“After Mahākāśyapa had seen the Buddha’s remains the pyre self-ignited. The people there had tried to ignite the remains several times but had been unable to do so. Now, the remains naturally ignited themselves.” “This third nirvana is called the “final nirvana of the relics.” Until that time, the relics of the Buddha are to… Continue reading BUDDHA’S BONE RELICS IN BHUTAN: A Buddhist “friendship” loan from India to Bhutan, the historical background of the relics, and a personal report of visiting the stunning exhibit at Tashichodzong, Thimphu 2025 (Bhutan Part III)
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“AS HUGE AS A UNIVERSE AND AS SMALL AS AN ATOM”: THE MAGNIFICENT KĀLĀCAKRA DEITY IN BHUTAN 2025 (PART II): A symbol of global peace, but also a divine message from Kālacakra deity and restoring it to non-sectarianism and original lineages, personal experiences/travels from Loy Krathong, Bangkok to Thimphu, and excerpts and transcript of HH Je Khenpo’s profound instructions on Kālacakra, Secret Mantra and more (Day One)
"Why does Kālacakra appear as blue? The blue colour is a symbol and represents the unchanging nature, or reality. For example, it is like how the sky appears blue, even though its true nature is unchanging and colourless. So then the nature of the outer world, the physical environment, the nature of the inner world,… Continue reading “AS HUGE AS A UNIVERSE AND AS SMALL AS AN ATOM”: THE MAGNIFICENT KĀLĀCAKRA DEITY IN BHUTAN 2025 (PART II): A symbol of global peace, but also a divine message from Kālacakra deity and restoring it to non-sectarianism and original lineages, personal experiences/travels from Loy Krathong, Bangkok to Thimphu, and excerpts and transcript of HH Je Khenpo’s profound instructions on Kālacakra, Secret Mantra and more (Day One)