Pilgrimage

Tricycle pilgrims make it to the Tiger’s Nest

Tricycle Pilgrims are troopers—most of us made the arduous hike to the Tiger’s Nest, or the Taktsang Palphug Monastery, as the Bhutanese call it. Padmasambhava (Guru Rinpoche), who brought Vajrayana Buddhism to Tibet and Bhutan, is…

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Nov 24, 2012

Pilgrimage

Thanksgiving Blessing

Tricycle pilgrim receives blessing from Khenpo Khatar Rinpoche at Thrangu Tashi Yangtse Monastery, which the group visited yesterday. A 40km drive from Kathmandu, the monastery sits atop the Himalayan foothills, offering stunning views. It was built…

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Nov 22, 2012

Pilgrimage

Tricycle Pilgrimage: Today’s Teaching from Kathmandu

From today’s teaching at Shedrub Ling: It’s not enough to think you understand impermanence and then to forget about it. The real dharma practitioner is someone who contemplates impermanence many times throughout day. Only then do…

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Nov 20, 2012

Pilgrimage

Tricycle Pilgrimage: One love

Tricycle pilgrimage co-leader Justin Kelley gave interfaith harmony a big boost earlier today with his newfound Hindu friends. Photographer and fellow pilgrim Risto Kuulasmaa dubbed the pic “One Love,” appropriately enough. The new friendship was struck…

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Nov 20, 2012

Pilgrimage

Tricycle’s Pilgrimage to Nepal & Bhutan

Tricycle began its first pilgrimage to Nepal & Bhutan on Sunday in Kathmandu, where 25 of us gathered at the Tibet International hotel, within viewing distance of the Great Stupa at Boudhanath. After settling in and…

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Nov 20, 2012

Pilgrimage

Lumbini will never be a Buddhist Mecca

The BBC has an article today that asks: “What happened to the dream of a Buddhist Mecca?” The article is about development in Lumbini, Nepal, the birthplace of the Buddha. It’s a common question these days…

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Jul 20, 2011

Pilgrimage

2 Photos from Stephen Batchelor in India

I received the below photos from Stephen Batchelor this morning, which he took while leading the 2011 Tricycle “In the Footsteps of the Buddha” Pilgrimage to India, which came to an end on February 7th. I…

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Feb 18, 2011

Culture Pilgrimage

Pilgrimage and Buddhist Art at Asia Society

Pilgrimage is an extraordinary experience. People have been making sacred journeys to sanctified places since monkeys became men. In Chinese folklore even monkeys have this urge to wander (see: Journey to the West). Because pilgrimage is…

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May 19, 2010

Pilgrimage

Tricycle’s 2011 Pilgrimages to India

ANCIENT BUDDHIST MONASTERIES OF INDIA and IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF THE BUDDHA Author and teacher Stephen Batchelor and expert guide Shantum Seth will be leading a four-week pilgrimage through India, visiting ancient Buddhist temples and monasteries…

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May 18, 2010