"Embodiment of the three buddha families,Through the compassionate light rays of Pema Totreng, you arose as the splendour of the world—Supreme being, Great Lion, Norbu Dradul, to you we pray!Grant us supreme and ordinary siddhis!" --Mipham Gyatso Rinpoche “In short, there is no doubt that Gesar is a wisdom emanation of the venerable hero Mañjuśrī—of… Continue reading THE ART OF WARRIORS: REMEMBERING MIPHAM GYATSO AND KING GESAR ‘THE GREAT LION JEWEL WHO SUBDUES FOES’: The Epic of King Gesar, Mipham Gyatso ‘s ‘pure vision’ Lingdro dance and texts, and the Karmapa connection