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Make History 25 Jul 2013 | 04:57 pm
Here, is what must be earnestly regarded as an important opportunity. Kyabje Tarthang Rinpoche is engaged in what, at twenty feet, will be the largest casting of Padmasambhava's image to be attempted ...
Lama Tharchin Rinpoche Passes Away. 23 Jul 2013 | 05:58 pm
Lama Tharchin Rinpoche, tenth lineage holder of the Repkong Ngakpas, passed away from a heart attack, Monday, 22 July 2013. His site has further details. He attended the empowerments by Dzongsar Khy...
Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche: Enough Room on the Mouse's Back 22 Jul 2013 | 04:20 pm
Prince Mutr'i Tsenpo's personal image of the Lotus Born Owing to the great generosity of nature, seen and unseen, I was able to attend empowerments recently bestowed by Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche, in...
Surveillance Footage from Bodhgaya Bombing 8 Jul 2013 | 07:25 pm
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Ghosts of Christmas Past 8 Jul 2013 | 05:22 pm
On 12-12-12, I bid farewell to blogging for a while. Hello again. Ordinarily, when I see helicopters flying around -- particularly those quiet, black ones with all the antennae -- and when I see squ...
What I Should Have Done 8 Jul 2013 | 03:10 pm
What I should have done is stay in school, manage my money, get a decent profession, and eventually retire: a mild, bookish, part-time dealer in Asian art and antiquities -- old brick storefront up a ...
Bodhgaya Bombings: Not An Excuse 7 Jul 2013 | 01:45 pm
Bombings in Bodhgaya shock humanity's conscience. Yet, even an outrage of this magnitude cannot become an excuse for anger, hatred, or acting out one's vengeful fantasies at the Dharma's expense. Nat...
UPDATE: 9 Bombs Target Mahabodhi Temple, Karmapa Monastery 7 Jul 2013 | 10:40 am
"While four blasts took place this morning inside the Mahabodhi Temple complex, three occurred in Karmapa monastery, one each near near the 80-ft Buddha statue and at the bus stand near bypass, DIG Ma...
BREAKING: Mahabodhi Temple Serial Bombings 7 Jul 2013 | 09:24 am
As of 0750, 7 July 2013, Times of India is running with this breaking story: The Mahabodhi Tenple at Bodhgaya, and the Bodhi Tree itself have become the site of a serial bombing incident, which occur...
Happy 78th Birthday to Dalai Lama 6 Jul 2013 | 10:52 am
On the sixth of July, we celebrate the best man among us. May his great vision for this world be supported by our hard work and devotion. Happy Seventy-Eighth Birthday to His Holiness Dalai Lama XIV, ...
