Since the last update to the public petition for the return of the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa to Sikkim and India, detailing how Sikyong Penpa Tsering stated publicly in response to a question that the Indian government was the main factor in the return of 17th Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje to Sikkim over the past two… Continue reading Petition update: Pending court cases of Thaye Dorje’s group for control of Rumtek the main obstacle to 17th Karmapa’s Return to Rumtek, Sikkim
Month: September 2024
New E-book Publication:The Gyalwang Karmapa and Karma Kagyu in Lijiang and Yunnan: A Pilgrim-scholar’s Research trip and Observations (free download)
Today, am happy to announce a new e-book publication (free download), a compilation of the articles/photos I published about my recent pilgrimage and research trip to Lijiang and the Tibetan regions of Dechen and Shangri-la. The book has nine chapters, which include a mix of research, personal anecdotes, music suggestions and lots of photos. To… Continue reading New E-book Publication:The Gyalwang Karmapa and Karma Kagyu in Lijiang and Yunnan: A Pilgrim-scholar’s Research trip and Observations (free download)
DAKINI DAY OFFERING: Making the invisible female roots and flowers visible, full-colour Kagyu female-inclusive lineage thangka artwork
"A solitary body is not solitude. Being [mentally] solitary, away from the mental references and concepts: this is the supreme solitude. Even though you were settled in a meditative trance for twelve years , you cannot sever this crude reference, the concept of radishes, so what good will come of going to the mountains?”—-Radish-Curry Cook… Continue reading DAKINI DAY OFFERING: Making the invisible female roots and flowers visible, full-colour Kagyu female-inclusive lineage thangka artwork
ART PRIZE FOR PROVOCATIVE AND PLAYFUL WORK OF TIBETAN CONTEMPORARY ARTIST: Tibetan artist, Tenzin Gyurmey wins Himalayan Art Prize from Rubin Museum
"Identity is a very individual thing. All people have their own identities, what they have experienced, seen and so on. Purity culture is like forcing people to come into one category, like this is Tibetan, this is Indian. They are forcing people to be in a homogenous group and culture, but it is not." “If… Continue reading ART PRIZE FOR PROVOCATIVE AND PLAYFUL WORK OF TIBETAN CONTEMPORARY ARTIST: Tibetan artist, Tenzin Gyurmey wins Himalayan Art Prize from Rubin Museum
REMEMBERING AND CELEBRATING AN ESSENTIAL PILLAR OF THE BUDDHIST SANGHA: International Bikkhuni Day 2024, twenty-three foremost female disciples of Buddha and an overview of research and transcripts connected to nuns
“At that moment, Prajāpatī made her first request to Buddha: “If women have the opportunity to achieve the four results of the spiritual way, then please allow women to go forth, become ordained nuns, and practice chaste conduct/celibacy in the Buddhist sangha.” “In order to uphold the Buddhist teachings it is necessary to have the… Continue reading REMEMBERING AND CELEBRATING AN ESSENTIAL PILLAR OF THE BUDDHIST SANGHA: International Bikkhuni Day 2024, twenty-three foremost female disciples of Buddha and an overview of research and transcripts connected to nuns
NOT KNOWING HISTORY IS “LIKE A MONKEY IN A DARK FOREST”: The deliberate ‘disrupting’ and subsequent cancellation of the 17th Karmapa’s teaching and activities, Q & A in Tibetan parliament about the meeting, and the importance of knowing one’s history and origins
"Regardless of the region we are from, the religion we follow, or the views or positions we hold, for the benefit of Tibet as a whole, we must do what is important and let go of what is minor—it is important not to mistake gold for brass or to reduce sandalwood to ash before selling… Continue reading NOT KNOWING HISTORY IS “LIKE A MONKEY IN A DARK FOREST”: The deliberate ‘disrupting’ and subsequent cancellation of the 17th Karmapa’s teaching and activities, Q & A in Tibetan parliament about the meeting, and the importance of knowing one’s history and origins
THE AMAZING JOURNEY AND LEGACY OF MOTHER OF BUDDHA AND THE FEMALE SANGHA, MAHĀPRAJĀPATĪ: A Buddhist canon textual analysis of how Mahāprajāpatī, step-mother of the Buddha, with the help of Ānanda, became the first fully ordained Buddhist nun along with hundreds of other women, and the challenges Ānanda faced due to his relations with women (17th Karmapa, Day 8, 2022)
"At that moment, Prajāpatī made her first request to Buddha: “If women have the opportunity to achieve the four results of the spiritual way, then please allow women to go forth, become ordained nuns, and practice chaste conduct/celibacy in the Buddhist sangha.” "However, when one examines the disputes between Mahākāśyapa and Ananda regarding women going… Continue reading THE AMAZING JOURNEY AND LEGACY OF MOTHER OF BUDDHA AND THE FEMALE SANGHA, MAHĀPRAJĀPATĪ: A Buddhist canon textual analysis of how Mahāprajāpatī, step-mother of the Buddha, with the help of Ānanda, became the first fully ordained Buddhist nun along with hundreds of other women, and the challenges Ānanda faced due to his relations with women (17th Karmapa, Day 8, 2022)