Tashi Delek Alex, I plan to observe this not only by fasting but also by doing Achi Chokyi Drolma or White Tara practice. I am also going to suggest it to...
... for Tibet> on Aug 30th. from 7 am to 7 pm.? ... yes. request of Dalai Lama to" many lamas"-- in France. google Ringu Tulku. he says he'll transcribe HHs...
Hello, i have been looking all over the web for Statues of Buddha and I can not find any that are good. every time i search I always come across cheap one of...
I mostly use tibetanspirit.com. You are able to fill them with mantras and things like that. Namsebangdzo.com also has statues I think are very nice looking. ...
... Hi, I have two beautiful Bhudda statues, a larger and a smaller one (for traveling). I bought them at the Kamalashila Institut. Maybe you would like to...
... I must admit that I'm somewhat confused. Do I misinterpret the Venerable Chögyam Trungpa in his Foreword to "The Torch of Certainty" where he says: Quote:...
one shop on the net that is not to be overlooked is : Â http://www.exoticindia.com/sculptures/Buddhist/ Â they have monthly newsletters and articles which...
The September update to the Buddhist bibliography is now online at : http://www.golden-wheel.net/buddbib.html while the Buddhist directory is still at : ...
There are many good webistes selling Buddha statues, usually connected to dharma centres. Depends where in the world you are, there are a couple i know of in...
Hi Group, I've been reading a lot of Candrikiirti and lately Jay L.Garfield (april 94, vol. 44 issue 2. p.219,32p). In Mr. Garfield's conception he views that...
... been ... the ... in ... Okay--tell us, then, how exactly we are supposed to "evaluate or examine" Nagarjuna, for our day and age? I've not read Garfield,...
... (Large chunk of repeated material removed by moderator. Thank you very much, cone I see that at time my English's is not Perhaps the best but you do...
I have no idea what Collette was trying to say, but if it is that essentially one buddha statue is as good as another, I would have to agree, and disagree. I...
... As my kids, say, "WHAT-ever.. ..." But seriously, if one is in the market for a Buddha statue, which is the initial question I think you take issue with...
Hello Everyone, Collete actually makes a lot sense in light of the responses. What is a correct Buddha statue? Is it made of stone, clay, plaster, brass. tin....
The most cogent thing I have heard on this topic was from a Ladakhi yogi, Gen Paldan, when he was asked by our resident lama, Drupon Samten, to give practical...
The most cogent thing I have heard on this topic was from a Ladakhi yogi, Gen Paldan, when he was asked by our resident lama, Drupon Samten, to give practical...
"Subhuti, what do you think? Is it possible to describe the Tathagata? May He be recognized by material characteristics?" "No, Lord; it is not possible to...
"Whoever sees me in form has not seen the Tatagatha."--the Buddha. Early Buddhists did not portray the Buddha in sculpture. They carved footprints, Bodhi...
Good Day Cone, It struck me as I was reading your first few sentences: "The paper holds their folded faces to the floor. And every day The paper boy brings...
Dear Jimpa, What's up? How's Scotland or have you returned? Maybe you aren't going to the retreat 'til sometime in Sept., sorry, I don't recall the dates you...
Good points, Jimpa. I seem to remember in a talk by Mingyur Rinpoche that when you use a "support" such as a statue or picture of the Buddha, it helps you to...
