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- Fri Mar 22, 2024 5:08 pm
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: Is Nyingma much more spread than Sarma (in Europe)?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 568
Re: Is Nyingma much more spread than Sarma (in Europe)?
There was absolutely nobody offering wangs or teachings of any Sarma deities such as Guhyasamaja, Chakrasamvara, Vajravarahi, Hevajra, Kalachakra and of course also not the more obscure ones such as Yamari, Chatuhpitha, or Buddhakapala. And I am sure I missed some in this list. I can assure you tha...
- Sat Sep 30, 2023 10:48 am
- Forum: Chod
- Topic: Looking for information about this Sadhana
- Replies: 2
- Views: 790
Re: Looking for information about this Sadhana
The story of this sādhana is apparently as follows: Then, once when many visitors came for audience [with Jamyang Khentse Wangpo], one of the three manifestations projected by Drupchen Tangtong Gyelpo in the three regions of Nga-ri, Ütsang and Doe-kham, Drupchok Tsultrim Sangpo of Gugé Rong in upper...
- Sun Jul 16, 2023 2:48 pm
- Forum: Nyingma
- Topic: What do you call this Longchen Nyingtik text that I have? (continued)
- Replies: 23
- Views: 3103
Re: What do you call this Longchen Nyingtik text that I have? (continued)
The short Ngondro was revealed as part of the same terma cycle as some key Throma texts. Even if there's no apparent connection with Throma, it's not just someone's arbitrary decision to lump them together.
- Wed Jul 12, 2023 8:10 am
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: Sakya Trichen Vajrasattva variation
- Replies: 3
- Views: 703
Re: Sakya Trichen Vajrasattva variation
The placement of anurakto between sutoṣyo and supoṣyo is also found in the Sarvatathāgatatattvasaṃgraha.
- Tue Jun 13, 2023 11:35 am
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: AI Dharma Translation
- Replies: 45
- Views: 7297
Re: AI Dharma Translation
I'd recommend checking out Kurt Keutzer's work, he's done some interesting work on Tibetan OCR as well as applying machine learning techniques on text corpora.
- Thu May 18, 2023 7:25 am
- Forum: Mahāyāna Buddhism
- Topic: Etymology of "Atisha/Atīsha"
- Replies: 3
- Views: 534
Re: Etymology of "Atisha/Atīsha"
There is a theory that the original form of the name was Adhīśa:
http://philologia-tibetica.blogspot.com ... dhisa.html
http://philologia-tibetica.blogspot.com ... dhisa.html
- Fri Mar 31, 2023 11:56 am
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: Memories of lost and hidden lands
- Replies: 10
- Views: 982
Re: Memories of lost and hidden lands
I do, and I would urge you not to waste your time. I bought a book a few years ago. Never received it. The money disappeared, and nothing else happened. I suspect the shop is dead, but for whatever reason transactions are still possible. Same thing happened to me ten years ago. The order didn't arr...
- Fri Mar 10, 2023 11:57 am
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: Shitro for the deceased
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1280
Re: Shitro for the deceased
Adzom Drukpa's Khorwa Dongtruk is also a kind of Shitro practice — in the full sadhana the deity is described as having a Shitro mandala in his body. After checking I have to correct myself, turns out I've misremembered -- the texts just describe Dongtruk as "unifying all families" (rigs ...
- Fri Mar 10, 2023 9:59 am
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: Shitro for the deceased
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1280
Re: Shitro for the deceased
Not for me to say but personally I'd like to have at least the lung before attempting to practice them.jet.urgyen wrote: ↑Fri Mar 10, 2023 4:16 am
hmm i have only the usual transmission of seed and essence, i imagine that the manuals and it's applications require the full initiation, no?
- Wed Mar 08, 2023 11:38 am
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: Shitro for the deceased
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1280
Re: Shitro for the deceased
AD's Khorwa Dongtruk's cycle is a little under 150 pages in the latest edition of his collected works and includes a full jangchok, drupchö, retreat instructions, protector practice, takdrol rite, fire offering, ganapuja, auxiliary practices, etc, all the usual stuff. But ChNN was really not into an...
- Wed Mar 08, 2023 11:17 am
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: 2022 film about tukdam - Tukdam: Between Worlds
- Replies: 7
- Views: 848
Re: 2022 film about tukdam - Tukdam: Between Worlds
What's really curious about it is that the project was supported (financed?) not only by Finnish and Irish organisations but also by the Estonian Film Institute. Estonia is a bizarre country. Their native populations is less than 1 million but they have their own language, film, theatre, higher edu...
- Tue Mar 07, 2023 5:44 pm
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: Shitro for the deceased
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1280
Re: Shitro for the deceased
In AD's collected works. I don't know of any translation.
- Tue Mar 07, 2023 7:05 am
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: Shitro for the deceased
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1280
Re: Shitro for the deceased
Adzom Drukpa's Khorwa Dongtruk is also a kind of Shitro practice — in the full sadhana the deity is described as having a Shitro mandala in his body.
- Mon Feb 27, 2023 11:06 am
- Forum: Dzogchen
- Topic: Translations of Longchenpa's Trilogy of Natural Freedom
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1172
Re: Translations of Longchenpa's Trilogy of Natural Freedom
It appears that only the first part, Natural Freedom of the Nature of Mind, has been translated into a Western language or at least English, while the other two, the Natural Freedom of Reality and the Natural Freedom of Sameness, have never been, even though they are among his major works. There is...
- Mon Feb 27, 2023 11:02 am
- Forum: Dzogchen
- Topic: Translations of Longchenpa's Trilogy of Natural Freedom
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1172
Re: Translations of Longchenpa's Trilogy of Natural Freedom
Since the root texts of the trilogy are included in the gDams ngag mdzod, they will hopefully be translated in Tsadra's Treasury of Precious Instructions series.
- Sun Feb 12, 2023 11:31 am
- Forum: Dharma Events
- Topic: Practice Manual of Kurukulla?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1296
Re: Practice Manual of Kurukulla?
The abhiṣeka of five-deity Kurukullā associated with this text can be found e.g. in the Gyüde Küntü, a Sakyapa collection. I don't think it is given very often.
- Fri Feb 03, 2023 6:19 pm
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: Mipham
- Replies: 9
- Views: 851
Re: Mipham
Even on Lotsawa House.
- Tue Jan 10, 2023 8:40 am
- Forum: Lounge
- Topic: Saunas, bath houses (and cannabis) in Vinaya texts
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2984
Re: Saunas, bath houses (and cannabis) in Vinaya texts
It is not certain that bhaṅgodaka here refers to cannabis. According to Zysk:
It's also possible that bhaṅga simply refers to "shredded leaves."
It's also possible that bhaṅga simply refers to "shredded leaves."
- Tue Dec 13, 2022 7:52 pm
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: Amitayus Vase
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2336
Re: Amitayus Vase
Indeed from Sūtra: Amitābha and Amitāyus are identified as being the same in the Sukhavatīvyūha.
- Thu Dec 01, 2022 10:52 am
- Forum: Tibetan Buddhism
- Topic: Re: Garchen Rinpoche's empowerments
- Replies: 197
- Views: 12529