Namo Guru

Lamas, yidams, and deities of the mandala, Victorious Ones and your sons and daughters of the ten directions and three times, Please hold us in your great loving-kindness And bless our aspir....... more

Buddhist teachings can be divided into the sutra path and the tantra path. The sutra path is based on causes, and the tantra path is based on fruit. Both are about using a path to free us from the dualistic view in order....... more

The Kagyu tradition is the second oldest tradition of Tibetan Buddhism after the Nyingma tradition. The Kagyu and Nyingma have been very close both in terms of lineage and historical connection, mutually influencing each other....... more

When the great universal teacher Shakyamuni Buddha first spoke about the Dharma in the noble land of India, he taught the four noble truths: the truths of suffering, the cause of suffering, the cessation of suffering and....... more

One of the fundamental views in Buddhism is the principle of "dependent origination." This states that all phenomena, both subjective experiences and external objects, come into existence in dependence upon causes and co....... more

The Tibetan Buddhist teachings on death and rebirth are unique and very complete. They usually interest everybody who gets them. In order to understand about death and rebirth, it’s important to begin by observing the n....... more

Our minds can be wonderful, but at the same time they can be our worst enemy.

In this article especially written for Rigpa�s VIEW magazine, Sogyal Rinpoche shows us how to understand doubt and suspicion and recognize ....... more

The teaching of the Buddha is vast. Just the ‘Word of the Buddha’ alone fills over a hundred volumes. Then the commentaries and treatises by the great Indian scholars fill another two hundred and more, and this is not even countin....... more

The Vajrakilaya Puja of the Khon Lineage of the Sakyapa Tradition
Based on an interview with His Holiness the Sakya Trizin
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Advice on the Benefits of Prayer Wheels
by Lama Zopa, Rinpoche

In Solu Kumbu all the old men and women turn prayer wh....... more