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In telling the story of one of Tibetan Buddhism’s most influential scholars, a biographer reminds us to see great teachers—past and present—as human beings.
Interview with Alexander Gardner by Matthew Abrahams
A Tibetan Buddhist teacher is helping Westerners get a clearer picture of the Wheel of Time mandala with a three-dimensional model.
By Matthew Abrahams
With Modern Tantric Buddhism, Justin von Budjoss aims to make Vajrayana authentically our own.
Interview with Repa Dorje Odzer (Justin von Bujdoss) by Karen Jensen
An esoteric song traces the path from outward faith to a direct experience of knowing itself.
By Ken McLeod
A Guest Post by Lama Jhampa Thaye. Lama Jhampa’s most recent post on the Tricycle Blog can be found here. Although we usually think of the Vajrayana, the system of practice derived from the.
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We talk a lot about “empowerment” in the Vajrayana and it is important to understand exactly what that means. To receive empowerment doesn’t mean that someone grants you the power to escape from your.
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Because we commonly associate Vajrayana Buddhism with Tibet, it can surprise some that forms of Vajrayana have persisted in Japan as well. One historical center of Japanese Vajrayana is Daigoji monastery, home of the.
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