“It is probably fine to say the teachings of Palden Lhamo are both the ancestral heritage as well as the paternal family lineage of the Karma Kamtsang.” --17th Karmapa (December 2023) “Those who uphold the precious Dagpo Kagyu lineage supplicate you the venerable one. Master of the Daglho Gampo monastery,` return to your home.” –Jigten… Continue reading THE CHILDHOOD AND UNIQUE LINEAGES OF FIRST KARMAPA: Dusum Khyenpa’s childhood and key dates, important teacher the ‘mercurial’ Vairochanavajra, and Lineage Holder of Palden Lhamo and five-deity Tara direct from Atisha (17th Karmapa teaching, December 2023)
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GREEN TĀRĀ OF THE ACACIA FOREST (Sengdeng Nagki) AND THE FIVE-DEITY TĀRĀ PRACTICE OF FIRST KARMAPA : Overview of the Green Tārā origin and lineage and new translation of Five-Deity Tārā short practice from 1st Karmapa’s ‘Five sets of Five’, and transcribed teachings on Green Tārā by 17th Karmapa
"Many desire enlightenment in a man’s body, while not even a single [person] strives for the benefit of sentient beings in a woman’s body. Therefore, I shall work for the benefit of sentient beings in a woman’s form as long as saṃsāra has not been emptied." --Noble Tārā's statement (as Princess Jñānacandrā) to sexist monks… Continue reading GREEN TĀRĀ OF THE ACACIA FOREST (Sengdeng Nagki) AND THE FIVE-DEITY TĀRĀ PRACTICE OF FIRST KARMAPA : Overview of the Green Tārā origin and lineage and new translation of Five-Deity Tārā short practice from 1st Karmapa’s ‘Five sets of Five’, and transcribed teachings on Green Tārā by 17th Karmapa