“At Odantapuri, there were three-hundred and fifty monastics, and at Vikramashila about one hundred. You were learned in all the schools and had no arrogance about the schools. You became the crown jewel of all the four communities, the teacher and all the sacred sites in the land of Magadha. You stood at the head… Continue reading New E-Book: “Life of Atisha” by 17th Gyalwang Karmapa (compiled teachings, 2023 and 2025)
Month: March 2025
NEW TRANSLATION: “FIVE-DEITY TĀRĀ” OF FIRST KARMAPA. An introductory commentary on the origin, general and specific traditions and lineage of five-deity Tārā and a new sādhana composed by 17th Gyalwang Karmapa (2025)
"Shortly before escaping to India, I managed to complete a count recitation retreat of White Tārā at Tsurphu Monastery seat, as practised by the previous Gyalwang [Karmapas]. On the day of completing the retreat, an artist from a foreign country arrived, and gave me a thangka painting of Tārā, which I considered to be an… Continue reading NEW TRANSLATION: “FIVE-DEITY TĀRĀ” OF FIRST KARMAPA. An introductory commentary on the origin, general and specific traditions and lineage of five-deity Tārā and a new sādhana composed by 17th Gyalwang Karmapa (2025)
THE FACE AND SOUNDS OF TĀRĀ: New music composition and video
For a Losar (Tibetan New Year) offering, here is a new music and video composition of the mantra and images of Noble Tār̥ā, a goddess deity in Tibetan Buddhism, with artworks of Green, Red, White Tara and the 21 Taras. Noble Tārā Mantra: Om Tare Tuttare Ture Svaha. Seed syllable: TAM. The melody was composed… Continue reading THE FACE AND SOUNDS OF TĀRĀ: New music composition and video