Samdhong Rinpoche was born in Kham, in eastern Tibet, a region known for its warrior tradition. He fled Lhasa in 1959, just after the Dalai Lama…
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Jikji, printed 1377. Buddhist book of dharma teachings.
Jikji, the oldest existing metal-plate printed book, is composed of dharma teachings, hymns, eulogies, epitaphs, prose and poetry by the seven Buddhas, 28 Indian patriarchs, 110 Chinese Chan (Zen) monks and one Silla-era Korean monk.
Tudong: The Long Road North
Tudong: The Long Road North. Walk through England, in 1983 by Ajahn Amaro and Nick Scott.
Manjushri Bodhisattva
Those who seek for the Tathagata should seek for the self. For “self” and “Buddha” are synonymous…
The life and adventures of a Chinese monk Hsüan-tsang
The life and adventures of a Chinese monk who made a 17-year journey to bring Buddhist teachings from India to China.
51st anniversary of the Lhasa Uprising in Tibet.
On this 51st anniversary (10th March 2010) of the Lhasa uprising in Tibet, I’d like to talk about one of the bravest people I’ve ever met, a Tibetan monk called Palden Gyatso…
Knowing for ourselves, by Diana St Ruth
But if we suffer from ourselves, no one else can tread the path for us. That, I think, is central to Buddhism; it’s our own path, our own responsibility…
Tibet the story of a tragedy
This Buddhist film contains some old footage of Tibet and goes back to 1938 to the Sheffer mission sent by the German Third Reich…
Buddhism now 