"Tibetans asked Atisha “How was Serlingpa so kind to you?” Atisha replied: “I cannot say I have many good qualities at all. But I can say I have a little bit of goodness; we might say this is my one quality. The reason I have a kind heart is due to Serlingpa’s kindness.” Je Atisha… Continue reading JE ATISHA’S “KINDEST” GURU, SERLINGPA (Suvarṇadvipi Dharmakīrti): One of Atisha’s most revered teachers, Serlingpa, and the Tārā temple visited by Atisha in Java, Indonesia (17 Karmapa, Life of Atisha, 2025)
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THE “GUIDING STAR OF THE WORLD” TĀRĀ IN JAVA: Visiting the famed Tārā Temple at Kalasan worshipped by Indian adept, Ātiśa (Indonesia pilgrimage IV)
"On 17th March, 774 A.D., there was spring equinox. The noon shadow on spring equinox completely disappears at the equator. This was also a New Moon day. Thus, the coincidental disappearance of one’s own shadow, Moon and the Pole star might have spurred the astrological exploration by scholar-practitioners of Tantra in an established centre of… Continue reading THE “GUIDING STAR OF THE WORLD” TĀRĀ IN JAVA: Visiting the famed Tārā Temple at Kalasan worshipped by Indian adept, Ātiśa (Indonesia pilgrimage IV)