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Je Tsongkhapa Khyenno and Merry Christmas!
Je Tsongkhapa Khyenno and Merry Christmas!
By Kusho Tongkhor
Today is special in many ways and I want to first start by sharing;
The Transformative Legacy of Je Tsongkhapa in Tibetan Buddhism
Je Tsongkhapa (1357-1419) stands as…
The Sri Lankan bhikkhus who took part in the third phase of the Pali and Sanskrit International…
The Sri Lankan bhikkhus who took part in the third phase of the Pali and Sanskrit International Bhikkhu Exchange Programme at Royal Thai Temple, Bodhagaya…
The Sri Lankan bhikkhu who took part in the third phase of the Pali and Sanskrit International…
The Sri Lankan bhikkhu who took part in the third phase of the Pali and Sanskrit International Bhikkhu Exchange Programme .......to Bodh Gaya ...
Third Phase of the Pāli and Sanskrit International Bhikkhu Exchange Program in India
Under the direction of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, the Pāli and Sanskrit International Bhikkhu Exchange Program commenced in Bodh Gaya to create mutual understanding between the traditions in 2022. Accordingly, the third phase of the Pali…
Unduvap is the last full moon poya
Unduvap is the last full moon poya which commemorates the arrival of Theri Sangamitta in Sri Lanka with a Bo sapling from the sacred Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi in India during the month of Unduwap.
Sangamitta Theri was accompanied by several…
Today marks 35 years since the 14th Dalai Lama won the Nobel Prize.
Celebrating the Nobel Peace Prize Anniversary of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama
December 10th marks a momentous occasion in the global calendar of peace and compassion, the anniversary of the day His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama was…
What is Burning?
(From Saṁyutta Nikāya Ādittasutta)
At one time the Buddha was staying near Gayā on Gayā Head together with a thousand mendicants. There the Buddha addressed the mendicants:
“Mendicants, all is burning. And what is the all that is…
Going to the Far Shore
“Mendicants, when these eight things are developed and cultivated they lead to going from the near shore to the far shore. What eight? They are right view, right thought, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right…
The Simile of the Parrot Tree
Then one mendicant went up to another mendicant and asked, “Reverend, at what point is a mendicant’s vision well purified?”
“When a mendicant truly understands the origin and ending of the six fields of contact, at that point their…
Today is Lha Bab Duchen
Today is Lha Bab Düchen (Tibetan ལྷ་བབས་དུས་ཆེན་) which is one of the four major Buddhist festivals commemorating four events in the life of the Buddha, according to Tibetan traditions.
Lha Bab Düchen occurs on the 22nd day of the ninth…