INFINITE OCEAN OF DHARMA: THE 2ND KARMAPA’S COLLECTED WORKS. Translation of new Tibetan text about the 2nd Karmapa’s Collected Works as offering for the 2nd Karmapa’s Parinirvana today

“As mentioned earlier, the Karmapa, Karma Pakshi was also the one who first composed the complete texts of the Six Dharmas of the Karma Kagyu. There was only a few scattered oral instructions in the teachings of the Third Karmapa, but there was no complete and extensive text.” “His collected works are as vast and… Continue reading INFINITE OCEAN OF DHARMA: THE 2ND KARMAPA’S COLLECTED WORKS. Translation of new Tibetan text about the 2nd Karmapa’s Collected Works as offering for the 2nd Karmapa’s Parinirvana today

NEW TRANSLATION: “Four-fold Mandala Offering Practice to Noble Tārā of the Karma Kagyu Tradition” by 17th Gyalwang Karmapa (Sections I and II): Origins, lineage and benefits

“Avalokiteśvara, looking upon the realms of sentient beings, saw that even though he had dedicated all his merit and primordial wisdom, and so forth, for the sake of all limitless sentient beings, and liberated them, those sentient beings had not entirely transcended samsara.  From the tears that arose from the force of great compassion, many… Continue reading NEW TRANSLATION: “Four-fold Mandala Offering Practice to Noble Tārā of the Karma Kagyu Tradition” by 17th Gyalwang Karmapa (Sections I and II): Origins, lineage and benefits