Main Page

From Rigpa Wiki

(Difference between revisions)
Jump to: navigation, search
(→Upcoming Events*)
(→Upcoming Events*)
Line 68: Line 68:
|valign="top" width="15%"|<small>4 Jan.—25 Apr.</small>
|valign="top" width="15%"|<small>4 Jan.—25 Apr.</small>
|[http://www.rigpashedra.org Rigpa Shedra East]: Teachings on the [[Madhyamakavatara|"Introduction to the Middle Way" (Skt. ''Madhyamakāvatāra'')]].
|[http://www.rigpashedra.org Rigpa Shedra East]: Teachings on the [[Madhyamakavatara|"Introduction to the Middle Way" (Skt. ''Madhyamakāvatāra'')]].
-
|-
 
-
|valign="top"|<small>1 Feb.</small>
 
-
|Anniversaries of Kunkhyen [[Longchen Rabjam]] & the first [[Drikung Chungtsang Incarnation Line|Chungtsang Rinpoche]], [[Drikung Rigdzin Chökyi Drakpa]]
 
-
|-
 
-
|valign="top"|<small>2 Feb.</small>
 
-
|Anniversary of [[Neten Chokling Pema Gyurme]].
 
|-
|-
|valign="top"|<small>7 Feb.</small>
|valign="top"|<small>7 Feb.</small>

Revision as of 13:43, 4 February 2010

Welcome to the Rigpa Shedra Wiki,
an online encyclopedia of Tibetan Buddhism
We currently have 2,415 articles


Overview · Editing · Search · Policy · Help

Recent changes · Categories · Site support · Acknowledgements


Featured Pages

  • Padmasambhava (Skt.), or Padmakara (Skt. Padmākara; Tib. Pemajungné; Wyl. pad+ma 'byung gnas) means ‘Lotus-Born’, which refers to Guru Rinpoche's birth from a lotus in the land of Oddiyana. Guru Rinpoche, the ‘Precious Master’, is the founder of Tibetan Buddhism and the Buddha of our time. Whereas Buddha is known primarily for having taught the teachings of the sutra vehicle, Padmasambhava came into this world, and to Tibet in particular, in order to teach the tantras. While Buddha Shakyamuni exemplifies the buddha principle, the most important element in the sutrayana path, Padmasambhava personifies the guru principle, the heart of Vajrayana Buddhism, and he is therefore known as the ‘second Buddha’ (Tib. sangyé nyipa). (Read more...)
While Guru Rinpoche was visiting Tibet…he conferred the Longchen Nyingtik teachings on King Trisong Detsen, Khandro Yeshe Tsogyal, and Vairochana… He gave prophetic empowerments by saying that the teachings would be discovered by Jikmé Lingpa, an incarnation (tulku) of King Trisong Detsen. (Read more...)
  • Bodhicharyavatara (Skt. Bodhicaryāvatāra) or Bodhisattvacharyavatara (Skt. Bodhisattvacaryāvatāra; Wyl. byang chub sems dpa'i spyod pa la 'jug pa) or Introduction to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life - Shantideva's classic guide to the Mahayana path. Khenpo Namdrol said: Concerning the study of the Bodhicharyavatara, my teacher Khenpo Tsöndrü told me that though the meaning of the text is not difficult to understand, applying the teachings to one’s mind is far more difficult. The purpose of the dharma is to transform the mind, to free us from our attachment to worldly concerns. Among all treatises and texts, Shantideva’s Bodhicharyavatara and Paltrul Rinpoche’s Words of My Perfect Teacher are the most powerful texts that serve this purpose. (Read more...)

Upcoming Events*

4 Jan.—25 Apr. Rigpa Shedra East: Teachings on the "Introduction to the Middle Way" (Skt. Madhyamakāvatāra).
7 Feb. Anniversary of Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche.
8 Feb. Dakini day.
12 Feb. Gutor, averting the negativity of the old year.
14 Feb. Losar - Tibetan New Year 2137, the year of the Iron Tiger.
14 May—6 June Rigpa Shedra West in Lerab Ling, France.
*Including information taken from the Rigpa Tibetan Calendar

Audio Library

Podcast
Teachings on the Uttaratantra Shastra as podcast
Podcast
Khenpo Namdrol's teachings on Buddha nature as podcast.
More teachings...


Other Rigpa Sites

Image:DzogchenBeara.jpg Image:SpiritualCareCentre.jpg Image:TenzinGyatso.jpg
Rigpa.org Lerab Ling Dzogchen Beara Spiritual Care Centre Tenzin Gyatso Institute

National Rigpa Centres

Study & Resources

Retrieved from "http://www.rigpawiki.org/index.php?title=Main_Page"
Personal tools
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution- Noncommercial 3.0 License.