Lama Vajranatha
Did the Buddha practice magic? Did Padmasambhava practice magic? Do Tibetan Lamas practice magic? Before we can understand what magic means in the context of the Buddhist teaching and its practice, we must ask what magic means to us here in the West.
This partial transcript “Self-Discovery through Buddhist Meditation” illustrates the meaning of meditation and the relevance of dharma for modern society.
Article explores how the development of Buddhism in Tibet was influenced by the Mahasiddha tradition that evolved in Northern India in the early Medieval Period (3-13 cen. CE).
This excerpt from The Golden Letters contains an exposition of the four kinds of Buddhist teaching prevalent in Tibet in the 8-9 cen. CE.
The historical origin of the Dzogchen meditation teachings and the relationship of Dzogchen meditation to certain other Buddhist teachings and traditions, such as Yogachara and Ch’an or Zen, has puzzled scholars not only in the West, but in Tibet itself.
Here is a preliminary survey of the Bonpo tradition of Dzogchen meditation known as the Zhang-zhung Nyan-gyud. This Bonpo tradition is especially important for research into the historical origins of Dzogchen meditation.
Explores ancient shamanism through the lens of the pre-Buddhist spiritual and religious culture of Tibet known as Bon, the practitioners of shamanic techniques of ecstasy and ritual magic.
Article looks at how Tibetan culture and religious tradition approaches the existential fact of our mortality.
Excerpt from: The Cult and Practice of the Bönpo Deity Walchen Gekhöd, also known as Zhang-zhung Meri