According to the Tibetan Tsurphu calendar, today's full moon (15th day of 3rd lunar month) is a very auspicious day, as Buddha Amithāba Day, on which the effects of all actions are multiplied 100 times and practice is emphasized. It is also the day on which Buddha Shakyamuni was said to have given the teaching… Continue reading TURNING THE WHEEL OF TIME: Kālacakra Duchen and Amitabha Day (Full moon day)
Tag: Karmapas and Kalacakra
KARMA KAGYU KĀLACAKRA LINEAGE AND BOKAR RINPOCHE: 17th birthday offering for the yangsi Bokar Rinpoche
Today, on the occasion of the Bokar Rinpoche yangsi's 17th birthday, and for the forthcoming grand ritual of Kalacakra at Bokar Monastery from 27th April to May 5th, I offer this short article of an overview as well as links to research and translations I have written about the former 2nd Bokar Rinpoche and his… Continue reading KARMA KAGYU KĀLACAKRA LINEAGE AND BOKAR RINPOCHE: 17th birthday offering for the yangsi Bokar Rinpoche
The Karmapas and Kālacakra
I have written previously here about the Kagyu and Kālacakra and the lineage masters that currently hold the lineage with the Kagyu tradition, as well as the two 'lost' Kagyu Kālacakra lineages of Tsami and Rechungpa. In this brief new post, I write about the 3rd Karmapa, Rangjung Dorje's connection to Kālacakra, the 16th Karmapa's… Continue reading The Karmapas and Kālacakra
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