The Karmapas and Kālacakra

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I have written previously here about the Kagyu and Kālacakra and the lineage masters that currently hold the lineage with the Kagyu tradition, as well as the two 'lost' Kagyu Kālacakra lineages of Tsami and Rechungpa. In this brief new post, I write about the 3rd Karmapa, Rangjung Dorje's connection to Kālacakra, the 16th Karmapa's… Continue reading The Karmapas and Kālacakra

NEW TRANSLATION: The categories and meaning of the hundred syllable Heruka Vajrasattava mantra in the Dro Kālacakra tradition

13th Dec 201915th Dec 2023 Dakini Translations2 Comments

In two of the main texts on the Kālacakra practices within the Jonang Dro Kālacakra tradition ('A Hundred Blazing Lights' by Tāranātha and 'The Chariot that Transports to the Four Kāyas' by Bamda Gelek Gyatso) the categories and meaning of the hundred syllable (yig brgya) mantra are explained in detail. Translated and published in English… Continue reading NEW TRANSLATION: The categories and meaning of the hundred syllable Heruka Vajrasattava mantra in the Dro Kālacakra tradition

Vanaratna, the Six Yogas of Kālacakra and the Śāntapurī Vihāra, Swayambhūnath

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Photo of statue of Vanaratna from 'Treasury of Lives' website. I was delighted to read this week that the Treasury of Lives published a new biography of the Indian Bengali Pandit, Vanaratna (nags kyi rin chen (1384-1468)), translated by Alexander Gardner. Very little has been written about this important Vajrayana and Kālacakra master in the… Continue reading Vanaratna, the Six Yogas of Kālacakra and the Śāntapurī Vihāra, Swayambhūnath

The concepts of tulku reincarnation and re-birth in Tibetan Buddhism: HH 17th Karmapa on the terms ‘tulku’ and ‘yangsi’ (December 2019)

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HH 17th Gyalwang Karmapa, Orgyen Trinley Dorje with HH 14th Dalai Lama. Last week, in Dharamsala, India a meeting was held with lamas and masters from all the different lineages within Tibetan Buddhism, to discuss the reincarnation of HH 14th Dalai Lama. For this event, as HH 17th Gyalwang Karmapa was unable to attend [HE… Continue reading The concepts of tulku reincarnation and re-birth in Tibetan Buddhism: HH 17th Karmapa on the terms ‘tulku’ and ‘yangsi’ (December 2019)

A memoriam and tribute to Kālacakra scholar, translator and calendar expert – Edward Henning (1949-2016)

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Here is a brief memorial tribute to the late Kālacakra scholar, translator and Tibetan astrology expert Edward Henning (1949-2016). Although it is by no means full or comprehensive, it includes an account of my own personal experience and correspondence with Edward about his work (shortly before he suddenly passed away) and a full reproduction of… Continue reading A memoriam and tribute to Kālacakra scholar, translator and calendar expert – Edward Henning (1949-2016)