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Kalu Rinpoche (1905 - May 10, 1989) was a Buddhist meditation master, scholar and teacher. He was one of the first Tibetan masters to teach in the West. The term Rinpoche is an honorific title (meaning "precious one" or "precious jewel") which is frequently used to address or describe reincarnated Tibetan lamas. Kalu is rarely referred to without this title. Kalu Rinpoche - History. Kyabje Dorje Chang Kalu Rinpoche was born in 1905 during the Female Wood Snake year of the Tibetan lunar ... Including:

• Kalu Rinpoche - History
• Kalu Rinpoche - Publications by Kalu Rinpoche
• Kalu Rinpoche - Other Resources

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Mandala: A sanskrit word meaning "section". A symmetrical design used for meditational, or spiritual purposes. Tibetan Buddhists are known for the mandalas they take months to make from colored grains of sand. When complete, they blow the mandala away to demonstrate the impermanence of all things.

 
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DZYAN
A corruption of Sanskrit Dhyana, "meditation" > Chinese Ch''an, Japanese Zen. The word, however, has entirely different meanings in each language. The Book of Dzyan or Stanzas of Dzyan is one of the 90 treatises of the Buddhist and Pre-Buddhist "Book of the Golden Precepts" written in Senzar, the ancient, sacred precursor to Sanskrit, which HPB partially translated in Tibet. The Book of Klu-Te is apparently another esoteric Tibetan work. These incredibly ancient books comprise most of HPB''s sources for her Secret Doctrine.
 
Major Keyhoe states that in The Book of Dzyan there is an account of beings who arrive on earth from the sky in metal ships, build rival cities, then destroy one another with nuclear missiles.
 

 
(See also: DZYAN , Magick, Mysticism, Mysticism Dictionary, Body Mind and Soul,)
 

Chögyam Trungpa (1940 - April 4, 1987) was a Buddhist meditation master, scholar, teacher and artist. Born in Tibet, Chögyam Trungpa was the eleventh in a line of Trungpa tülkus, important figures in the Kagyu tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. In 1959, after having already achieved wide renown for his teachings in his native country, he fled the Chinese invasion and crossed the Himalaya on foot into India. After familiarizing himself with the English language he studied Comparative Religion at Oxford and then came to t ... Including:

• Chögyam Trungpa - Chronology
• Chögyam Trungpa - List of published works

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Kalachakra is a term used in Tantric Buddhism that means "time-wheel" or "time-cycles". It refers both to a Tantric deities (tib. yidam) of Vajrayāna Buddhism and to the philosophies and meditation practices contained the Kālachakra Tantra and its many commentaries. The Kālachakra Tantra is more properly called the Kālachakra Laghutantra, and is said to be an abridged form of an original text, the Kālachakra Mūlatantra. Some Buddhist masters assert that Kālachakra is the most a ... Including:

• Kalachakra - The Kālachakra Laghutantra
• Kalachakra - Initiation
• Kalachakra - History
• Kalachakra - Kālachakra Practice Today in the Four Tibetan Buddhist Schools
• Kalachakra - Astrology
• Kalachakra - Controversy

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A Buddhist chant is a form of musical verse or incantation, in some ways analogous to Hindu or Christian religious recitations. They exist in just about every part of the Buddhist world, from the Wats in Thailand to the Lamaist temples of India (re: Tibetan Government in Exile). Almost every Buddhist school has some tradition of chanting associated with it, regardless of being Theravada or Mahayana. Buddhist chant - Chanting. In Buddhism, chanting is the traditional means of preparing the mind for M ... Including: Buddhist chant - Chanting Buddhist chant - Adherents

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Monasticism is one of the most fundamental institutions of Buddhism. Monks and nuns are responsible for preserving and spreading Buddhist teachings, as well as educating and guiding Buddhist lay followers. The ultimate goal of Buddhist monasticism is liberation from the cycle of rebirth through Nirvana. Collectively, the ordained male and female Buddhist monastics constitute two of the four groups that compose the Buddhist sangha (the other two groups being male and female lay followers). All four groups are seen as being important an ... Including: Buddhist monasticism - History and Development Buddhist monasticism - Monastic Life Buddhist monasticism - Local Variations Buddhist monasticism - East Asia Buddhist monasticism - Southeast Asia

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Buddhism is a religion with millions of followers in the United States, including traditionally Buddhist Asian Americans as well as non-Asian converts. The U.S. presents a strikingly new and different environment for Buddhists, leading to a unique history and a continuing process of development as Buddhism and America come to grips with each other. Buddhism in the United States - Early history. Occasional intersections between Western civilization and the Buddhist world have been occurring for thousands of years. ... Including: Buddhism in the United States - Early history Buddhism in the United States - Modern American Buddhism Buddhism in the United States - Import Buddhists Buddhism in the United States - Export Buddhists Buddhism in the United States - Demographics of Buddhism in the United States Buddhism in the United States - Ethnic divide Buddhism in the United States - Trends in American Buddhism Buddhism in the United States - Engaged Buddhism Buddhism in the United States - Buddhist education in the United States

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Samatha (Pāli; Sanskrit: śamatha), "Tranquility" or "concentration" meditation. Buddhism somewhat consider meditation in general to be an act of concentration on particular object and/or idea. Therefore, meditation from other religious traditions are sometimes refered as a variation of samatha meditation differing in the focus of concentration such as as breathing, scriptual passage, mantra, religious picture, a rock, body (as a representation of death) and so on. In thi ...

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The Bodhicaryavatara, sometimes glossed as A Guide of to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life, is a famous Buddhist text written by Shantideva, around year 700. It has ten chapters dedicated to the development of an enlightened mind through the so called six perfections. The book also describes the benefits of the wish to reach enlightenment. A Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way Of Life - Chapter summary. Chapter one: the benefits of the wish to reach full enlightenment for others Including:

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Kum Nye is a Tibetan Buddhist movement practice, somewhat in the tradition of Yoga Tai Chi. It is very hardworking and based on very slow movements, stillness practices, and massage. Kum Nye has been described as Inner Massage. In Flying one extends one's arms slowly out from the side up to stretching above the head and then slowly back down again. One cycle can take anywhere between 2 and 10 minutes. The practice of breathing in and out of both nose and mouth at the same time is recommended while doing the exercises. Kum Nye came to the west through Tarthang Tulku. Kum Nye ... Including:

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Tumo (also spelled Tummo, or Tum-mo ) is a Tibetan term for an advanced type of meditation practiced by those wishing to attain enlightenment within a single lifetime. Tummo practice can cause an intense sensation of body heat to arise. Tummo is taught as one part of the six yogas of Naropa. Stories and eyewitness accounts abound of yogi practitioners being able to generate sufficient heat to dry wet sheets draped around their naked bodies while sitting outside in the freezing cold, not just once, but multiple times. These observations have also been discussed in medic ...

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Tibetan Buddhism — formerly also called Lamaism, after their religious gurus known as lamas — is the body of religious Buddhist doctrine and institutions characteristic of Tibet and the Himalayan region. It is a multifaceted and integrated teaching, naturally implementing methods for all human-condition levels: Hinayana, Mahayana, Vajrayana (Tantric Path) and Ati Yoga (Dzogchen). Tibetan Buddhism - Distinguishing characteristics. Tibetan Buddhism may be distinguished from other schools of Tantric ... Including:

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• Tibetan Buddhism - Rituals and ritual objects
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• Tibetan Buddhism - Monasticism
• Tibetan Buddhism - History of Tibetan Buddhism

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