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1. Tibet Wall Calendars and Desk Calendars 2010 When thinking of Tibet, most people automatically think about China, the Dalai Lama and Tibetan Buddhism. However, like other countries, Tibet is more than just those political and religious factors. There are ordinary people there, not all of whom...
2. Bodhisattva - living for others in Buddhism The bodhisattva ideal is embodied in the bodhisattva vow: May I attain Buddhahood for the benefit of all sentient beings. This practically means that one vows not just to attain enlightenment or Nirvana (ambitious enough of itself), but to postpone...
3. Tibetan Buddhism Tibetan Buddhism has been called 'Vajrayana Buddhism', because it is part of the tantric Buddhist current, within Mayahana Buddhism. The word Vajra can be explained as 'thunderbolt' or 'Diamond like'. It stands for the clear constancy of the mind of...
4. Pema Chodron She's funny, she has kids and grandkids, she has an opinion about how Cher looks after all the plastic surgery.  She's not your parents' Buddhist nun, in other words.   I'll put Pema Chodron up as the greatest Buddhist teacher today (w...
5. Tibetan Buddhist Jewelry The colors and shapes of Tibetan Buddhism are unique. This has a lot to do with the letters: spiky forms derived from devanagari (the letters most used to write Sanskrit and Hindi) translate into fiery forms for Om and Om Mani Padme Hum for instance....
6. Best Dalai Lama DVD, CD and Blueray Disks The Dalai Lama is one of the most famous religious leaders of our time. His Buddhist teachings have charmed the world. His peaceful attitude in the face of colonial (Chinese) aggression has brought him honour and esteem wherever he goes. His story is...
7. Best books and movies about the Dalai Lama The most famous man in Buddhism. The arch enemy of the Chinese government who write to every government that receive him. They probably have a clerk for the duty, because the Dalai Lama is received by most heads of state - as he's respected world wid...
8. The 14th Dalai Lama: Tibetan leader in exile Nobel Peace Prize Winner, popularizer of Buddhism and head of the Tibetan Government in Exile. The Dalai Lama's life is a unique convergence of religion, politics and an admirable stand on peace in the face of aggression. This lens focuses on his l...
9. Om Mani Padme Hum Mantras are sacred words or sounds, often various names or salutations of God, repeated either mentally or chanted aloud for personal transformation. Frequently used as part of a meditation practice, mantras can also be utilized during times of diffi...
10. Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche 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...
11. Best Dalai Lama Books The Dalai Lama is that unique mix of a spiritual teacher and a political leader. Unlike the Pope he is virtually uncontested as a spiritual inspiration. His continuing attempts at peaceful dialog with the Chinese government is amazing. His attempts a...
12. The Dalai Lama Controversy The Dalai Lama presents himself as a champion of human rights and defender of religious freedom while inflicting terrible human rights abuses on his own people and interfering with the religious freedom of thousands and thousands of people around the...
13. Medicine Wheels and Mandalas A Mandala is a concentric diagram having spiritual and ritual significance of Buddhism. In various spiritual traditions, mandalas may be used as focusing and spiritual teaching tools as an aid in meditation and trance induction. Similarly, Medicine w...
14. Teachings On Buddhism from His Holiness The Dalai Lama 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...
15. Women in Buddhism in North America Waking up in America isn't easy, but neither is walking through a life driven by the demands, cravings and fears of an unruly ego! In the eighth century in Tibet, Guru Padmasambhava predicted that when the iron bird flies and horses run on wheels, t...
16. Robert Thurman Buddhist Scholar 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...
17. Nanshan Buddhism Cultural Park! 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...
18. Tulku Thondup The West owes a world of gratitude to Tulku Thondup, a prolific translator and scholar of Tibetan scripture. His contribution has preserved Tibetan Culture for future generations. Tulku Thondup spent the first eighteen years of his life, his home t...
19. What is a Shaman? Many different cultures utilize the shaman as a spiritual leader and bridge between the physical world and the spiritual world. This is a based description of the shaman role and their connection with nature.
20. About Tibet Tibet is a destination of almost mythic proportions. Here is some fun family oriented info about it.