The 17th Karmapa’s lifetime vow to give up eating meat and other recent teachings on Buddhism and eating animals (video clips in Tibetan w English subtitles)

Below are some video clips I made of the 17th Karmapa's recent teachings in 2021 (in Tibetan with English subtitles) on the topic of the importance of not eating slaughtered animals not only for the Karmapas and Karma Kagyu tradition, but in original Buddhism Vinaya, and the Mahayana. For the full teachings (Days 16 and… Continue reading The 17th Karmapa’s lifetime vow to give up eating meat and other recent teachings on Buddhism and eating animals (video clips in Tibetan w English subtitles)

“WHY BUDDHISTS ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO EAT ANIMALS”: Launch of ‘Buddhism in a Nutshell” short reels series (I)

For the full Strawberry Moon (and Summer Solstice), I am delighted to launch a new short video reels series, called "Buddhism in a Nutshell" (available on Instagram and Facebook pages).  This series is to give short (and hopefully easy-to understand) explanations of key fundamental concepts and ideas in Buddhist philosophy and practice. The first reel… Continue reading “WHY BUDDHISTS ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO EAT ANIMALS”: Launch of ‘Buddhism in a Nutshell” short reels series (I)