Buddhist Dharma Headquarters

Nanshan Guanyin Cultural Park is situated at Nanshan District around 40 km west of Sanya CBD in China's Hainan Province. It is a key project in the Phase II expansion of the Nanshan Cultural Tourism Zone, a 5A-rated national attraction, highlighted b...

Charlotte Kasl has authored a bunch of books with titles starting out If the Buddha. She is a practicing therapist. She does workshops and is a feminist. She has written on relatiohships, joy, sexuality, Eastern spiritual practices, healing and addic...

The most critical components of the Tea Ceremony are harmony and simplicity. This ceremony is performed as a ritual and has its roots in Zen Buddhism. The whole ceremony is considered a piece of art. The tea kettle is known as a kama. The participan...

The root of Buddhism is the Four Nobel Truths, which states that there is suffering and we can rise above it by applying techniques which reduce our attachment and clinging to things, people and life itself.  In this lens I will focus on Buddhis...

Norbu was born in 1938 in eastern Tibet. He was recognized as the incarnation of a great Dzogchen Master when he was 3 years old. He received the traditional education of a reincarnate lama or tulku and studied and practiced with several great master...

His Holiness the Dalai Lama is the head of the Galugpa order of Buddhism which is one of 4 lineages in Tibetan Buddhism. The others are Kagyu, Sakya, Ningyma, and some people include Bonpo. Dalai Lama is the leader of Tibetan Buddhism. He is believe...

Tsultrim Allione has a masters in Buddhism/Womens Studies from Antioch University. She is one of the first Western women to be ordained as a Tibetan Buddhist nun. She has been practicing Buddhism for over thirty years and has taught all over the worl...

Tenzin Wangyal is a prolific author, he has conducted workshops, seminars, and meditation retreats in Europe, Mexico, and North America. He is a teacher at Serenity Rigde, VA, in rural Charlottesville, Virginia. I have studied with Tenzin Wangyal si...

Sometimes people get confused by just reading about Feng Shui. Actually you should choose one school of thought and stick to it. Otherwise you can become very disillusioned. So you might want to learn more before you rearrange any furniture or plant...

I created this lens as a "sister" lens to Tibet, Nepal & South Asia to further explore and share all kinds of information about that wonderful part of the world. If you are looking for audio books, printed books, or electronic books about or by His...

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Paper cranes have been used a symbol of peace since the second world war. In the 1950's a young girl Sadako Sasaki, a survivor of the Hiroshima bombing, but a victim of atom bomb disease (leukemia), hoped to fold 1,000 cranes to grant her wish while...

Monk and Vietnamese peace activist turned Zen Meditation teacher. Thich Nhat Hanh is an Vietnamese Zen Buddhist monk. He is a teacher, author, and peace activist, born in central Vietnam in 1926. He coined the term Engaged Buddhism in his book Vietna...

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To Asians Mt. Kalaish is seen as the axis mundi their most sacred mountain. Mt. Kalaish is at the heart of Bonpo, Buddhist and Hindu scriptures. Each holds different beliefs, but the underlying reality is the same. The Hindus believe that Shambu Shiv...

Below is a piece taken from a great book. It's easy reading, so I urge parents to have their teens read it. Parents can help younger ones to understand it. Why I highly reccommend this book? I had become the target for workplace bullying. Yes, I sa...

Lama Khemsar Rinpoche is the founder of the Tibetan Yungdrung Bon Study Centre, in the UK. Rinpoche is a respected teacher of the Yungdrung B0n, a Tibetan Buddhist lineage holder. He is now living in Europe and teaching Sutra, Tantra and Dzogchen ori...

Sakyong Mipham, born in 1962, is the son of Chogram Trungpa Rinpoche who established Shambhala Center in Boulder and also started Naropa University. Since his father's passing Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche has established the Great Stupa of Dharmakaya in m...

Whether you are interested in maintaining good health or seeking treatment for a specific health condition or physiological disorder, Tibetan Healing Medicine can help. Tibetan Healing Medicine is a very ancient, holistic approach to health and heali...

Most of you have probably heard of reincarnation which is a Buddhist as well as a Hindu belief. Also Karma is related to the Buddhist beliefs about death and reincarnation. A basic Buddhist belief is that our bodies are made up of the 5 elements (wa...

I thought I'd offer you my top ten list of great gift ideas for any Buddhist. Many of you may know someone who meditates and is on the Buddhist path, but if you are not a Buddhist you may be at a loss about what kinds of things would make a nice pres...

Khenpo Choga is a 33rd generation lineage holder of the Dzogchen lineage of Buddhism. He is a Buddhist meditation master and scholar from Dzogchen Monastery and Dzogchen Shri Singha Monastic University in Tibet. He currently teaches Dharma and gives...

Robert Thurman teaches at Columbia University Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Studies in the Department of Religion. Robert is the father of actress Uma Thurman. He was one of the earliest Westerners to meet His Holiness the Dalai Lama and they have become lif...

Yongdzin Tenzin Namdak Rinpoche, senior teacher of the Bon tradition, was forced to leave his homeland when the Chinese invaded Tibet in the late 1950s. He later established the Triten Norbutse Monastery in Kathmandu, Nepal to carry on the Bon Buddhi...

Chanting and the Body The following is a quote from the book titled: Chanting - Discovering Spirit in Sound. It comes with an enclosed CD of chanting. "I believe that one of the reasons chanting has such a powerful effect on practitioners is becau...

Za Choeje Rinpoche and Ashley Nebelsieck have co-authored a book titled Backdoor to Enlightenment. More than just a heartfelt fiction story of mystery and discovery, this revolutionary work stands out as a smart, clear guide, showing step-by-step how...

Most of you are very familiar with Richard Gere as the star of movies such as: Pretty Woman, Looking for Mr. Goodbar, American Gigolo, An Officer and a Gentleman, Internal Affairs, Run Away Bride, Shall We Dance, Final Analysis, and others. This han...

Buddhism is one of the most inspiring world philosophies. On this lens you will find information on the Buddhist path, basic concepts and links to more information.

For a Buddhist, start the journey along the road to enlightenment commences with the first understanding of the possibility of realising our Buddha nature. It is only when we fully understand this possibility of evolution into a higher being and disc...

Monk and Vietnamese peace activist turned Zen Meditation teacher. Thich Nhat Hanh is an Vietnamese Zen Buddhist monk. He is a teacher, author, and peace activist, born in central Vietnam in 1926. He coined the term Engaged Buddhism in his book Vietna...

Shakyamuni Buddha was actually a prince named Siddhartha.  The story goes that his father the King kept Siddartha protected from the outside world.  But one day the prince escaped the palace grounds and encountered suffering, old age, sickn...

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If you do sound therapy, or music therapy, please join our group. We offer all manner of sources to take you to that next space of joy. Join with us in our efforts to educate others about the positive effects of sound and music on our overall wellnes...