The Litany of the Names of Manjushri or Chanting the Names of Manjusri (’jam dpal mtshan brjod; Skt. Manjushrinamasamghiti) and also referred to as The King of All Tantras and Net of Magical Manifestation of Manjushri, is an extremely important tantric text, relied on by all the schools of Tibetan Buddhism. In particular it is [...]

The following is an excerpt from Her Majesty the Royal Grandmother of Bhutan's to Brilliant Moon: The Autobiography of Dilgo Khyentse. Queen Mother [now Her Majesty the Royal Grandmother] Kesang Chödrön Wangchuk is the wife of the previous king of Bhutan and the mother of the present [now retired Fourth] King Jigmey Senge Wangchuk. She [...]

Om Mani Padme Hung: An Explanation of the Six-Syllable Mantra The following is an excerpt from  The Small Golden Key by Kyabje Thinley Norbu Rinpoche More on Thinley Norbu can be found at Kunzangatshal.org and Lotsawa House The Small Golden Key$19.95 - PaperbackBy: Thinley Norbu Add to Cart OM closes the door to the suffering of [...]

The Life of Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo: An excerpt from Tulku Thondup Rinpoche's Masters of Meditation and Miracles According to Nyingma tradition, Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo is the body incarnation of Jigme Lingpa. 259 He became one of the greatest masters, in whom the lineages of all of Tibetan Buddhism find their confluence. He became a prominent [...]

An excerpt from Tibetan Astrology, where Phillipe Cornu summarizes Kyabje Dudjom Rinpoche's explanation of each month's 10th day, or Guru Rinpoche Day. The 10th is Guru Rinpoche day. Guru Rinpoche or Padmasambhava is the Buddha who established Tantric Buddhism in Tibet. At the esoteric level, he is the essence of all buddhas and masters. He [...]

Special Practice Days in the Tibetan Calendar What follows is an excerpt by Kunkyen Tenpe Nyima from Vajra Wisdom: Deity Practice in Tibetan Buddhism on the special practice days of the month as well as the monthly special days.  It is followed by an excert from Tibetan Astrology on the specific days of each month. [...]

We know your lives have been profoundly changed by the impact of the ongoing global health crisis. We know you are concerned for yourselves, for your loved ones, for your communities. We know so many people are suffering right now, and are afraid. And we want to help. We want you to know that though we [...]

I am sad to share the news that Gyurme Dorje, one of the giants of Tibetan translation and practice passed away on February 5th, 2020, the anniversary of the passing of his teacher, Kangyur Rinpoche. Gyurme spent a decade in Asia and sat at the feet at many of the greatest masters of our day: [...]

The paragraphs below come from the foreword of Mipham Rinpoche's White Lotus: An Explanation of the Seven-Line Prayer to Guru Padmasambhava.  These words were penned by Wulstan Fletcher of the Padmakara Translation Group and we suspect many will resonate with his articulate and constructive advice on how to deal with our own tendencies to be cynical, reinterpret, [...]

Pema Chödrön refers to many of her teachers and friends in her latest book Welcoming the Unwelcome. For fans of Ani Pema who might be less familiar with some of these figures but want to hear more from her main inspirations, teachers, and role models, this is for you! For those who listened to the [...]