Dakini, originally uploaded by kqky.

This is a dakini, a tantric deity which is the female embodiement of enlightened energy. In the Tibetan language, the dakini is known as Khandroma or “she who traverses the sky”, also “she who moves in space”

Although dakini figures appear in Hinduism and in the Bön tradition, dakinis are particularly prevalent in Vajrayana Buddhism and have been particularly conceived in Tibetan Buddhism where the dakini, generally of volatile or wrathful temperament, act somewhat as a muse (or inspirational thoughtform) for spiritual practice.

Dakinis are energetic beings in female form, evocative of the movement of energy in space. In this context, the sky or space indicates shunyata, the insubstantiality of all phenomena, which is, at the same time, the pure potentiality for all possible manifestations.

This dakini is posed standing on a lotus seat, with both legs flexed. In her various hands are different tantric implements; the skullcap filled with the elixir of life, the trident staff, and possibly the kartika (curved knife).

Tibetan
RM 6,800

On Nov. 7 and 8, Drebu participated in the annual Road to Asia Festival hosted by and at the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre in Toronto.

Kalsang introduces the Tibetan monks at the Road to Asia festival

The festival featured a wide range of Asian cultural performances, artifacts and food: Japan, China, Taiwan, Malaysia, Indonesia, India, Vietnam, Pakistan and Tibet.

Drebu introduced the Tibetan acts for the two-day festival. On Saturday, Nov. 7, Mingmar Tsering performed Tibetan traditional folk songs singing, and playing the dranyen (Tibetan guitar) and flute on two different stage times.

Mingmar performs with the dranyen

The following Sunday, Nov. 8, we featured Tibetan monks on two separate acts. The first act featured three monks reciting “Kyamdro (refuge), Nyense (invitation) and Ngowa (dedication)”. The second act involved a monk invoking Padmasambhava for world peace.

Tibetan monks at the Road to Asia festival 2009

The monks are: Lobsang Gawa, Jampa Tsering and Ngawang Rabjor Lama.

Throughout the two-day Road to Asia festival Drebu featured a Tibetan painter at the children’s area. Tenpa, who studied in India, painted traditional Tibetan sketches which many children and adults delightfully coloured and filled. He guided them along the process and enjoyed the experience of presenting Tibetan art at the festival.

Tenpa with a young budding artist

All of the festival participants were offered an honorarium by Drebu as a recognition and appreciation for their contribution in helping promote Tibetan arts and culture in Toronto.

We thank all our sponsors for their support, and to JCCC for inviting us to participate in this wonderful and fun festival. Our sponsors are listed in the previous blog post.

Please enjoy the photographs of the event displayed on the right.

Notice the Tibetan flag on the far left (one of four flags featured at the festival!)

Kirtimukha, originally uploaded by kenqky.

The kirthimukha or “face of glory” is an ancient symbol used as a door guardian across China, India and Tibet.

In Hindu mythology, Jalahandra desired Parvati, his adopted mother, and the wife of his father Shiva. He sent the demon Rahu to confront Shiva and to claim Parvati. Shiva was so enraged by this insult that he manifested his anger as a horrific demon that sprang forth from his third eye. This demon had flaming eyes and the ravenous mouth of lion, and Shiva ordered it to consume Rahu. Terrified and unable to outrun this creature, Rahu turned to Shiva and begged for mercy. Mollified by this, Shiva ordered the creature to cease and desist, upon which the creature said,

“But I’m hungry, what should I do now?”

“Eat your hands and your feet” Shiva said.

And the creature began to do just that. Only it didn’t stop there but continued to consume its arms and legs too, and its body and neck until all that was left was its head and face! Shiva was impressed by this and declared,

“This is my most magnificent creation ever! Henceforth it shall be known as Kirtimukha, the Face of Glory, and must always remain at the entrance of my door. From now on, no one comes before me unless they first bow to Kirtimukha.”

Kirtimukha mounted on timber
approx 14cm diameter, 4cm at thickest point
Tibetan RM3,800

Since the Hopkins Tibetan Treasures Research Archive content is licensed for public domain, it can be data-mined for a number of educational purposes.
Recently I have developed an RSS feed for the Hopkins archive that I have called, “A Tibetan Course for Oral Translation Training”. The first installment of the feed consists of 64 units, each consisting of one sentence of Geshe Nga-wang-lek-den teaching Tsong-ka-pa’s Three principal Aspects of the Path” and the translation of that sentence by Jeffrey Hopkins. Each month I will post another installment of the feed, for a total of 19 installments.

The Hopkins Tibetan Treasures Research Archive is a digital resource freely available for scholars seeking oral commentary to compliment their textual research into Tibetan Buddhism and related cultural artifacts. A new edition of the Hopkins Tibetan Treasures Research Archive is available on-line at http://haa.ddbc.edu.tw. It is hosted by Dharma Drum Buddhist College and supported by a generous grant from the Taiwan National Science Council.

The archive site now provides a metadata search engine with hyper-links to search results. The archive’s extensive audio content can be searched with 850 keywords. Currently the archive consists of 73 separate series covering 55 different texts taught by sixteen lamas. The archive covers a wide-range of topics, including epistemology, hermeneutics, logic, phenomenology, Perfection of Wisdom sutras, tenets both Hindu and Buddhist, meditation techniques, Buddhist Tantra (including Kalacakra and Nying-ma Great Completion), Tibetan history, Tibetan medicine, hagiographical materials, and so forth. Several digital language-learning materials for beginning and intermediate students of Tibetan are also available.

The archive is primarily in Tibetan but English-language translation is occasionally provided. Offered under a Creative Commons Public Domain license, the archive may be used as the basis for books and articles or data-mined for the raw material of digital language-learning programs.

I’m a hoarder by nature, so my drawers and cupboards are full of all sorts of useless old tat – buttons for shirts I’ve long since got rid of, Top Trumps cards I haven’t used since I was 11, that sort of thing.

But when I go on holiday I can legitimately hoard things, and often what looks like nothing to other people has great significance to me: sat in front of me, for example, is a big stone which I am using as a paperweight to keep an unruly pile of receipts in check.  But it’s not just any old stone.  It was a stone I washed Bosante the elephant with in a crocodile-infested river in Nepal in the summer. 

Having a bath with an elephant - out of shot to the left is a crocodile...

I’m probably a bit sentimental with souvenirs, and I do tend to keep nigh-on anything as a reminder or keepsake.  But I love buying things which show the culture of the place I’ve been to, and Nepal was brilliant for that.

Ganesh painting

Above is a painting of the Hindu God Ganesh which I picked up in Pokhara for less than £5.  It is painted onto cloth and the colours and design are stunning.  Held up to the light or placed in a well-lit window, the colours glow and shimmer – it took somebody hours to make, and I feel privileged to own it and be blessed by its ‘good luck’ charm.

Hand-carved wooden face mask

Hanging beneath Ganesh on my wall is this slightly scary face mask which I picked up for the equivalent of about £3.50 in Pokhara.  I particularly like the third eye in the middle of the forehead, which I think is a nod to the wrath of the Hindu God Shiva whose third eye opens to see the evils of the world…

Buddhist prayer wheel

More religious iconography, this time recognising the influence of Tibetan culture into Nepal from the displaced refugees who have set up villages and monasteries throughout the country.  This prayer wheel opens up to reveal Buddhist scriptures and mantras which are chanted as the wheel is spun.

An Indian wall-hanging

To diverge away from Nepal, my greatest souvenir extravagance this summer was the above wall-hanging (£10.50) which I bought in Mandawa in the northwest of India.  According to the vendor, it was hand-stitched by “gypsy women” over a period of several weeks. 

I don’t doubt he was telling the truth, but maybe I do doubt his judgement (or his eyesight).  As I walked into his shop he beamed at me and shouted “James Bond!”

RIGUL TRUST NEWSLETTER AUTUMN 2009
News about Helping Tibetan Welfare Project in Rigul, Kham, Tibet
Thank you so much for all of your very generous donations
In May 2009 we were able to send funds for:

• The Health Clinic, Dr Chuga: his assistant , Karma Tsisha: Ani Choden, the nurse: and advanced running costs of the clinic (uses both traditional Tibetan medicine and western medicine).

• Food for 2 hot meals a day, at school, for every day of the year, for approximately 60 children.

• Salaries for 5 teachers, 3 cooks, blankets for a dormitory for 12 children and cement carpeting for the school playground.

News from Rigul, Kham, Tibet

Tibetan Welfare Project includes supporting the school in Rigul and the health clinic:

On 28.08.09 Ringu Tulku received the following news from Rigul:
“I received a phone call today from Khenpo Wangpel of Rigul Monastery. The Shedra of Rigul has now started. There was a big inauguration with Dulmo Choje Rinpoche as the Chief Guest. Over 800 monks and nuns attended the opening ceremony including high Rinpoches, Khenpos and Lamas. Thousands of people came for the teachings and blessings. The shedra buildings are complete with a hall which can accommodate around 1500 people. The old Temple is also fully renovated and both were inaugurated and blessed. Khenpo Zopa will be the main Khenpo who is a learned Geshe from Kirti Monastery. The Shedra started with 54 students. They have constituted a Shedra Committee with 15 monks. There will be a common kitchen and all students will be offered free food, lodging and education. They have started a shop to help finance the Shedra. This is fulfilling one of my dreams for a long time. We will soon receive some photos from Karsing and Lama Desing. Lama Desing is an old monk of Rigul Monastery who lives is Dehradun and Karsing is my uncle who were visiting Rigul at that time. Hope they can come back safely.
The school and Clinic are both running very well. 14 students from the school joined the Shedra. Of 54 students, 32 are from Rigul Monastery and the rest are from nearby monasteries including the Sakya Monastery across from Rigul.”
I send my best wishes and love and prayers,
RT
If you would like to make an offering for the monks, the students and the monastery to commemorate this auspicious occasion please feel free to make a payment through Rigul Trust. For this please contact David, the treasurer, at info@rigultrust.org
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News from Dehra Dun

We have now sent the funds to complete the building of 2 new classrooms at the Ling Gesar School, Manduwala, Dehra Dun. This school is not only for the Tibetan refugees but caters for all the Indian children in the surrounding poor villages. It was set up 20 years ago and before 2003 was near to closure due to lack of funds. Since 2003 a charitable trust in Germany has been set up under the guidance of Ringu Tulku: Bodhicharya Huttenried – Dharma-Tor Charitable Trust, Germany.
To help maintain and improve the education and health facilities, Ringu Tulku Rinpoche has also asked Rigul Trust, with its UK charity registration status, to help fund these projects.

News from Sikkim

Traditional Tibetan medicine (‘Sowa Rigpa’) and Himalayan medicinal plants ecology program – We are supporting a pilot project for growing medicinal plants in Sikkim meditation centre. We have sent some funds to pay for tilling the land and planting 3 medicinal plants Ruta, Titta and Manu as an experiment to grow Tibetan medicinal plants. Rahima, from Ireland is working hard in Sikkim with this project.
On 15th September Ringu Tulku writes:
“The good news is that the Indian Cabinet yesterday approved the recognition of Sowa Rigpa as one of India’s Medical Traditions.It is described as a Buddhist Medical System.”
Love,
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Raising Awareness and Funds for Tibetan Welfare Projects and having fun

News from Chichester May 15 to 18th 2009
RIGUL TRUST’S FIRST BIRTHDAY MAY 16TH 2009
When Rinpoche came to Sussex in May, we were so pleased that we were able to join with the wider group from Southampton, Sussex, London,  Somerset and many other places to celebrate Rigul Trust’s 1st Birthday. David and Sue set up a photo presentation that Rinpoche kindly gave us his own commentary about Tibet, Sue was the in-house photographer, Jo made a huge Birthday cake, and Jude videod the presentation. Claire, Julie and Ilse ran the second hand bookstall, the plant stall and the raffle with all proceeds going to Rigul Trust, Margaret came up with the idea of a food mandala, Meriel, Maggie and lots of us helped set up the food mandala and organise the party. Pam made her tasty apple cake and lots of us offered yummy food for the food mandala.

News from Ireland – Dublin May 2009
Pat Little from Arklow writes:
The visit of Ringu Tulku was of course the highlight of the last few months here at Bodhicharya Ireland. We were also delighted to welcome Margaret Richardson and her team from Rigul Trust, who had brought a variety of display material on Rigul Trust Tibetan welfare projects and also books, photos of thangkas, liturgical objects such as malas etc. for sale to a genuinely interested public. We were able to contribute organically grown plants for sale, our combined efforts generating in total €397, every cent of which goes to Rigul Trust projects in the field. May they flourish as embodiments of Rinpoche’s spirit of wisdom and compassion. These attractive cards were on sale at Rinpoche’s teachings in Dublin, 100% of the proceeds go to fund Rigul Trust projects in the field.
Generously sponsored by the O’Brien Family and printed by Wood Printcraft, Dublin.
1. Shrine room decoration, Sherab Ling Monastery Himachal Pradesh.
2. Blue doorway. Sarnath. Indi
3. Nizam-ud-din’s Shrine. Old Delhi, India
4. Green doorway. Sarnath, India.
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Annie Dibble from Ireland and Francois Henrard from Belgium kindly post news about Rigul and Rigul Trust on their respective blogspots, ie
http://bodhicharyaireland.blogspot.com http://ringutulku.wordpress.com/
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News from Edinburgh: Albert Harris writes:
The Edinburgh group have recently raised £500 for the Rigul Trust. A good time was had by all at the barbeque from which we raised £255. Then there was the car boot sale at Greenside in Edinburgh. That brought in another £47. Albert and Fulmaya filled a flagon jar with the odd pennies and from that there was a total of £81. A further £25 was added from the donation towards photographs of Ringu Tulku Rinpoche with the long-life prayer kindly provided by Margaret Richardson. The rest was made up by individual donations from friends and family.
We wish Rigul Trust all the best and encourage others to take the initiative and raise more funds for the good work being carried out in Tibet and Dehradun welfare projects.
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Rachel Moffitt from Exeter writes:
For a few months now Ringu Tulku’s children’s book, “The Boy Who Had a Dream,” has been available through Amazon UK and is being sold on behalf of Rigul Trust – all the money I receive from sales goes to the Trust. Look out for the seller ‘Lotus Lines’ – that’s the seller to select. The book can be posted all over the world. I am also selling books on behalf of Bodhicharya Publications.
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Sue Forsyth from Goodwood writes:
Facilitating Rigul Trust eBay sales has been a great gift, it’s a constant reminder of the generosity of human beings and it has been a privilege to have contact with those who donate and those who buy. If you have anything that you think would be useful, please email me at sueforsyth@btinternet.com. You name it, someone will want to buy it )
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CDs/DVDs of Ringu Tulku’s London Teachings
Bernie Hartley from Reigate writes
Dear Friends,
Ringu Tulku’s London Teachings 2009 are now available on CD and DVD.
Rinpoche gave a public talk on Meditation and teachings on Mahamudra and Dzogchen. The Mahamudra and Dzogchen teachings are the first part of a commentary on ‘The Quintessence of the Union of Mahamudra and Dzokchen: The Practical Instructions of the Noble Great Compassionate One Chenrezik’ by Karma Chakme Rinpoche.
Contact Bernie at dharmaconvivium@yahoo.co.uk for order forms and previous London
Teachings by Ringu Tulku
Also visit www.rigultrust.org click on Shop and this will lead you to a listing of some of Ringu Tulku’s London teachings on CD/DVDs from the London teachings
Due to the generosity of a kind sponsor the Cd’s have been professionally made. 100% of your money for these and the DVD’s will go to sponsor Rigul Trust’s projects in Tibet and India – see: www.rigultrust.com – Rinpoche’s charity.
Best Wishes
Bernie
for Rigul Trust and Bodhicharya London
Dr Ken Burch from Thame, Oxfordshire writes:
Retirement was never going to be easy for me after 34 years in the same General Practice in Oxfordshire. Saying goodbye doesn’t come naturally but as for being attached…
Perhaps the thing I dreaded most was what to do with the farewell gifts. The patients I have known for so many years are always generous at Christmas. The book tokens are fantastic but what can you do with 37 bottles of sherry!
Then I had a blinding flash of inspiration for probably the first time in my life. Why not ask patients and colleagues who wanted to celebrate my retirement with a gift to donate money to my favourite charities instead.
Like many people in this world I owe a debt of gratitude to Ringu Tulku and by supporting the Rigul Trust perhaps I can pass on a portion of my miniscule merit to him. In this way we all win – the patients get to give me a present, I’m let off the hook and the folk at the Rigul project benefit. Sadly not every patient listened so I still have 17 bottles of sherry to find a home for!
Lama Sherab has kindly put a link on www.dharmadata.org website to Rigul Trust
Hi again! Here it is;
http://www.dharmadata.org/index.php?option=com_weblinks&catid=13&Itemid=111
With love, Lama Sherab
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Be a Friend of Rigul Trust today – help our Tibetan welfare projects

There are lots of fun and interesting ways to raise much needed funds for Rigul Trust welfare projects whilst you shop – here are some ideas for shopping for you or a friend…..
NEW ADDITION! Buy DVD’s and audio CD recordings of Buddhist teachings given by Tibetan Buddhist Lama Ringu Tulku Rinpoche:
pdf list & ordering info…..Ringu Tulku Teachings 2009
pdf list & ordering info…..Full List of Available Teachings by Ringu Tulku
Purchase a beautiful paperback graphic novel Tibetan folk tale told by Ringu Tulku Rinpoche called ‘The Boy Who Had a Dream’
Purchase a DVD of a Buddhist Pilgrimage to India and Nepal with Ringu Tulku, visiting sacred sites in this grand tour. Buy on-line and securely pay with PayPal

Ebay for charity for Rigul Trust – sell your unwanted treasures for Rigul projects and raise funds for our welfare projects for poor Tibetans
Easysearch – browse on-line and raise money for Rigul projects.You’ll raise funds for your chosen cause with every search you make. By making just 10 searches a day with easysearch instead of Google or any other search engine you can raise around £20 a year for Rigul Trust poverty relief and welfare projects, just through your normal Web searching
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Please let us have: any news, views, tips, suggestions, activities that you may be able to

do/help with to benefit Rigul Trust Tibetan welfare projects in the field, whether it is with our education programs in India and Tibet, supporting the health clinic in Tibet, or ways to make the ecology of Himalayan medicinal plants and Tibetan medicine project in Sikkim a success.

Contact info@rigultrust.org : and please write “Newsletter” in the subject box

Tel: Margaret 023 8046 2926

With Very Best Wishes to Everyone
Margaret Richardson and the Team
Patron: Ringu Tulku Rinpoche
13, St Francis Avenue, Southampton. SO18 5QL UK Tel: 023 8046 2926

 

HERITAGE OF MANKIND

OCEAN OF WISDOM

Alive Dharma teaching, Nov 22, 2009

“All fortunate beings are guided on the miraculous path

To the lotus field of Buddha Amitabha

By the blessing of your divine, magical activity.”

Kyabje Thinley Norbu Rinpoche : Offering praise,

Visual Dharma : White Sail, part 2

Homage to Amitabha Buddha

I.Introduction

1.1.Dear worldwide Friends  of Buddha Dharma, this week Alive Dharma teaching is entitled Ocean of wisdom, following previous teaching : Drops of wisdom.  Each of your/our positive thoughts and wishes is shining drop of wisdom, collecting in unseparable Ocean of wisdom, state of enlightenment. Please, read & study the Dharmas/truths with peaceful awareness, so that the Light of these truths can penetrate your beingness. May Buddha Amitabha´s blessings illuminate every step on your spiritual path toward Enlightenment. While reading the Offering praise from the White sail aloud to accumulate merit and wisdom, don´t forget to multiply your positive energy by rating, commenting, favoring, sharing,

and  embeding this Visual Dharma – spiritual Teaching for 3^rd millenium. In Buddha Amitabha´s eyes of wisdom : we all are part of the Heritage of mankind, evolving toward Pure land of Infinite light. * Venerable Konchok Norbu created beautiful Dharma art photo , connected with this teaching. Take a look at www.buddhadharmaobfinternational.wordpress.com Heritage of mankind.  Comments with insights and meditations can be written also there. Homage to Amitabha Buddha of infinite Light *****

II.Buddhist spiritual*religious activities :

2.1.Lunar calendar for 10^th month

Nov 25 Medicine Buddha and Arya Tara day (8^th day) : Dharma practice : 21 Verses of praise or Arya Tara sadhana; Medicine Buddha chanting or Medicine Buddha sadhana . See related Visual Dharmas .

Nov 27 Guru Padmasambhava day (10^th day) ; Guru Rinpoche arrives in central Tibet. He subdues all the hostile negative  forces, founds the great monastery  of Chö-khor Pal-gyi Samye and lights the lamp of the holy Dharma of the sutra and mantra teachings. Guiding his 25 disciples and the king to liberation he is known as Padmasambhava : the Lotus-born Guru. Dharma practice: Sang, Ganachakra, Tsog offering verse by Kyabje Dudjom Rinpoche II. Related Visual Dharmas : 7-line invocation of Guru Padmasambhava, Teaching about 7-line invocation, Dances of eight manifestations of Guru Rinpoche.

Nov 28 Buddha Manjushri day . Dharma practice : Homage to Manjushri-Buddha of wisdom or Manjushri sadhana. Related Visual Dharma: Homage to Manjushri; Manjushri-nama samgiti by Khenchen Pentse Rinpoche , Chanting the names of Manjushri.

Dec 2 Full moon day, related to Long-life sadhanas of Buddha Amitayus, White Arya Tara etc. Related Visual Dharma: Amitabha Buddha of infinite Light.

Dec 11 Dakini day. Dharma practice: Ganachakra, Tsog offering verse by Kyabje Dudjom Rinpoche II.

Dec 15 Dharmapala day ;  Dharma practice :  Vajrakilaya tantra Gurkhukma by Khenpo Jigme Phuntsog Rinpoche. See related Visual Dharma.

Dec 16 Shakyamuni Buddha day. Dharma practice: purification sadhanas : 100-syllable mantra of Vajrasattva Buddha . See related  Visual Dharma.

Collective prayers and meditations since 1989 , every Sunday from 4-5 pm GMT +1 or according to your local time. Lama Tara Tulku Drimed Drolkhar Rinpoche gives direct introduction to the Sound*Light of Dharmata at the beginning and after Kunzang Gongpa Zhangtal recitation . See related Visual Dharma: Wish-granting prayer of Samantabhadra Buddha. Together we become vegetarians ; together we pray and meditate for inner and outer peace on the planet, benefiting many sentient beings. OM MANI PADME HUM

III. International institute for contemporary Buddhist studies :

3.1. Buddhist Literary Heritage Project

October 24, 2009                    Dear Friends,

My name is Huang Jing Rui, and I am honored to be newly appointed as the interim executive director of the Buddhist Literary Heritage Project (BLHP). The goal of this new initiative is to see all of the vast and extraordinary riches of Indo-Tibetan Buddhist literature, particularly the Kangyur and Tengyur, translated into English and other modern languages and made universally accessible within a hundred years.

Over the past few decades, many groups and individuals have been working with great dedication to translate a wide range of Buddhist teachings into English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, and other languages. The BLHP grew from the jointly expressed wishes of more than 50 such translators, teachers, and academics who met in Bir, India, in March 2009 at the Translating the Words of the Buddha conference.

Conceived as a project with its own activity and funding, and not simply as a forum for discussion, the BLHP clearly needs an effective organizational structure. At the Bir conference, the participants requested Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche to take on the interim responsibility of overseeing the establishment of the necessary structure.

In the six months since the conference, many interesting developments have taken place toward setting up that interim organizational structure, together with the key policies and strategic plans that will get the BLHP going. These steps include:

May: Planning meeting  June: Editorial policy meeting  July: Appointment of executive director and working committee July: Confirmation of two “proof of concept” pilot translations September: Four-day working committee planning meeting The Buddhist Literary Heritage Project will officially begin to operate in January 2010, managed by an interim working committee consisting of eight members:

• Chair: Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche

• Executive director: Huang Jing Rui

• Committee members: Ani Kunga Chodron, Gene Smith, Ivy Ang, John Canti, Steven Goodman, and Cangioli Che

The BLHP interim working committee is committed to an open, inclusive, and collaborative approach that seeks the involvement of Dharma teachers, translators, academics, scholars, and researchers from all segments of the Buddhist community.The BLHP has taken birth from the great aspirations of teachers, translators, and people like you, but it is still in its infancy. As we develop, learn, and move forward, we humbly seek your patience, understanding, and goodwill. Your ongoing support is absolutely necessary for the project to accomplish its objective of preserving and making available the precious teachings of the Buddha.

Finally, we wish to express our heartfelt thanks to all the past and present volunteers and donors, who have generously offered time, money, experience, expertise, effort, and goodwill to the BLHP. We look forward to your continued support.

Please feel free to forward this letter to anybody whom you feel might be interested in our project. Thank you.

Yours in the Dharma,Huang Jing Rui Executive Director

Buddhist Literary Heritage Project (BLHP)

For more information and to find out how you can support this project, please email us at info@buddhistliteraryheritage.org .

You can download a PDF of the conference proceedings from http://khyentsefoundation.org/pdf/Translation_Conference.zip .

You are also welcome to join our BLHP Facebook group site on http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=59296950597&v=wall .

Post scriptum :  H.E. Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche

donated Eight Treasure Vases to Buddha Dharma in March 1994 (Siddharta´s intent for world peace) and lead weekend Dharma teaching : Meditation in action in the city of Ankaran Adriatic sea, Slovenia. He also had Dharma lecture at the University of Ljubljana : Buddhism, peace and ecology(see related Visual Dharma). Rinpoche met with the late archbishop dr. Alojzij Sustar in Ljubljana and visited the Catholic monastery and museum in Sticna, meeting with dr. Anton Nadrah during interfaith meeting. OM MANI PADME HUM

IV.Wisdom Without Borders

4.1. Viewers and friends selected comments and post

leronr USA

can you please help make this happen?

P.S. We ask everybody to actively support all videos that promote vegetarianism and world peace*****

Buddha Dharma-OBF international

Dear Friends  : although we don´t always immediate write comments on your videos-because of lack of time-we always appreciate them , trying to view your videos and write supportive words when time allows .

ClarybelC2002 USA

Re:SHITRO : SECRET SOUND … Alive Dharma teaching, Nov 8, 2009

my gratitude for your loving presence
hope you enjoy my latest video
namaste Claire Journey of the heart Love’s Divine

mantra1951

Odp:DROPS OF WISDOM Alive Dharma teaching, Nov 15, 2009

Thanks very much!!

pinkgal109 Australia

Re: DROPS OF WISDOM Alive Dharma teaching, Nov 15, 2009

Thank you,beautiful video and wisdom ,love and peace to you

ecumsecumjanet Canada

Re: SHITRO : SECRET SOUND … Alive Dharma teaching, Nov 8, 2009

Thank you [asana sana]!
Namaste! xo janet sol [a.k.a. 'ecumsecumjanet']  Peace & blessings, always..

BlueDotMusic

Buddha …:  Greeting my Friends,
Attached a new video which we hope you will like, if so,
please share with your friends this truly wonderful pilgrimage.
Peace to you all.

Relax – Buddhist Meditation Music – Tibet – Zen Garden

Selected Comment***** on Visual Dharma: Bardo prayer which protects from fear :

DalaiLamaFrankfurt Germany

This video is so precious and brings so much light in our hearts!
Thank you for all the work and dedication you share with us in every video, in every message! I feel great joy with your presents of wisdom.
OM MANI PADME HUM

Buddha Dharma wrote on other sites :

Let everyone know what you think and see what everyone else is saying:
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Visit Twitterer Social Network at: http://www.tweetbook.tw

US President Barack Obama is doing good job – he initiated a lot of beneficial projects and initiatives around the world (concrete support for reducing climate change, reducing nuclear weapons , support for green energy and many others). His Nobel Peace Prize 2009 is well deserved and we appreciate him as one of Buddha Dharma´s friends on www.youtube.com/OpenBuddhistForum 44 spiritual teachings for 3rd millenium; www.buddhadharmaobfinternational.wordpress.com. HERITAGE OF MANKIND
www.MySpace.com/BuddhaDharma_OBFI Visionary*Visual Dharma Art
BUDDHA DHARMA- OBF International
OM MANI PADME HUM Nov. 4, 2009

V. Human rights

5.1. Nov 20 marks 20 years of International convention of children´s rights  !

However : millions of children still don´t have basic human rights like   health care, education etc. In Nepal His Eminence Sagar Rinpoche is taking care for more than 100 orphan children coming from 18 districts of Nepal. They are boys and girls from 6 till 18 years visiting private Buddhist school connected to Dechen Ling monastery and temple. May your generosity begins today by sponsoring/supporting one or more orphan child : monthly sponsoring is 30 Euro which provides for child´s dwelling, education, health care and support for the spiritual community. . Buddha Dharma provides financial & spiritual support and conseling in the frame of Buddha Dharma´s international charity. Upon writing to BuddhaDharma.OBFInternational@gmail.com we will send you bank account information for your regular contribution. We remember all supporters in prayers and meditations and provide spiritual guidance in times of need. All sponsors obtain photos, posters as well as seeds of the Buddha tree from the Lumbini zone , donated by ven. Sagar Rinpoche : Seeds for world peace. May you become peaceful and happy by helping others ***** As Kunkhyen Longchenpa said : Through generosity enjoyment is achieved ! See related  Visual Dharma : Longchenpa – Six perfections.

We thank all supporters , esp. Mr and Mrs. Winter, Mr. Ales Pertot, Karma Döndrub Namgyal and others. OM MANI PADME HUM

5.2.Human rights of other sentient beings : animals

KhenpoDarma Japan wrote :  October 02, 2009

In southern Nepal 25 kilometers away from Ram Bomjon’s meditation site, the world’s largest animal sacrifice is about to begin. At the stalls of Gadhi Mai Mela animal sellers are raking in the rupe…

In southern Nepal 25 kilometers away from Ram Bomjon’s meditation site, the world’s largest animal sacrifice is about to begin. At the stalls of Gadhi Mai Mela animal sellers are raking in the rupees. The massacre of a million animals takes place on November 24, 2009. Is this really how it has to be?
On November 24, 2009, the sacrifices will reach their peak.
You can help prevent it,
attend the blessings, or sign the petition:
http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/s…

KhenpoDarma

KhenpoDarma sent you a video: “Nepal, We Can Prevent Animal Sacrifice.wmv”

Please view this. You’re awareness can make the difference!
Maitri, Khenpo Dharma

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KhenpoDarma Japan

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Re: Re:KhenpoDarma sent you a video: “Nepal, We Can Prevent Animal Sacrifice.wmv”

Thank you very much for the message, and the prayers!

openbuddhistforum

OM MANI PADME HUM Animal sacrifice is totally uncivilised deed , not a religious act at all! World wide petition must support complete prohibition of animal sacrifice in all traditions . True religion saves lives of beings ! This petition must be brought to United nations which must prohibit animal sacrifice in all countries, including Muslim world. It is very sad day for Nepal when 500.000 animals are killed every year.
OM MANI PADME HUM
Buddha Dharma-OBF International

* Today in collective prayers and meditations we will also  pray for all animals that are killed in animal sacrifice.

5.3. Human rights for Tibet

MissingVoices77 Holland

Walking all the way from Holland to Tibet in the sake of Human Rights.

Dear People,
Coincidentally I found a article of a Dutch who go’s walking to Tibet to get
attention for Human Rights issues, after that he will meet the Dalai Lama in
Dharamsala. A few days ago he arrived in Dubai.

http://www.youtube.com/user/ernstvandamme

In Dutch language:
http://www.voettochtnaartibet.nl/ Info article:

http://www.rnw.nl/nl/nederlands/article/nederlander-wandelt-voor-

mensenrechten-naar-tibet
(which has also a English letter from Tsultrim Dorjee)
Kind Regards, Peter

P.S. One of Buddha Dharma´s Friends  – Karma Döndrub Namgyal (Austria) is travelling through Europe already for  4^th time , visiting Germany, Polland, Holland, France, Spain, Portugal, Swiss, Italy, Croatia, Slovenia, Austria, Hungary and other countries , to raise awareness of human rights for  Tibet  and also ecology . He visited many  Dharma centres . If he comes to your town or area, please invite him home and show your generosity. Karma Döndrub Namgyal does not stay at one place for long time. He used to cycle 20 km daily and is very strict in his travelling schedule. OM MANI PADME HUM

5.4. International day for  preventing violence against women , Nov 25

Reflection about how to prevent violence against women will be included in next alive Dharma teaching

VI.COLOPHON

BUDDHA DHARMA – OBF INTERNATIONAL Generaly beneficial religious org. since 1995 registered in Slovenia, EU. www.youtube.com/OpenBuddhistForum www.MySpace.com/BuddhaDharma_OBFI blog, Dharma art photowww.buddhadharmaobfinternational.wordpress.com Heritage of mankind – Treasure of pure Dharma , links to Wikipedia and related photos

Serving, upholding and protecting the teachings of Buddhas by promoting ten enlightened activities as taught by Buddha Shakyamuni and His emanation Buddha Padmasambhava; promoting Millenium goals of United nations : Universal education ,Gender equality and empowerment of women www.un.org.milleniumgoals

Her Eminence Lama Tara Tulku Drimed Drolkhar Rinpoche- continuing Atiyoga essence lineage of Ayu Khandro Dorje Paldron (Tibet 1839-1953) , Nyingma Vajrayana Atiyoga Ling, EU

His Eminence Lama Karma Gyan Sagar Rinpoche, Association for non-violence, world peace, wheel, Buddhist religion in Nepal(monastery, Buddhist school for orphan children, peace pagoda, Dechen Ling gompa, three-year meditation retreat)*****

Shifu John Chow : Martial arts, Healing,Dharma,  Australia

Venerable Mangala Konchok Norbu, Dharma art director, Buddha Dharma, European Union

Lama Gyatso holding texts for Chagdud Rinpoche

Ceremonies for Venerable Lama Chödak Gyatso Nubpa’s  49th Day will conclude on the 30th of this month with Rigzdin Duepa, Throma and  Shi-Tro practices at the retreat land of  Ari Bhod.

May the seeds that he planted in each of us continue to flourish!
I’ve posted an album of photos of Lama Gyatso, HERE.

Hi there.

I’m kicking back with some R. Carlos Nakkai and looking for inspiration in color and shape for “The Happy Ones.” The initial images are pumping out their little bits of light. Seeing how this is all an exploration I’m open to where my intuition leads me… Here are a few of the shapes, images, colors and ideas I’ve been browsing today.

It’s a pretty fluffy post but *shrugs* Im’ feeling pretty visual today and I’m adding images to my mental pallet for later.

Photo of a Chenrezig Sand Mandala created and exhibited at the House of Commons on the occasion of the visit of the Dalai Lama on 21 May 2008. Photograph taken by the uploader. @ Wikipedia)

Tibetan Sand Mandala’s have always drawn me in. Most things Tibetan do.

I also found a little site on my search that shows the extensive construction of the Sand Mandala here at Ackland Online. Created and destroyed, they do not remain. The material life is transitory.

Jumping tracks…

Have you Googled the term “Blurred City Lights“? I felt like I was seeing this image or video in my head of a girl, dark short hair, riding in a car at night. The lights behind her are blurring out . Was that… Lost in Translation? I don’t know but the film comes to mind. Great stuff.

I really love this last image from a blog here on wordpress.

Kannon / Quan Yin keeps popping up for me too.

Scott~

Lama Jigme

From the earliest days of Chagdud Gonpa in the West, Lama Jigme has supported the dharma activities of Chagdud Rinpoche through his kind, skillful and patient teaching of the dharma arts–music, dancing and puja–and his warm and profound presence at drubchens.

A contemporary and good friend of Jigme Rinpoche, Lama Jigme’s father was a close disciple of H.H.Dudjom Rinpoche, whose lineage he so strongly supports.

HERE is a short slide show of recent pictures of Lama Jigme.

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