A good friend to have

A good friend to have

BlogBuddhism October 14, 2015 14 299

Take the hands of this holy protector and you will never be alone again. You will have a powerful ally, a friend and a real Protector who himself follows the teachings of Buddha and who operates from compassion as he is fully enlightened.

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Main Assistants of the Dharma King

Inspired by the Protector chapel at the holy Tashi Lhunpo Monastery, Kechara Forest Retreat’s Dorje Shugden chapel also has likenesses of the entourage and retinue of Dorje Shugden’s mandala.

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Kyabje Pabongka Rinpoche’s Clairvoyance

If you look at the influential lamas of today who are doing great works around the world, it would be safe to say all of them can count the great master His Holiness Kyabje Pabongka Rinpoche as their direct teacher or lineage teacher.

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His Holiness Sharpa Choeje Rinpoche Jetsun Lobsang Nyima

The abbot, tantric master, Vidyadhara, pandit and Vinaya holder His Holiness Sharpa Choeje Rinpoche Jetsun Lobsang Nyima is the Lord of the East. He is from Gaden Shartse Monastery and was a devoted student of H.H. Trijang Rinpoche and H.H. Zong Rinpoche.

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Did you know this about Pabongka Rinpoche?

In the book ‘The Principal Teachings of Buddhism’, Kensur Lobsang Tharchin Rinpoche shares some insight into how he grew up, how he studied and his interactions with Kyabje Pabongka Rinpoche, the legendary master of Lama Tsongkapa’s lineage.

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Geshe Tsultrim Gyeltsen’s special thangka

A very special thangka of Dorje Shugden in a unique peaceful form, that belonged to Venerable Geshe Tsultim Gyeltsen. It hung in Geshe Tsultim Gyeltsen’s room in Thubten Dhargye Ling centre in Los Angeles for many decades.

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Namkar Barzin

Namkar Barzin

BlogBuddhism August 13, 2015 2 412

Namkar Barzin’s story began during the Monlam Festival in the 1920s. On his way back to Mongolia after the festivities, a Mongolian geshe passed through Phari, an area where many of His Eminence Domo Geshe Rinpoche’s monasteries were located.

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See my beautiful shrine!

A short video of H.E. Tsem Rinpoche’s various Buddhist shrines and the sacred images on them. They all feature many offering items to create karma to have the resources in this and future lives to benefit more beings.

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Tsa-Tsas are nice!

Tsa-Tsas are nice!

BlogBuddhism June 28, 2015 2 614

Tsa tsas are 2D images of Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, Arhats, saints, great masters, yogis, Mahasiddhas and Dharma protectors. The tsa tsas are usually made of a certain type of clay that has been removed of stones and other impurities.

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Who is Kache Marpo

Who is Kache Marpo

BlogBuddhism June 23, 2015 14 1,138

Kache Marpo is an ancient Buddhist deity who was installed as one of the Dharma Protectors in Samye Monastery by Guru Rinpoche, as one of the protective divinities to help increase the growth of Dharma in the country of Tibet.

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