Dharma Wheel

It is possible to recognize the samsaric quality of the Tulku system, (or terma discovery and terton recognition, for that matter) without completely discounting the system, the potential "truth" of Tulku phenomena, or even one's own recognition. That's my point. It's an analysis that is ...

Here you can read the Guru Yoga of the Shamarpa, Mipham Chokyi Lodro. It has been translated only after his death and i think it has never been practiced by his western disciples. Nice to read also the comment of HH 16th Karmapa Rigpe Dorje, who requested this sadhana. I wonder if there also also Gu...

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Who is the highest Karma Kagyu tulku in Tibet? Pawo Rinpoche?

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Well, probably. Just because they can't do what they did in the past, thanks to Chinese

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I agree with you concerning the Karmapas. But I don't think chinese are the cause of all the problems of Vajrayana Buddhism, Sherab Gyaltsen. Quite the contrary. I can't believe that no "high" karma kagyu Rinpoche has been informed that they got a new monastery all of a sudden. You are qu...

New post and pictures today by Gyalwa Drukpa: - Serlung Gompa, originally Drukpa, nestled at the base of Mount Kailash, has been converted to Karma Kagyu. Photos and statues of of Drukpa Lineage masters have been removed. Portrait of Karmapa Ugyen Thinley Dorjee is found in the main shrine. From the...

I agree with you concerning the Karmapas.
But I don't think chinese are the cause of all the problems of Vajrayana Buddhism, Sherab Gyaltsen. Quite the contrary.
I can't believe that no "high" karma kagyu Rinpoche has been informed that they got a new monastery all of a sudden.

Other three posts by Gyalwang Drukpa from his facebook page: 1) Historically the Drukpa Lineage and the Karma Kagyu Lineage of Tibetan Buddhism have shared a deep and close spiritual bond. The Gyalwang Drukpas and Gyalwa Karmapas were known as Gyalwa Kar-Druk Yab-sey or “spiritual father and son” be...

Letter by HH Gyalwa Drukpa, from his facebook page. Interesting, isn't it? 10th September 2014 Over the last few days I have been receiving disturbing information from Tibet regarding the forced conversion of Drukpa Lineage monasteries in the Mount Kailash region by the Karma Kagyu Lineage. My follo...

Does someone know if there are recognized tulku of Drukpa Kunley?
I've heard that a couple of them have been recognized in Bhutan, but they did not live long life. Is this lineage continuing or not?
Thanks

Who are those local protectors? I'm very interested (I appreciated very much the activity of Dhagpo Kundreul Ling)

Probably there are different views. According to the information I have, vedic mantras does not require any transmission. Actually, I don't even think that the concept of transmission or initiation is contemplated from a vedic point of view. It is a tantric, or esoteric idea. Instead, there are vedi...

There must be a slight difference in lineage. I received through the Sakyapa school where it is a major wealth practice. Sure, I received it through Shangpa lineage. Anyway, it still doesn't make much sense to me. Concerning the Ganapati mantra from the Sutra citated above, then, is it used to prot...

As far I know, there are a few secret mantras practiced in tantric sadhanas, but the common hindu mantras don't require any transmission. It is very, very different from Vajrayana. Actually, it is also possibile to perform homa (fire puja) to hindu gods without any initiations. You can even find ins...

In general, in the White Mahākala sadhana of Shangpa there is only one Ganapati. In the sadhana I have there are two Tso Daks. Also in the pictures one can find online one usually sees two Tso Daks. That's why I was confused and thought that Tso Dak was not exactly Ganesh, but something like a clas...

Is there a similar sadhana in other lineages (ex. Shangpa) where one takes the form of Gonkar/White Mahakala while commanding Ganapati? I'm asking this questions because of a dream i had last night. Tshogs bdag is Tibetan for Ganapati. If they are exactly the same thing, why in the sadhana of Gonkar...

'Oh Ananda, when any son of noble family, daughter of noble family, monk, nun, lay man or lay woman goes to a place of worship other than where the Three Jewels (are worshipped) or enters the palace retinue of a king and practices the mantras (recited in that place) and begins with this Essence of ...