibetan and other; regular courses on meditation, philosophy, annual Buddhist Summer School and buddhism Psychotherapy Conference Wisdom and Compassion. Venerable Traleg Kyabgon Rinpoche is the spiritual director. http://www.evaminstitute.org.au
Extractions: National Institute for Asia and the Pacific ANU Home Search ANU Faculty of Asian Studies ... Publications Buddhism, an Introduction John C. Powers Faculty of Asian Studies, Australian National University Return to: Table of Contents Introduction The Spread of Buddhism Outside of India II Buddhist Texts ... Footnotes Part III. Selections from Buddhist Texts c. Selections from Tibetan Buddhist Texts Ultimate Reality The "great completion" ( dzogchen ) tradition of Tibetan Buddhism is practiced by all of the four main schoolsNyingma, Kagyu, Sakya, and Gelukbut most closely associated with the Nyingma. In this system all phenomena are said to be creations of mind that, like mind, are a union of luminosity and emptiness. In the following passage, the appearances of things to the mind are compared to the reflections of forms in a mirror. Ultimate reality is the mandala of the perfectly pure expanse of emptiness. It is like a magic mirror. What unimpededly appears on it are the things of relative reality, your mind included. These things appear naturally on this `magic' mirror, through and to your mind. There is no third reality of a truly existing mind or objects juxtaposed to the ultimate reality of the mirror and the relative reality of the images in it. Bardo, the State Between Lives
Tvdf A dharma community in the Treasure Valley of Idaho practicing buddhism in the tibetan tradition. http://www.dharmafriends.net
Extractions: tvdf.org The Treasure Valley Dharma Friends are a community in Boise, Idaho practicing in the Tibetan Buddhist Tradition. We also support the work of Venerable Chodron to promote monastic practice in the northwest at Sravasti Abbey through the Sravasti Abbey Fund Every Saturday Book Study Sept 11-13 Dalai Lama Visits Idaho Tuesday, August 30, 2005 Venerable Robina Courtin Spokesman Review Article The Spokesman Review has published a nice article about Sravasti Abbey, a place where monastics can train in the Buddha's teachings. It is the home of Venerable Thubten Chodron, the spiritual director of the Treasure Valley Dharma Friends. The article is at: http://www.spokesmanreview.com/local/story.asp?ID=86500 Buddha's Wisdom Conference The Buddha's Wisdom Conference at Boise State University will feature many events and information about many Buddhist traditions. It will take place Saturday, September 10th concomitant with His Holiness the Dalai Lama's vist. Site Feed
Home Page Information about buddhism and the tibetan Kaguy lineage. Links to South African centers and a biography of Rob Narn, representative of the Kagyu lineage there. http://www.buddhism.co.za
Extractions: Buddhism, one of the major world religions, began with the teachings of the Buddha - the 'Awakened One' - in northern India some two-and-a-half millennia ago. It is a religious tradition rooted in principles of non-violence and loving kindness, and a spiritual pathway applicable in any culture or era. The vast canon of Buddhist spiritual teachings contain detailed and, above all, practical instructions by which anyone, with effort, can develop the strength and energy to deal with the sufferings of everyday existence; the compassion to be of help to fellow beings; and the wisdom to see the transcendent in the mundane. Buddhist spiritual practice is based around ethics as a means of attaining personal and social responsibility; study and contemplation as a means of developing a true understanding of the nature of reality; and meditation as a means of stabilising the mind and testing and refining that understanding.
Fairhope Tibetan Society buddhism in the tibetan Gelugpa Tradition; basic teachings, spiritual program, buddhist links, resident teacher, other related items. http://www.angelfire.com/yt/fairtibet/
Welcome To The Amitabha Foundation Founded by H.E. K.C. Ayang Rinpoche to preserve tibetan culture and support tibetan refugees in exile. It's activities reflect the intertwining of buddhism and tibetan culture. http://www.amitabhafoundation.org/
Tibetan Buddhism Congregation Dharmaling > > News A site dedicated to MahayanaVajrayana buddhism, of tibetan School. Teachings, advices, mailing list, and even possibility to ask question directly to a Sangha member. http://dharmaling.org
Home Page Specializes in books on meditation, intuition, dreams, UFO's, psychic phenomena, outof-body experiences, chakras, wicca and paganism, buddhism, Shamanism, Native American spirituality, reincarnation and past lives. Other items for sale include crystal, jewelry, incense, tarot cards, mobiles and tibetan singing bowls. Page includes articles and related links. http://thewayhomestore.com/
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Vajrayana Foundation Hawaii And Lotus Gate Sanctuary Organization for the preservation and dissemination of the Nyingma lineage of tibetan Vajrayana buddhism founded by Lama Tharchin Rinpoce and directed by Lama Yeshe Wangmo in the Hawaiian islands. Information about tibetan Art Institute and College of Buddhist Studies. http://www.vajrayanahawaii.org/
