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by Katherine Pfaff

She is known by many names: "old enough to scare crows away" Mrs. Luding, Chime, Jet- at the age of seven. sun Kushok, Chime Osel Rikdzin When she was ten years old, she Bhutri Thrinley Wangmo, Sakya made her first retreat. She medi- Jetsunma, Chime Luding, or just tated on the form of Vajrapani plain Chime-La. She is often men- known as Bhutadamara, and in tioned in conjunction with her fa- one month completed one million mily: the sister of His Holiness recitations of the short , , the sister-in-law of HUM VAJRA PHAT, and one His Eminence Luding Khen Rin- hundred thousand recitations of poche, or the mother of Luding the long mantra. Shabdrung . On other In her eleventh year, her father, occasions she is invoked as one of Kunga Rinchen, sent her on her the few known high and first teaching assignment. She holders who are also wom- spent the fourth through tenth en. She is known as one of the Tibetan months among the three women in the history of nomads on the northern plains of Sakya to have transmitted the Lam , giving transmissions and Dre teachings. She is spoken of as teachings on Phowa, or transfer- an emanation of , the ence of consciousness, as well as enlightened energy of liberation. conducting torma offerings, per- But to those who know her well, forming lhasang, or incense offer- she is the earth itself, stable, un- ings, and giving other teachings shakable, free from the eight and empowerments. wordly , and a pure exam- This was 1951, and it was here ple of the fruition of practice un- that she made one of the first of der difficult circumstances. her well-known mos, or divina- In 1938, the year of the earth tions. There was a large monastery Tiger, this Sakya Jetsunma was in the area where she was giving born as the first child of her par- the teachings, and this was the ents. Three other children were time of political troubles sur- born after her, but only she and rounding the Racking regent. The the youngest, who became the abbot of the local monastery, Sakya Trizin, survived to adult- Kardor Rinpoche, had sided with hood. They shared the same the Radring regent and for this he teachers, took the same teachings, had been imprisoned by the Tibe- and made the same retreats. They tan government. An earnest and also shared the loss of their si- worried delegation from this blings, parents and homeland and monastery requested an audience were very close. They were raised with the young Sakya Jetsunma and asked her to do a to deter- Photo: C. Landry Jetstin Kushok by Trinley Zangmo, their mother's sister, a remarkable woman who mine when their abbot would be oversaw their education, who su- released from prison. She made a pervised the running of the town divination with dice and recom- of Sakya, and who only slept from mended that the members of the the hours of nine to eleven in ord- monastery perform the four man- sions". H.E. Tai Situ Rinpoche— er to practice through the night in dala puja of Green , and re- INSTITUTE eminent scholar, artist, Buddhist TEACHINGS her meditation box. cite the Twenty-One Praises to philosopher and lecturer—is the Jetsun Kushok shares this tra- Tara one hundred thousand times. In 1952, during a visit to Lhasa inspiration behind and founder of dition of juggling practice with Maitreya Institute is a program when the recognized without boundaries: an intensive Maitreya Institute. He has BY duties. She is the described it as a "bridge between mother of five, although her only and confirmed her brother as the exploration of mind and body Sakya Trizin, a group of monks re- through multi-disciplinary work- culture, religion, education and daughter died in infancy. She has quested an audience with her. many different ways of life." Rin- a full-time job as a weaver for a shops, lectures, performances and THRANGU They thanked her sincerely and poche believes such "bridges" are high fashion designer, Zonda Nel- forums. Benefiting the self and profusely, and when she inquired others is both the process and goal essential because "having liberat- lis; she does part-time work clean- ed the distances and the ing houses; and she runs the reason for this thanks, having of Maitreya Institute. The Insti- RINPOCHE forgotten about the incident and tute's programs are designed to boundaries—the mountains, center activities and sees students the mo, they told her that they had challenge us all to entertain fresh rivers, oceans, and space—and in the remaining waking hours. followed her instructions, and that ways of perceiving health and come to a point where everything Like her aunt, she practices is exposed to everything, the only The Ven. through the dark hours of the their abbot had been released the healing, psychology, economics, day after they had completed the way to preserve good will is to ap- will be giving teachings in the US, night, often not sleeping at all. She philosophy, geomancy and the one hundred thousandth recitation arts. By presenting teachers who preciate similarities and find ways and Europe between April has said that she is rarely tired, to understand and work with the and August of 1988. Thrangu and has never been bored or of the Twenty-One Praises. are on the frontier of their respec- Her younger brother had died differences." Rinpoche is the abbot of H.H. lonely. tive fields, we can hope to provide when he was four years old. Her The word "maitri" itself means 's monastery in Rumteck Jetsun Kushok-La was born into an opportunity for expanded self- mother died in 1948 when Jetsun "loving-kindness", the qualities and of in Canada. the Drolma Podrang, or Tara discovery and for the awakening of was nine and His Holiness two. benefiting self and others. This is In the US contact Dr. Clark Palace of the Sakya Khon family. creativity in our heart and mind. Their younger sister died in 1951 Maitreya Institute was estab- the active principle of Maitreya In- Johnson, 1390 Kalmia Avenue, She began her dharma studies at stitute, which is community- Boulder, CO 80302, 3034496608. the age of five, and His Holiness at age eight and their father died lished first in Hawaii, then in San less than a month later, during an Francisco, and most recently in oriented, non-profit and non- In the UK contact Miss Cornelia Sakya Trizin was born when she epidemic in Sakya. This meant France. 1987 marks the third year denominational . Contact: 3315 Hwang, Thrangu House, 76 was six years old. According to the Sacramento Street, #622 San Fran- Bullingdon Road, Oxford, UK, tradition of her family, she took of Maitreya Institute's "Frontiers Continued on page 2 of the Mind: Human Dimen- cisco, CA 94118 415-392-4080. (0865) 241-555. novice ordination when she was

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that the teaching that would nor- dala or the Virupa transmission of bling to himself as though he were Contributions can be sent to: This retreat is open to all interest- mally be conferred by their father Hevajra. Jetsun Kushok bestowed reciting texts. When he was three Padma Amrita Vajrayogini Fund, ed in experiencing the monastic would have to be offered by the short version of the by or four, he showed real interest in c/o Katherine Pfaff, 1433 W lifestyle. another guru. Their aunt took Ngawang Chodrak, as well as the becoming a monk and took delight Main, Cottage Grove, OR 97424. Along with the group practice, them to Ngor, where they received lung for all the various practices in being around ordained people. Jetsun Kushok will be giving the Abbey has 4 private retreat the Lamdre from the

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center of Dharamsala and across Rather than attempt to survey the plains. There we took all our the vast array of ideas which were meals, which were delicious and presented, I shall present two plentiful, and there we tended to small episodes which made big im- linger over tea. The patio became pressions. The first concerns com- the locus for an extension of the puters and reincarnation, and the dialogue,between Buddhism and second deals with the identity of science and for a somewhat a person who has received a heart separate dialogue between Ameri- or brain transplant. can Kagyupas and American During my presentation on ar- Gelugpas. Four of the participants tificial intelligence, I recounted the were students of the Vidyadhara, belief of many scientists that, as Chogyam Trungpa, Rinpoche. computers become bigger, faster, Alan Wallace and Adam Engle and more complex, they will also were the resident Gelugpas. Fre- get "smarter," so that eventually quently they were joined by they will be regarded as sentient Michael Sautman and by John beings. I then asked His Holiness Avedon, author of In Exile from the if he thought it possible that this Land of the Snows, who is current- might occur through beings choos- ly writing a book about a Nobel ing to reincarnate within suitable Prize neurophysiologist. Several computers. times Thubten Jinpa had lunch His Holiness discussed this with us and then conversation question at some length with turned to logic and to Oxford, Thapkay and Geshe Dak- where he plans to study. pa. He finally reported to us that, The compound of His Holiness while many might reject the sug- was a short but very steep climb gestion as absurd, he did not. above the cottage. Sometimes we Reincarnation can take place would walk down, but we always whenever the material basis is Left to right: Jeremy Hayward, Eleanor Rosch, Alan Wallace, Francisco Varela, H.H. the Dalai Lama, went up in jeeps that were sent for suitable. We cannot reject the pos- Thubten Jinpa, Newcomb Greenleaf, and Robert Livingston. us. The roads were steep, winding sibility that at some point a com- and narrow, often skirting the edge puter might be a suitable basis. ed by reports from Tibet of the of a large drop off, but the drivers, His Holiness then turned to me protests against the Chinese occu- most of whom were monks, were, and said, "Should this happen, it MIND AND LIFE pation. I doubted that His Holi- unlike our taxi drivers, cautious will probably involve people such ness would be able to take a week and skillful. The compound is the as you, who are very close to their for such relatively esoteric matters. seat of the Tibetan Government in machines." CONFERENCE These fears proved unfounded, the exile and is adjacent to a The import of this remark was meetings went on as scheduled, monastery with a large temple un- quite vast. We were presented with DIALOGUE IN DHARAMSA- committee and the film crew. The and His Holiness participated in- der construction. It commands a a vision of the relationship be- LA by Newcomb Greenleaf six participants sat around a low tensely in all sessions, five hours magnificent view of the snowy tween evolution and reincarnation. In late October, 1987, five table, with His Holiness and a a day. peaks above, themselves mere Evolution might proceed mechan- Western scientists met for a week scientific presentor at the head, It is not easy to get to Dharam- foothills by Himalayan standards. ically until a suitable material ba- with His Holiness Tenzin Gyatso, flanked by two translators, a Tibe- sala, which is located in the Beyond the compound lies the vil- sis for reincarnation is produced, the Fourteenth Dalai Lama of tan and an American, who played foothills of the northern lage of MacLeod Ganj, once the at which point its beings would be Tibet, to discuss Buddhism and a vital role in the proceedings. The . After the flight to Del- summer residence of the British enlivened by sentience and the cognitive science. The program of Venerable Thubten Jinpa is a hi, arriving in the wee hours, there Governor General, and now a tiny course of evolution profoundly the meeting described it as follows: young monk and scholar of Budd- is an overnight train ride to Tibetan enclave. While very poor, effected. MIND AND L7F£-Dialogues hist epistomology and logic at Pathankot and then a terrifying, the village is full of zest and cheer. The discussion of transplants between Buddhism and the Cog- Shartse College of Ganden Univer- breakneck, three hour taxi ride up Within it, monks and lay people occurred late one afternoon when nitive Sciences sity. He is one of the principal in- into the hills. We were shepherd- often carried malas and did their Dr. Livingston asked His Holiness *This gathering is inspired by a terpreters for His Holiness. The ed throughout the trip by Adam practice as they walked about. The about the identity of someone who shared interest in establishing a di- other translator, B. Alan Wallace, Engle, and in Delhi by the agen- sight of this integration of spiritual has had a transplant. The first alogue between Buddhist thought has been a student of His Holiness cy Middle Path Travel, who form- and secular was very moving. I be- question involved actual opera- and cognitive science which can il- since 1970 and was for many years erly arranged only the passages of gan to yearn for a more extended tions. Suppose that Alice dies and luminate these rich and distinct a monk. Recently he returned to the Dalai Lama. What a relief to visit to a Tibetan community. her heart, in good condition, is modes of exploring mind and life. Western academia at Amherst Col- arrive at Kashmir Cottage, a guest Now let me return to the dia- transplanted to Bob, who is *The discussions will take place in lege, where he studied the house run by Tenzin Choegyal, the logue as it developed in the offi- healthy except for his heart. This the meeting room of His Holiness philosophical foundations of gracious younger brother of the cial sessions. Mornings were combination of Alice's heart with the Dalai Lama in Dharamsala, modern physics in light of Budd- Dalai Lama, and to experience the devoted to presentations by the the rest of Bob, is it Alice or Bob? India. They are styled not as a hist philosophy. He is currently warmth of Tibetan hospitality. We cognitive scientists. They were dis- His Holiness replied, to everyone's conference or a debate, but in an the spiritual director of the Dhar- felt at home from the start, even tinguished by the extremely close satisfaction, that it is Bob. atmosphere of a living room con- ma Friendship Foundation in as we overfilled the accomodations attention paid by His Holiness and Then Dr. Livingston posed the versation. Some sessions are struc- Seattle, Washington. so that the dining room was turned by the acuity of his scientific in- same question with respect to a tured as presentations on specific While His Holiness has a good into a bedroom and dining was tuition. Time and again he would hypothetical operation, which topics, with questions and answers command of English, a variety of moved to the patio. Fortunately anticipate the flow of logic or ex- might be possible someday, in aimed at clarification. Other ses- technical terms from Buddhism the weather was perfect, with the periment. The afternoon discus- which Alice's brain is transplant- sions are designed as free flowing and science required particular sun breaking the night chill just sions ranged over many topics, but ed into Bob. This creature, Alice's discussions with designated care in translation, and the exper- in time for breakfast. a common thread was an ongoing brain in Bob's body, is it Bob or themes. tise of the translators proved in- Kashmir Cottage is perched on presentation by His Holiness of Alice? For Western science, the *The event will be videotaped in valuable. At times they engaged in the side of a very steep hill, with Buddhism as validated knowledge, person is centered in the brain, so full; copies of the tapes will be extended discourse in Tibetan the view from the patio over the hence as a form of science. we were all expecting to hear the made available to the Tibetan with His Holiness and the two Government for use in their scholars who attended him, Geshe schools and monasteries, and to Yeshi Thapkay of the Institute of the Western public for use in fur- Tibetan Studies, , and thering understanding. Edited ver- Geshe Palden Dakpa of Tibet sions will be prepared for more ab- House, Delhi. breviated viewing, for transcrip- In addition to Dr. Varela, a neu- tion into books or articles and robiologist who spoke on "Percep- perhaps for broadcast. tion and the Brain" and on "Life The idea of such a conference and its Material Basis," the other was born more than three years cognitive scientists represented ago. It was brought to fruition by philosophy, psychology, computer a committee chaired by Adam En- science, and neurobiology and gle of the Vajrapani Institute, medicine. Dr. Jeremy Hayward of Boulder Creek, , under Institute spoke on "Scien- the scientific coordination of Dr. tific Method and Validation," Dr. Francisco Varela of the Ecole Poly- Eleanor Rosch of the University of technique in Paris. Michael Saut- California, Berkeley, spoke on man of Berkeley, California was "Cognitive Science," Dr. New- the third member of the commit- comb Greenleaf of Columbia tee. Earlier plans were more University spoke on "Artificial In- modest, but His Holiness had in- telligence," and Dr. Robert B. sisted that the meeting last for a Livingston of the University of full week and that it take place in California, San Diego, spoke on Dharamsala, where he would be "Development of the Brain." able to devote himself to it Before describing some high intensively. points of the discussions, let me The goal of a ' 'living room con- give a more personal account of versation" was very closely real- our journey and stay in Dharam- ized. There were virtually no spec- sala. As the day of departure ap- Francisco Varela and H.H. the Dalai Lama. tators, except for the organizing proached, the news was dominat-

SNOW LION SPRING 88 NEWSLETTER AND CATALOG NEWS & PROFILES Continued from page 3 thought that development and ness replied that the individual HIMALAYAN RESEARCH completion of complex mathemat- would again be Bob, we tended to ical models presented some of the TIBET hear him say Alice and it took a BULLETIN highest forms of intelligence moment to realize that he had Professor Theodore Riccardi, Jr. region, are also solicited for known. Although computers can given the opposite response. has assumed the editorship of the publication. be easily programmed to perform FUND His Holiness went on to explain Himalayan Research Bulletin Membership in the such functions, it has remained that Buddhism sees the identity of along with co-editors William Studies Association is open to any- very difficult to teach them how to the individual as centered within Fisher and Bruce Owens. The one with an interest in the see, to think or to tie a shoelace. the breast, near to but not in the Himalayan Research Bulletin is Himalayan region. Members Therefore,scientists are now con- The Tibet Fund was organized heart. Bob might have some the official publication of the receive the Bulletin three times a sidering that very simple tasks ac- in 1981 under the auspices of His difficulty adjusting to Alice's Nepal Studies Association, a year and are entitled to vote in all tually require a high degree of Holiness the Dalai Lama to forster, brain, but would still be Bob. As group which is subsumed under elections. Annual membership intelligence. encourage, and promote Tibetan- happened so often during the the Association for Asian Studies. dues are $10 for students, $15 for Dr. Greenleaf's presentation Buddhist culture, religion, art, meetings, we were shown other The Bulletin's primary purpose individuals, and $30 for touched on various forms of logi- and studies. Since its formation, ways that things might be seen, is to facilitate communication and institutions. cal systems which greatly interest- the Fund has engaged in the wide and provoked to think of an ex- cooperation among scholars work- Please direct all correspondence ed His Holiness and the . variety of activities that this report periment which could confirm or ing in the Himalayan region. In- to the following address: Dr. Robert Livingston began describes. They have, for example, deny. formation concerning research and Himalayan Reaearch Bulletin, day number five by showing a 20 provided assistance to the Tibetan At the conclusion of the meet- recent and upcoming publications Southern Asian Institute, 1128 In- minute film which he produced in Children's Village, the Council for ings both the Dalai Lama and the and papers presented in this area ternational Affairs Building, the brain science laboratory at the Tibetan Education, the Tibetan scientific participants expressed are solicited from members and Columbia University, 420 West University of California at San Delek Hospital and the Tibetan the hope that further dialogues non-members. Scholarly papers, 118th Street, New York, N.Y. Diego. Dr. Livingston's current Institute of Performing Arts in should take place, both for the particularly those which assess the 10027. ■ field of research involves creating Dharamsala, India and supported benefit of the Tibetan people and current state of research on the a computerized mathematical Tibetan monks, nuns, and college of the West. model of the brain and, in doing students around the world. such, he has dissected and pho- Their activities have ranged tographed hundreds of brains to from establishing a special project chart their neurological pathways. to study the techniques of Tibetan He noted that while all brains are medicine and perhaps apply them roughly similar, each has its dis- in the modern context, publishing tinctive patterns, in much the translations of many sacred Tibe- same way no two snowflakes are tan and teachings, identical. Dr. Livingston helping to distribute Tibetan han- described the development of the dicrafts in the West. brain and nervous system from an The Tibet Fund serves as a non- embryo to a mature neurological profit channel for money directed system. to various Tibetan projects. They Dr. Luigi Luisi from Zurich be- welcome your interest and sup- gan day six with a short introduc- port. For further information, tory presentation on molecular bi- contact: Tibet Fund, 107 E. 31st ology and biochemistry, demon- St., NY, NY 10016, strating the way molecules ar- 212-213-5011. ranged themselves into patterns and that these patterns to a large extent define life. Dr. Varela then gave a presentation on the Western history of evolutionary thought. Day number seven was marked with deepfelt expressions of thanks and appreciation by all par- ticipants in the conference, the in- terpreters, the organizers, and in- vited guests, together with presen- tations of offerings and gifts. The translation was handled RIMAY Francisco Varela and H.H. the Dalai Lama. marvelously by very effective in- terplay between Alan Wallace and Thubten Jinpa. His Holiness O SAL LING Excerpts From: science and Buddhism take? For would turn to one or the other of the time being we have only a few them depending on the nature of fragmentary bridges worthy the the inquiry and with each one A REPORT ON attention." checking the other's understand- This is a delightful Dharma It must be noted that during the ing and interpretation, and with center tucked away in the beauti- MIND AND LIFE morning sessions, all the scientists His Holiness checking them both, ful island of Maui, Hawaii. Christi were extremely careful to present everyone felt the interpretation's and Jeff Cox of Snow Lion visited their fields of expertise from the accuracy was virtually perfect. the center recently and met Lama CONFERENCE standpoint of what is generally ac- The conference was recorded in Tenzin, the resident teacher. The cepted by the mainstream thinkers full on both video and audio cas- center was founded by the Ven. by Adam Engle in their field. During the after- sette. The cassettes have been tran- who is also the noon sessions, however, the scien- scribed and the raw transcription spiritual director. There is a strong tists took off their purely scientif- runs 440 pages. The coordinating core of students at this center. A The first day of the dialogues progression from single cell ic hats and engaged in discussions committee is presently deciding retreat center is also being built were opened by Dr. Jeremy Hay- animals to complex multi-cell from the standpoint of their own the most effective way to make the and funds are needed to complete ward, who introduced the subject animals. Using a series of slides, personal sensibilities. This provid- fruits of this conference available the project. If you are looking for of how western science validates Dr. Varela described the way the ed an environment whereby the to the public. In addition, follow- a beautiful location for a retreat, and proves itself. He gave an neurons of these organisms of current thinking of modern up meetings and discussions are this might be the place. For fur- historical perspective of the begin- varying degrees of complexity or- science could be clearly identified planned. ther information or to get on the nings of western science and the ganize themselves to form a brain. and more probing discussions of For further information or in- list for their newsletter: Karma Ri- culture within which it was deve- He completed his presentation the relationship between western quiries, please contact Adam En- may O Sal Ling, PO Box 1029, loped. He spoke about the scien- with descriptions of experiments science and Buddhist contempla- gle at P.O. Box DD, Boulder Paia, Maui, HI 96779, tific method and reductionism and relating to the operation of the eye tive science could be studied. Creek, CA 95006. 808-579-8076. scientific empiricism. This provid- and visual cortex to create The next day saw Dr. Eleanor ed a framework for the Lamas to "vision." Rosch introduce the subject of understand the way western Dr. Varela added this cognitive psychology by giving a Lama science thought about itself. observation: brief history of modern psycholo- Tenzin During the afternoon session "Much water will flow under gy as it wound its way through var- that day, His Holiness spoke about the bridges before Buddhadharma ious theories to the present day. how Tibetan becomes an integral part of This provided a format for most is investigated and validated. Us- Western cultures, in an as yet un- interesting discussions on Eastern ing the tools of the mind and in- certain future. Of one of these and Western views on psychologi- trospection, Buddhist scholars and changes we can be certain: a ma- cal theories and practice. have developed an equally ture dialog with science, so that Professor Newcomb Greenleaf intricate understanding of reality. both partners in this dance are introduced day four with a presen- Day two began by Francisco modified. When Buddhism ar- tation on computer science with Varela making a presentation of rived in Japan, it found a culture emphasis on artificial intelligence: how the Western neuroscientists enamored with warriorship, just as how humans are trying to build view the operation of the brain much as our culture holds science and program machines that think. with focus on the process of vision. at its core. Over a few hundred Among other things, he noted that Dr. Varela drew a distinction be- years, a unique breed of was the study of artificial intelligence tween plant and animal life based born for benefit and delight of has caused scientists to rethink the on the greater ability of animals to generations to come. What form whole notion of what intelligence move. He focused attention on the will the creative embrace of really is. In decades past, it was

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Since 1959 Tibetan Buddhist masters have travelled to the West, teaching extensively and establish- ing Buddhist centers throughout the world. However, in recent years, many of the great teachers have passed away, taking with them their unique understanding of the Dharma. In 1986, His Holi- ness the Dalai Lama suggested as a matter of urgency that the Meridian Trust document the teachings of many of the remain- ing older Lamas living both in In- dia and the West as a resource for Buddhist scholars in the future. In the long term, some of these teach- ings will be translated into En- glish. A project was set up where- by the Meridian Trust would in- tensify its committment to preserving the oral teachings of the Tibetan tradition by donating fur- ther video equipment and video tapes to the Tibetan communities in India and providing facilities to train Tibetans in all aspects of video production. A London businessman generously agreed to donate a salary for a five-year peri- were designated to be allocated od so that a Tibetan in India could video equipment, and a Project co-ordinate the project. Co-ordinator selected to research In March 1987, Meridian Trust and supervise the video-taping. personnel went to India for an au- The project will cover a 5-year dience with His Holiness the Dalai period, and will, in fact, not mere- Lama and meetings with members ly be limited to video-recording of the Tibetan Government-in- the teachings of masters of the four exile. Great priority was given to Tibetan Buddhist traditions both the project—three areas in India in India and the West, but will in-

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SNOW LION SPRING 88 NEWSLETTER AND CATALOG 6 NEWS & PROFILES monastery at the New York Open TIBETAN Center. Performers included the Dharma Bums, Philip Glass, Steve Gorn, Rachel Faro, and Sethar LANGUAGE Tsering, Namgyal Khorko and Early Thupten Phelgye of Tibetan From June 15 through August Messenger. Notice 12, the University of Virginia The current program of the Dept. of Religious Studies will Tibetan Studies Society is ex- offer an intensive introductory tremely rich and varied. The so- Planning is under way for a na- course in Literary and Spoken ciety holds a weekly lecture series tional conference this Fall which Tibetan. The course will carry during the Columbia University will focus on the Dalai Lama's eight credits, and will cover the calendar year from September Five Point Peace Plan for Tibet. material included in the two- through May. For the 1987-1988 The purpose will be to both put semester sequence of First-year school year, programs are held a public spot light on this impor- Tibetan offered at the Univ. of Vir- each Tuesday evening at 8 p.m. in tant peace initiative and to help de- ginia alternate academic years. the Dodge Room at Earl Hall, velop ways to move the Plan for- Emphasis will be on both liter- Columbia Univ. Special lectures ward. John Avedon is to be one of ary and colloquial forms. Students are occasionally held on other days the featured speakers. There will learn basic grammar and develop and evenings, and during the sum- be small group workshops in ad- hearing and speaking proficiency mer. The society is dependent en- dition to plenary sessions. through training in a formal debate tirely upon donations. The conference is scheduled for technique widely used in the Tibe- For further information, and to the weekend of September tan educational system. The place your name on the society 23rd-25th in the San Francisco course will be taught by William mailing list, contact Mary Anne Bay Area. Initial sponsors include: Magee, an advanced graduate stu- Cartelli, President, Tibetan Humanitas International, Bay dent in the Dept. of Religious Studies Society, Earl Hall, Colum- Area Friends of Tibet, and the Studies. He will be assisted by bia University, New York, NY Buddhist Peace Fellowship. The Geshe Jampel Tando, a Tibetan 10027, 212-966-0935. office of Tibet and Amnesty Inter- monk from the Loseling College national Group 387 are also giving of Drebung Monastic University support. For Further details con- in Lhasa. tact Humanitas, P.O. Box 818, For further information: Center Pema Wangyal of Dolpo restoring a Menlo Park, CA 94206, Att: Ed for S. Asian Studies, 104 Cocke Lazar. Phone 415-324-9074. Hall, Univ. of Virginia, Charlot- SNOW LION tesville, VA 22903, 804-924-8815. JACQUES MARCHAIS TIBET TOUR CENTER OF Tibet: Lhasa via Hong Kong and THE Chengdu ()July 31 August 14, 1988 TIBETAN ART TIBETAN $3,445 Includes airfare from The Jacques Marchais Center of exhibition will feature sculpture California Tibetan Art, also known as the and thangka paintings, many not $3,691 Includes airfare from New Tibetan Museum, sits high atop on view at the museum itself. STUDIES York Lighthouse Hill on Staten Island. There will also be a special section (Double occupancy, departures Chosen in 1945 by Jacques Mar- of recently restored by SOCIETY from other locations available) chais, the professional name of Tibetan artist, Pema Wangyal of Jacqueline Norman Klauber, for Dolpo, along with photographs We fly to Lhasa, capital of Tibet, its resemblance to the Tibetan depicting how the paintings The Tibetan Studies Society has with stops for two days each in countryside, this summit marks looked before restoration. City been quietly promoting Tibetan Hong Kong and Chengdu on the the second highest point on the Gallery hours are Monday through culture and religion for over 15 way. Eight days in Lhasa to ex- eastern seaboard. In 1947, to Friday, from 10-5:30. Admission years. One of the oldest non- plore this Holy City of Tibet: the house her collection of Tibetan is free. sectarian Tibetan Buddhist organi- exiled Dalai Lama's ; and other oriental art, Jacques The Tibetan Museum is also zations, TSS was founded in 1973 Temple, the holiest place Marchais completed construction sponsoring a trip to Tibet, depart- by Phil Hemley and other students in Tibet and focal point for pil- of two stone buildings designed to ing New York on August 10th for of Professor Alex Wayman in the grims from throughout the coun- resemble a Tibetan mountain Tibet via Hong Kong and Cheng- HELP program at try; the , summer temple. du and will return on August 30th Columbia University. From its in- palace of the Dalai Lama; the Jacques Marchais grew up dur- for those not continuing to East WANTED ception the society adopted an in- great monasteries of Serajand ing the end of the 19th century in Tibet. The cost will be $3,895 per novative policy of hosting presen- Drepung; and much more. Excel- the midwest playing with 13 small person, land costs only, including tations by a wide variety of Lamas, lent guides. Optional excursions to bronze figurines brought from In- a $250 tax deductible contribution Snow Lion is hiring people in- scholars and activists, providing a , Shigatse and dia by her greatgrandfather. In to the Tibetan Museum. Round terested in representing our line of forum for many of the most impor- Tsedang. time, she developed her interest in trip air fere from New York will books, postcards and other items tant Tibetologists of the day. For more information contact: oriental art and culture and spent be $975 per person in addition. to bookstores. If you have a few The society has given many of Power Places Tours, 28802 Alta her life building a collection that For those not leaving from New hours a week, would like to earn today's most prominent Tibetan Laguna Blvd., Laguna Beach, CA reflected her all-consuming love York we will arrange to meet in some extra money and at the same Buddhists their first exposure in 92651 (714) 497-5138. for oriental art. The objects in the Hong Kong and air arrangements time help make dharma literature New York, including Kalu Rin- museum's collection are primari- can be made privately or possibly available to a-wider public, this poche, Lama Thupten Yeshe, ly Tibetan, Sino-Tibetan, Chinese, with the museum's help. Directly could be just the right job for you. Prof. , and the Mongolian, and Nepalese in ori- following the trip through Central Representatives must have a current Ganden Tri Rinpoche gin and most date from the 17th and South Tibet, we hope to ex- professional appearance and be (then Gyudme Khensur Jampel to the early 20th centuries. Rich plore Kham Province in East capable of traveling to stores in Shenphen). The names of other PROFOUND in brass, bronze, and copper fig- Tibet. A highlight of that journey their area to make presentations to Lamas and scholars presented by urines of deities and Buddhas, as will be several days' visit to the book buyers. The amount of time the society are too numerous to PATH OF well as a large number of thangka home village, high in the moun- required will depend on the num- mention, but include H.H. Dud- paintings, the collection also in- tains, of Nima Dorjee, the muse- ber of stores you call upon, but jom Rinpoche, H.H. Ling Rin- cludes notable examples of jewel- um's guide. According to Chinese your schedule is flexible and it is poche, Ven. Geshe Tharchin, and PEACE encrusted Nepalese metalwork, a agents, that part of the trip may a lucrative way of increasing your the Ven. Geshe Wangyal of Lab- set of silver ceremonial imple- cost an additional $2,500-$3,000 earnings. If you are interested, sum Shedrup Ling, one of the so- In 1981 the Western monastic ments belonging to a previous per person although figures are not please send us a letter of your ciety's early mentors. sangha of the Kagyu lineage felt , Tibetan miniature yet firm and we might be able to qualifications, a photo, and a Besides initiating what may have the need to found the International paintings and jewelry, dance do it for less. Space is limited and phone number where we can reach been the first Tibetan Buddhist Kagyu Sangha Association in ord- masks, and decorative Chinese is available first to those who have you during EST business hours. meditation program on an Ameri- er to help each other to establish cloisonne work. already sent in their reservation can campus, the society engaged monasticism in the West and to in- Among some of the museum deposit. There may still be a few in major fundraising and political crease communication and educa- programs scheduled for 1988 are: places left, so if you are interest- activities. In 1978, the society tion. The first step towards this A performance of Korean folk ed, please call the museum and re- moved its center to 32 E. 32nd St. was the publication of IKSA's dances; Chinese folktales told by quest full details and itinerary as Activities there reached a high magazine "The Profound Path of a professional; and an electronic soon as possible. point when the new temple was Peace." Issue No. 5 recently ap- music concert by contemporary The Tibetan Museum, 338 consecrated by H.H. the Dalai peared and it reprints the first four composer, Carl Michaelson. The Lighthouse Ave., Staten Island, Lama during his first visit to of eight talks of Thrangu Rin- Tibetan Museum also conducts an New York, Tel: (718) 987-3478. America. poche's seminar "Monastic Dis- education and art program for The museum is open Friday In the spirit of East-West cultur- cipline" given at Gampo Abbey in school children. through Sunday in April, October, al exchange, the society also gave 1985 and two interviews by H.E. This spring the museum will and November, from 1:00 to 5:00 birth to the world's first "Dhar- Shamar Rinpoche and Ven. present TREASURES OF THE p.m. and Wednesday through ma Rock" band, the Dharma Thrangu Rinpoche on how to TIBETAN MUSEUM, an exhibi- Sunday, May through September. Bums, and has since organized in- transmit monasticism to the West. tion to be held from March 14 - Admission is $2.50 for adults and numerable benefit concerts on be- Any questions can be addressed to April 15, 1988, at the City Gallery, $1.00 for children. Group tours half of Tibetan causes. In Novem- IKSA's secretary Lodro Zangpo, Department of Cultural Affairs, may be arranged by appointment. ber 1986, the society, organized a c/o Gampo Abbey, Pleasant Bay, City of New York, Two Columbus Brochures and a Calendar of benefit concert for Dorje Trak NS, Canada B0E 2P0. Circle, New York, New York. The Events are available for the asking.

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and also want to work for the good not wish to elaborate on this, as I way of life, and, perhaps, can learn of society. In the past, scholars am basically an optimist and still to understand their own worlds have said that Buddhism was have great hope that sanity will better by getting away for a little single-minded in its focus on Nir- prevail and that good and truth while to meditate at our high alti- vana, giving up the mundane will triumph. tude. With your help we can world as a hopeless case. With this You might be surprised, but I return there. Now is the time preconception, they thought that think such optimism is quite prac- when action is practice. Buddhism made very little contri- tical. For, you see, everyone just Thank you very much. bution to civilization, letting social wants happiness. If we investigate problems go their own way. Now, the human heart, not just to fol- it may be true that Buddhist per- low religious teaching, but to ana- sons and institutions could have lyze carefully what is really there, done a better job of helping peo- we find that what everyone wants, ple in different periods and differ- what gives satisfaction, is the ent countries. But I believe that warm heart, the good heart, com- GADEN from the time of Buddha until to- passion and love. These give calm- day all forms of Buddhism have ness, tranquillity, and real content- MONASTIC been continuously trying to help ment; and that gives inner people, whether in social groups strength. On the other hand, or individually. It has never been hatred, anger, and greed simply UNIVERSITY the case that Buddhism did not produce uneasiness and always care about the world. The freedom more dissatisfaction. Even nations When the last surviving mem- and happiness of all living beings need to control and minimize bers of Gaden Monastic Universi- have always been the ultimate ideal anger and hatred; it is the only way ty from Tibet arrived in India as and the working goal. they can avoid suffering and bring refugees, they felt the preservation Tibetan civilization is very much their people happiness. So nations of and religion to a product of the socially transfor- will eventually do the right thing, be a serious challenge for the Tibe- mative power of Buddhism. because it is in the ultimate best tans if they are to retain their cul- Brought from India by the great interest of their people. Goodness tural identity as a people. Emperor in the is finally the most practical, the In spite of many harsh realities 7th century, Buddhist wisdom be- most realistic solution. of life imposed upon them, they gan its slow but steady work of Perhaps most of you already re-established Gaden in South In- making the people more gentle, know the importance of compas- dia in 1971, and were able to re- happy and peaceful. After a few sion and love. The practice of vive the general pattern of studies centuries, Tibetans had become so compassion is what gives me that once existed in Tibet. To date, fond of the Buddha Dharma that greatest satisfaction. No matter there are more than 800 students His Holiness the Dalai Lama they made great efforts to make it what the circumstances, no mat- actively engaged in these studies. the center of their lives, even ter what kind of tragedy I am fac- The original prayer hall was without the support of a royal dy- ing, I practice compassion. This constructed on a makeshift basis nasty. Finally, after one thousand gives me inner strength and hap- with the capacity to hold three years, Tibetans succeeded in ex- piness. This gives me the feeling hundred persons. With sharp in- BUDDHISM IN pressing Buddhist ideals in the na- that my life is useful. So you see, crease in the number of students tional government itself, estab- up to now—I am 52 years of age over the years however, the hall is PRACTICE lished as the integration of the going on 53—1 have tried my best now always packed with more than sacred and the secular by the Fifth to practice these things, and will 500 students cramped together, Dalai Lama in the 17th century. continue to do so until my last while the rest of the members par- by H. H. the Dalai Lama We believed that the Buddha's breath, my last day. I myself, you ticipate in the prayers and educa- at the Tibetan Buddhist Learning Center teaching was the indispensable key see, am the devoted servant of tional programs by either sitting to achieving national as well as in- compassion. That is the way I real- on the stairs or squatting on ver- dividual happiness. So our whole ly feel. andas adjacent to the hall. social system—our culture, arts We need public support, the ac- Construction work on a new hall I am very happy today to com- make them slow to take action to and life style—was centered on tive expression of your goodwill has already been started. Through municate with all of you American try to improve the real Tibetan sit- people's spiritual development ac- towards us. Please keep this in fund raising efforts in India, we Buddhists from this oldest of the uation, to solve the Tibetan cording to the Dharma. Though mind, and whenever the occasion have been able to raise a total am- Tibetan Buddhist monastic problem, the human problem of we never achieved perfection, we arises express your deep sympathy mount of approximately centers in America. It is encourag- six million Tibetan human did preserve many unique teach- towards the Tibetan cause. As $23,100.00 U.S. This is roughly ing to note the present spread of persons. ings and traditions, some of them Buddhist practitioners, you should one fourth of the total ammount Tibetan Buddhism, some 1000 Now, it is a useful practice to long lost to other Buddhist coun- understand the necessity of of the budget necessary to carry it centers around the world with over reflect on one's own suffering, to tries. But I don't need to say too preserving Tibetan Buddhism. through. 250 in the United States alone. As think of it as the "return of one's much about this, as I know many For this the land, the country of Contributions should be sent to I often say, Buddhism has a spe- own karma," and thus get the of you have come to realize the Tibet, is crucial. We have tried our Gaden Monastic University, c/o cial gift for helping people calm benefit of cultivating patience with preciousness of Tibetan Budd- best to preserve the Tibetan tradi- Tibet Fund, 107 East 31st St., 4th their minds and learn to live more one's difficulties. But it is not use- hism, to cherish it just as we do. tions outside Tibet for almost Ft., New York, NY 10016. For happily. In the midst of what can ful, nor compassionate, to be pa- I have been very moved on this thirty years, and we have been bank transfers: Acct. No. 2069, accurately be called "the Buddhist tient about the sufferings of trip because so many people have comparatively successful. But Syndicate Bank (Tattihalli holocaust" of the 20th century, we others. In fact, as says, expressed to me in actions as well eventually, after our time, there is Branch), Tibetan Colony, Tibetans were forced into exile by the should be abso- as words their respect, not only for a real danger that they will change, Mundgod-581-411, N. Kanara, the Chinese invasion of our lutely intolerant of the sufferings the teachings of Tibetan Budd- that they will not survive away Karnataka, INDIA. homeland. Since then, we have of others, should find them utter- hism, but also for their source, from the protective nurture of our been privileged to share the gifts ly unbearable. namely, Tibetan culture and civili- homeland. So, for the sake of of Buddhism with fellow beings of To give a personal example, I have zation, which itself is ultimately preserving Tibetan Buddhism, other nations, who all must face said that I myself have actually rooted nowhere else than in the which can be seen as a complete the countless difficulties of life in benefitted from the hardships of living hearts of the Tibetan peo- form of the Buddha Dharma, the our restless, anxious, modern losing my homeland and wander- ple. Tibetan culture belongs to all sacred land of Tibet is vitally im- TUPTEN world. Perhaps the only good ing in exile—and I meant it. Not humanity, and its extinction would portant. It is very unlikely that it thing that has come from our having a sheltered life and having not just affect Tibetans, but all hu- can survive as a cultural and tragedy is the spread of the teach- to suffer and struggle has helped manity. We, therefore, appeal to spiritual entity if its physical real- GYATSO ing and practice of Tibetan me to grow. Worldly difficulty can the members of all other cultures ity is smothered under Chinese oc- Buddhism. lead to faster spiritual growth and to help the Tibetans preserve our cupation. So we cannot avoid tak- Of course, it would have been greater strength of mind, and I unique and rich cultural heritage. ing responsibility in trying to im- LING much better for everyone if it personally am quite content with Our friends in the Congress of prove its political situation. could have happened without such my lot. I have been given the in- the United States have acted Clearly, in this light, active sup- an unspeakable toll of human spiration to take the Buddha powerfully to express their suport port for the Tibetan cause is not During the past year, 25 talks, suffering. Imagine, Tibetan lamas Dharma seriously and the oppor- for our cause, urging China to just a matter of politics. It is the seminars and workshops dealing could have come out to teach in tunity to work hard to put it into cease her attempts to eliminate the work of Dharma. We are not with Tibet and Tibetan Buddhism different countries, travelling with practice. I cannot complain. Yet Tibetan race, write off the Tibe- against the Chinese; we, in fact, have been presented in the Chica- their visas stamped on Tibetan the plight of my people, the six tan nation from history, and eradi- have deep admiration for the go area by author/translator Glenn passports! Western Dharma stu- million Tibetans who look to me cate the Tibetan culture. These se- Chinese civilization. We are only H. Mullin, the Ven. Tubten Pende dents could have freely come into to help them, is different—I can- nators and representatives will in- trying to gain our rights, to save (one of the seniormost Western Tibet's peaceful mountains to en- not forget their cries. How can I creasingly need your help and the our people, and to preserve our monks in the Tibetan tradition) joy her fresh air, study at her pray and recite the bodhisattva help of all Buddhists, all religious Buddha Dharma. and Scott Brusso (former spiritu- monastic universities, and medi- vow to save all beings from suffer- persons, all humanists, and all I dream of a new Tibet—a free al director of Chenresig Institute tate in her inspiring solitudes. ing and the cause of suffering, and friends of Tibet, to make an even land, a zone of peace—where my in Australia). I say this not just to complain at the same time leave anything stronger push to get China to six million people can restore our His Holiness has about our ordeal but because I undone that could actually help change her attitude. This push is spiritual way of life while becom- given the name Tubten Gyatso have noticed that people tend to these suffering people who are my urgent and essential to save our ing attuned to the best aspects of Ling to the sponsoring adopt a sort of fatalism about the immediate responsibility? So I am people and culture before it is too the modern world. I see it as a organization. history and the problem of Tibet; always trying to do as much as I late. For China too, it is an emer- place where all people—not ex- For information about future "Well, it had to happen that way can. gency because if her leaders do not cluding our eastern neighbor—can events, please send a stamped, — otherwise Tibetans would not Perhaps my example can help change their present course, it will visit and enjoy the fresh air and self-addressed envelope to: Tubten have come out of isolation into the other Buddhists who want to eventually rebound upon them- brilliant mountain light, can find Gyatso Ling, P.O. Box 06141, world." Thinking this way can maintain their spiritual practice selves in a negative way. But I do inspiration in a peaceful, spiritual Chicago, IL 60606-0141.

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IN PRAISE OF PADMA AMRITA Review by the Late John Blofeld Padma Amrita Tibetan Budd- hist Practice Center is a Nyingma center founded in 1984 in Spokane, Washington. The resi- MAHAMUDRA: The Quintes- whole teaching of the Buddha at dent Lama is Inge Sandvoss, her sence of Mind and Meditation, by every level has as its object direct predecessor was Ven. Lama Thar- Takpo Tashi Namgyal; translated perception of "thatness" ("such- chin Rinpoche. The center main- by Lobsang P. Lhalungpa (Boston, ness"), meaning the full awareness tains a schedule that includes daily Shambala Publications, 1987; 488 of the void nature of reality. Ma- practice a.m. and p.m., teachings pages, $25.00 paper). hamudra is the path to this. The two nights a week and visiting John Blofeld wrote the following goal is perhaps far but the path is lamas. review in May, 1987, shortly be- wide; hence the book provides us Work was begun on an Enlight- fore he passed away on June 17 at with a variety of practices at each enment Stupa in August 1987 un- the age of 75. It first appeared in stage. We learn that the "voidness der the guidance of Lama Thar- the Vajradhatu Sun and is availa- of reality" is a notion going way chin Rinpoche. It is situated on a ble from Snow Lion. beyond "the void of total nega- ridgetop 40 miles from town and "I am now 75, riddled with some tion" as determined by "analysis there are plans to complete it this four or five maladies, mostly seri- of the phenomenon composed of spring and summer with snow lion ous and often deadly, but not atomic particles." "As non- embellishments, a Guru Rinpoche necessarily prone to finish off one dwelling space encompasses every- statue and paint. in a very short time. The doctors thing and defies definition, so it Visitors to the center are wel- have said I may leave the world at is with ultimate reality." "There- come and may call or write for any moment—or stay on for fore mahamudra is non-dual more information at 1019 W. 6th, another year or so. Having lost awareness that transcends the in- Spokane, WA 99204, (509) (illegible) only a little tellect it is devoid of self- 747-1559. each day; having lost 75 percent nature lucid and (indefina- of my finger power, I write very ble unstained, undefiled." slowly and with difficulty. But I Besides such expositions of ma- am so struck by MAHAMUDRA hamudra, which meditators of that I felt impelled, after a mere many schools will recognize as cursory perusal to write a few identical with their own perhaps Enlightenement Stupa at Padma Amrita humble words of praise and long-determined goal, the book admiration..." provides a store of information on all aspects of practice, including: The review follows: conduct, posture, prepatory prac- tices; meditation on tranquil in- Now, from the hands of one of sight; overcoming hindrances (i.e., SACRED MUSIC, Tibet's most gifted translators, we dullness); stages of practice lead- -v' CV have a great treasure, a large and ing to realization; consolidation of SACRED DANCE profound work of incalculable experience in meditation; value. Readers to whom medita- guidance through tranquility and tion is not very much more than insight and the combining of these A Performing Arts Tour by Drepung Loseling Monks Tibetan Fonts a pleasant, beneficial pastime, two. The book also covers the dis- for the might be daunted by its size, tinction between analytical and Macintosh depth, and scholarly exposition. concentrative meditation; how to At its zenith Drepung ously intones the three notes of a Those for whom correct medita- determine mind's nature and its Monastery housed almost eight complete chord, as well as the high by Pierre Robillard tion practice is of enormous im- characteristics; the sense of cer- thousand monks. Famous for its tonal chanting characteristic of the Package contains manual, disk, portance should, at all costs, pos- tainty that all thoughts and ap- spiritual and academic intensity, it Drepung style as used at the Great keyboard stickers. #PITF $49.95 sess themselves a copy. To them it pearances are of mental origin; the acted as a training ground for some Prayer Festival. The second ses- will prove a life-long and utterly importance of ; how of the finest traditions of sacred sion will be comprised of • works on all Apple Macintosh reliable guide. By "them" I mean and why to maintain the medita- art, music and dance to be found dances—the Dance of Longevity computers not only adepts engaged in ma- tion even after gaining insight; and in Central Asia. As such, it attract- and the Dance of the Cemetery • contains fonts for dot-matrix and hamudra practice, but also those how to maintain absorption or ed students from the dozen king- Lords. laser printing practising almost any of the vari- maintain meditation through past- doms surrounding Tibet, includ- The monks will arrive in Cana- • works with word processors, desk- ous "mainline" forms of Buddhist absorptive mindfulness! ing Inner and Outer Mongolia, da in early September. After top publishing programs, data- meditation—in particular the Alas, what I have just said reads Manchuria, , Nepal, Bhu- traveling across Canada, they will bases etc. whole range of Tibetan and Ch'an like a short list of items somewhat tan, and so forth, who after com- go to Chicago, Winnipeg, Calgary • capable of printing Tibetanized (Zen) forms, yet certainly not ex- randomly selected from a very pletion of their studies would and Nelson and then on the West for mantras cluding the widespread Ther- lengthy catalogue—and so, in a return to their homelands and act Coast. From there they will travel • requires additional purchase of avadin forms. sense it is. The book gives us the as important teachers of the Tibe- to New Mexico and on to New keyboard customizer called However, as the learned transla- instructions on every possible tan spiritual traditions. In partic- York City for the Tibetan New "MacKeymeleon". Order from tor rightly points out, possession aspect on the profounder types of ular, Drepung was famous for its Year celebration in February. Af- Avenue Software, 1173 W. of this great work is in itself not meditation. Each page, each item, role in leading the Great Prayer ter this the monks will leave for Charest Blvd., Suite 250, Quebec enough. Some means of approach- could be developed into a thesis, Festival of Lhasa, sometimes at- Europe. (Quebec) Canada GIN 2C9 ing a lama qualified to expound it which is just the reason why the tended by as many as fifty thou- The primary purpose of the tour (418)682-3088 $49.95 U.S. must be found, though perhaps reader will find it necessary to have sand monks and nuns. is to contribute to world peace. "This Tibetan font for the Macin- not absolutely necessary at the out- some or all of the most vital points In 1959, several hundred lamas Traditionally it is said that to tosh is, in a word, simply a superla- set. This is utterly essential for expounded by a learned teacher. managed to escape the Chinese participate as a witness to the tive system for typing and editing those intent on exploring the In my humble opinion, just as into India. There they worked dili- performance of such sacred mus- Tibetan, and is unquestionably the higher realms of meditation prac- the Avatamsaka seems to be gently to preserve their spiritual, ic and dance generates vast waves best available anywhere in the tice through which the book car- the very apex of Buddhist teach- cultural and academic traditions, of creative energy that acts as a fee- world, including Tibet. It is ■>? * §S ries us, height beyond height, ing in sutra form, so may this book eventually rebuilding their tor conducive to harmony and SWiTtfnjT. I have been using depth beyond depth. be the very apex of books availa- monastery in Karnataka State on enlightenment. The rites to be per- prototypes of it over the past year In each section, the main de- ble to us in the form of guides land generously provided by the formed by the monks will include and a half for several projects (e.g. velopment of the theme embodies (though, alas, too profound for use Indian government. prayers for world peace, rituals of to revise my Tibetan-English dic- numerous quotations from sever- as a mere handbook) to medita- In Tibet, Drepung had been earth-healing, and other forms of tionary and my grammar of literary al learned works, often providing tion. I am astounded by the comprised of two major depart- social, political and environmen- Tibetan) and have found it flawless. a wide choice of definition. For ex- learned translator's skill in putting ments, of which Loseling was the tal rejuvenation. All profits from It is easy to use with on-the-screen ample, definitions of "ma- this book before us in words so larger. Both departments have the tour will be dedicated to the editing and multiple size fonts, can hamudra" include: "the path of clear and easy for Buddhists to been re-established in south India. construction of facilities in India accommodate both English and Ti- direct awakening through open comprehend that, at first sight, we The present sacred arts tour is be- for the education of Tibetan betan on the same line, and has the reality;" "the path of knowing the may be deluded into supposing the ing undertaken by eight Loseling children. various Sanskrit letters one needs existential foundation;" "the path whole great matter to be relative- monks carefully selected for their Anyone interested in inviting the for Buddhist terms. It is a must for of intrinsic reality." Essentially the ly simple! mastery of the monastic traditions monks to perform in their city or anyone seriously interested in read- of music and dance. college should contact Loseling ing and writing Tibetan language." Each performance will be con- Tour, Tibet House, c/o Office of Professor Melvyn C. Goldstein, ducted in two sessions. The first Tibet, 107 East 31st St., NY, NY Director, Center for Reasearch on will consist of monastic chanting 10016 (212) 213-5010. In Canada Tibet, Case Western Reserve Uni- with instrumentation. The vocals contact the Canada Tibet Friend- versity. will demonstrate both the deep ship Association, P.O. Box 246, tonal chanting, in which the Postal Station A, Toronto, Ont. Order directly from Snow Lion master of ceremonies simultane- M5W 1X2.

SNOW LION SPRING 88 NEWSLETTER AND CATALOG NEWS & PROFILES RINCHEN TERZOD EMPOWERMENTS

His Holiness Palyul Drupwang the American-born Tulku Ahkon , head- of the Norbu Lhamo (Catherine Bur- Palyul lineage of the Nyingmapa roughs), who was recognized by tradition, will arrive in San Fran- His Holiness in 1987 as the incar- cisco on June 15, accompanied by nation of Genyen-ma Ahkon Lha- a troupe of musicians and dancers mo, sister of Vidyadhara Kunzang from his monastery in Bylakuppe, Sherab. India. His Holiness' visit will also in- His Holiness is well known both clude , Vajrapani, and as a meditation master and for his Garuda Teachings from the non- tireless efforts to recreate a monas- dual tradition of Mahamudra and tic situation capable of ensuring Maha Ati and a performance of the the continuation of the Nyingma- Lama Wrathful Dance in mid- pa lineage. His monastery, Palyul June sponsored by the Bay Area Mandroling, founded in 1962 in Yeshe Nyingpo, as well as a visit southern India, now houses 400 to the Ontario, Canada area. His monks. Holiness Penor Rinpoche and This is His Holiness' second party will travel to Canada to give visit to the United States. During empowerments and to bless the his visit in 1985, His Holiness gave land and center of the Urgyam the complete Cho Migyur Dorje Osel Cho Zong which is located in SUNRAY empowerments at Tashi doling in a rural wooded area on the Black Ashland, Oregon. Tashi Choling, River. Details of the schedule of MEDITATION the retreat center of Pacific Yeshe the visit, which will last 7 days, Nyingpo, is a 65-acre site con- can be obtained by writing to Ur- secrated by H. H. Dudjum Rin- gyam Osel Cho Zong, P.O. Box 68, SOCIETY poche in 1980 as an auspicious en- RR 3, Madok, Ontario, Canada vironment for practice and retreat. K0K 2K0 or calling Scon Rankin "Life is precious. The center will again welcome His at (613)4782568. Will you plant Holiness, who will offer the com- Coinciding with the visit of His Seeds of good relations?" plete Kama transmission there Holiness, Snow Lion is publishing —Dhyani Ywahoo Geshe Lhundup Sopa during a 3-week period beginning A GARLAND OF IMMORTAL June 5th. A rich aspect of the WISHFULFILLING TREES Planting Seeds of Good Rela- transmission will be the perfor- which presents a comprehensive tionship is the theme of the 1988 mance of four lama dances. They explanation of the extraordinary Summer Program of SUNRAY will include Blessing of the Earth, Palyul tradition. It contains the MEDITATION SOCIETY. Dis- DEER Dance, Offering of the lives of the lineage holders and is tinguished Native American and Golden Drink, and Dance filled with beautiful color plates. Buddhist teachers and guests will for peace. It is available from Snow Lion for join the Sunray community at its PARK His Holiness was, until fairly re- $15.95. Vermont Peace Village to study cently, the sole holder of the com- This spring an auspicious build- and practice Native American and plete Kama lineage, which ing program has been launched at Buddhist Spiritual teachings. Deer Park is dedicated to New Jersey, eventually becoming represents the direct utterance KOPCC. Under the guidence of Workshops will include preserving, transmitting, and put- its president. In 1967 he was in- teachings of the Buddha. Not long H.H. Penor Rinpoche, the center "Korean Zen, Yoga and Tradition- ting into practice the teaching of vited by Professor Richard Robin- ago he transmitted portions of the has begun a series of nine stupas. al Folk Dance" with Ven. Yang Buddhism. To this end, teachers son, founder of the Buddhist Kama lineage to H. H. Dilgo A 35 foot enlightment stupa is now Sunim and Sung He Seo; "Dance, living at Evam Monastery at Deer Studies Program of the Universi- Khentse Rinpoche, who now under construction scheduled for Music, and Wisdom Tales of Park, home of a Madison-based ty of Wisconsin, to come to the holds the complete lineage. The completion this August. It will be Eastern Native Americans" with monastic community, and guest Madison campus to teach. He is Palyul lineage, in addition to hold- consecrated by Penor Rinpoche Ama Agheya and Mixashawn; teachers offer regular classes on currently a full professor in the ing the Nam Cho Great Perfection while giving the empowerments of "Compassion Mind—Japanese Buddhist philosophical topics, South Asian Studies department. revelation of Tenon Migyur Dorje, the Rinchen Terzod. Tantra" with Rev. Jomyo Tanaka; doctrine and specific practices, as In 1978 and again in 1987 he was also contains the Non-Dual Great The purpose of this chorten is ' 'The Heart of the Warrior" with well as Tibetan language. Deer awarded a Fulbright Scholarship Seal Mahamudra-Great Perfection to subdue and pacify those nega- Kobun Chino Otogawa Roshi; Park sponsors intensive programs to study in India and Tibet. He Ati Yoga lineage, which represents tive influences and energies which "Self-Healing in the Cherokee several times each year, inviting has several books and articles in the combined lineage transmission can cause great difficulties. This Tradition" and "Voices of our An- some of the most well-respected print including The Wheel of of the Kagyu and Nyingma is especially needed in the cestors" with Dhyani Ywahoo. Tibetan masters to teach on Time and The Theory and Prac- lineages. Washington DC area where so Two special events will be the Fifth various Buddhist texts and prac- tice of Tibetan Buddhism. In addition to the Kama trans- many decisions are made which Annual Sunray Gathering of Na- tices. Deer Park also sponsors At present there are three other mission, His Holiness will also impact the world. However, this tive American Elders and a numerous group retreats of vary- resident monks at Deer Park in give five days of Nam Cho Lung stupa is only the beginning of a Star*Child Gathering for children ing length and has published addition to Geshe Sopa. Also, one during his visit to Tashi Choling. larger project. At the same time and their parents. several books and audio tapes on of its directors, Gyume Khen Rin- His Holiness' visit to Tashi Chol- that this particular stupa is dedi- Sunray Meditation Society is an Buddhism. poche, currently Abbott of the ing came about through the invi- cated, land for a series of all eight international spiritual society dedi- The Deer Park monastic com- Lower Tantric College in Mysore, tation of Venerable Dhomang types of chortens will be consecrat- cated to planetry peace. Its pur- munity is composed of both Tibe- India, will come to the U.S. in the Gyatrul Rinpoche. Gyatrul Rin- ed by Penor Rinpoche. This ser- pose is to manifest the Native tan and Western monks following near future and reside at the poche is spiritual representative for ies of stupas along with a medita- American ideal of Caretaker Mind, the traditional moral discipline set monastery. H.H. Dudjom Rinpoche's Yeshe tion shrine room is being dedicat- that we may create a world of out in Buddhist scripture. Geshe Deer Park is located amidst the Nyingpo centers on the West ed to world peace and the estab- beauty for all beings. Dhyani Ywa- Lhundup Sopa is abbott and main rolling hills and fields of Oregon, Coast . In Tibet, Gyatrul Rin- lishment of the dharma. hoo, Director of Sunray, is a mem- teacher at Deer Park. Geshe Sopa Wisconsin, just south of Madison. poche's Dhomang Monastery was Each stupa being approximate- ber of the Etowah Band of the was born in 1923 in Tsang This site was acquired in anticipa- part of the extensive Palyul monas- ly 40 feet tall will take quite a large Eastern Tsalagi (Cherokee) Na- province in Western Tibet. He tion of H.H. the Dalai Lama's ar- tic system. effort on the part of many volun- tion. Trained by her grandparents, began his monastic training at the rival for the Initiation On August 8th, His Holiness teers to complete. Time is essen- she is the twenty-seventh genera- age of nine at a small local in 1981. Teachings and retreats are will arrive in the Washington, D.C. tial, especially in completing the tion to carry the ancestral wisdom monastery. At eighteen, he went to held in the pavilhon built for the area, under the sponsorship of initial stupa. Those who would of the Ywahoo Lineage. Since Lhasa, where he joined Sera, with Kalachakra. A large house serves Kunzang Odsal Palyul Changchub like to contribute to the building 1983 the Society has been blessed which Drepung and Ganden, was as the monastery and includes an Choeling in Raolesville, Maryland. of these stupas either through as a Tibetan Buddhist Dharma one of three great monastic office, a library, and a large mul- KOPCC is His Holiness' seat in financial contributions, labor, Center in the Nyingma School universities near the capital. He tipurpose room. the West. For over two months, materials, or the offering of arti- through His Holiness Dudjom not only was an outstanding stu- Deer Park offers a number of His Holiness will offer the Rin- cles to be placed inside should Rinpoche and Ven. Khenpo dent, but soon became sought regular classes on Buddhist doc- chen Terzod empowerments for contact KOPCC. Items from all Tsewang Dongyal Rinpoche. And after as a teacher himself. When trine and practice and canonical the first time in the West. The em- countries such as soil, plants, in 1987 the meeting of the Ywa- the young XlVth Dalai Lama took languages. Weekend teachings are powerments will begin August 12 water rocks, fabrics, national hoo and Drikung Kagyu Lineages his Geshe exams in 1959, Geshe held periodically to accomodate and last until October 23rd. The costumes, manufactured items, was acknowledged by His Holi- Sopa was among those chosen to students who must commute from Rinchen Terzod is an extensive etc. are needed to fill the stupa. ness Chetsang Rinpoche as an examine him. Like the Dalai Chicago and other surrounding collection of termas of hidden- For further information about auspicious fulfillment of ancient Lama and so many other Tibe- areas. Pujas and retreats are held treasure teachings by Guru Pad- His Holiness' teachings, fee, ac- Tibetan and Native American tans, he fled to India in 1959. In throughout the year and, in the masambhava and his consort comodations and registration, prophecies of the Dharma coming 1961 he completed his studies, at- summer, Deer Park sponsors an . Several lama dances please contact Terry Lewyn, Tashi to the land of the Red People. taining highest honors in the intensive program of classes and will be performed as part of the Choling, Yeshe Nyingo, Box 124, For details about the 1988 Sum- highest Geshe rank. retreats. transmission. These include Ashland, OR 97520 mer Program, The Peacekeeper In 1963 Geshe Sopa was asked For further information, please Dance of the Wrathful Deities, (503)482-3421; KOPCC, 18400 Mission, and Sunray Tapes & by the Dalai Lama to accompany contact Skip Kindy or Elvin The Blessing Dance for Accom- River Road, Poolesville, MD Literature, please write or call: three young lamas to America. He Jones, Deer Park, 4548 Scneider plishment, and the Offering of the 20837 (301)428-8116; or Naiyuine Sunray Meditation Society, P.O. lived with them at the Lamaist Drive, Oregon, WI 53575, Golden Drink. Ding at Bay Area Yeshe Nyingpo Box 308, Bristol, VT 05443, Buddhist Monastery of America in 608-835-5572 or 255-5019. The resident lama at KOPCC is (415)524-2418. 802-453-4610.

SNOW LION SPRING 88 NEWSLETTER AND CATALOG 10 NEWS & PROFILES TIBETAN NUNS' PROJECT PROJECT TIBET

The Tibetan Nuns' Project is an Choeling Nunnery (Manali), Jang- How to Help: endeavor to improve living condi- chub Choeling Nunnery (Mund- There are several ways of help- tions and increase educational op- god), Kedong Thukche Nunnery ing the refugees. One program, portunities for nuns of the Tibe- (), and Khachoe under the auspices of PROJECT tan tradition currently living in In- Ghakyil Nunnery (Kopan). TIBET, is "pen-friends." Cor- dia and Nepal. The project is be- These donations were distribut- responding with a refugee is one ing run by the American bhikshu- ed specifically for urgent needs of the best ways for Westerners to ni Karma Lekshe Tsomo and Ms. such as toilets, English and Dhar- understand the Tibetan people Rinchen Khandro Choegyal, ma textbooks, water tanks and and learn of their culture. It's pos- President of the Tibetan Women's pipes, and water filters, in accor- sible to write to lamas, monks, stu- Association, working in conjunc- dance with the priorities specified dents, orphans, children or par- tion with The Tibet Fund in New by each nunnery. There is also an ents, who are all eager to write York and the Council for Religious outreach program to provide nutri- back. PROJECT TIBET'S hope is and Cultural Affairs of His Holi- tion and emergency medical care that a monthly donation of $20 to ness the Dalai Lama in for poor nuns living in isolated $30 accompanies each letter, an Dharamsala. areas. amount that can help an aged lama Donations received in 1987 have Anyone who wishes may write continue his religious program, a been distributed equally among to: Karma Lekshe Tsomo, Insti- student to attend school, or a the six nunneries that have so far tute of Buddhist Dialectics, struggling family to provide applied to participate. They in- MacLeod Ganj, Dharamsala, clothes for the children. Other clude Geden Choeling Nunnery Dist. Kangra, H.P. 176 219 India. ways to help include cash dona- (Dharamsala), Mahayana Budd- Thank you. tions, which a contributor may hist Nunnery (Tilokpur), Samten earmark for a specific purpose. All donations are tax-deductible. PROJECT TIBET is a non- profit organization founded by Tibetan refugees in the United THE ANCIENT ART OF States and friends sympathetic to the Tibetans' plight. Its director, THANGKA PAINTING Paljor Thondup, fled Eastern Tibet in 1959 at the age of twelve, spent time in India and with Jamyang Singe before settling in Santa Fe, where on scholarship he attended the Thangka painting is a sacred art Singe was recognized as a master College of Santa Fe. His carpet form whose venerable practice thangka painter. He has exhibited company imports weavings and Gelek Rinpoche brings peace and realization to the and taught world-wide and is co- rugs from the Tibetan refugee artist, viewer and community. Its author of the book, Principles of handicraft centers, marketing the recitation of mantra to fire ceremo- ancient harmony has been Tibetan Art. products throughout the United ny, yoga for sleeping and rising. preserved in esoteric graphs called In July and October 1988, Singe States, the profits from which are GELEK DAY THREE: Break of fest and tiksays that have been transmitted and his associate David Less will channeled back to the refugees. silence, guided meditation on lon- from teacher to student for many be leading two tours to India, The main store is located in Santa gevity and revitalization using the generations. Employing age-old Nepal, , Ladakh, and Bhu- Fe, at the Project Tibet compound RINPOCHE five elements of earth, fire, water, formulas, the thangka painter tan. These tours offer a unique op- on Canyon Road. The compound air, and space, chanting of the Tara grinds and mixes his own paint, portunity to delve into the Tibe- also serves as quarters for visiting mantra, focus on the feminine em- using natural ingredients like tan culture and share in the mul- Tibetans, as well as accomodating AT OMEGA bodiment of enlightenment. saffron, and semi-precious stones tiple perspectives of an artist, lectures, seminars, and social DAY FOUR: Meditation on such as turquoise, lapis, and cin- spiritual seeker and Tibetan Budd- functions. A seminar on the Tibetan Path revitalization of energy, collection nabar to create jewel-like colors. hist. A special highlight of the Contact: Project Tibet, Paljor of Love and Compassion will be of wisdom, protection, power, and Jamyang Singe is an English tours is that Singe will also be Thondup, Pres., 403 Canyon offered at Omega Institute from luck. speaking master thangka painter offering instruction in Thangka Road, Santa Fe, NM 87501, August 29-September 2. DAY FIVE: Sunrise incense visiting and teaching throughout Painting for those who are interest- 505-982-3002. This retreat will be well dis- smoke ceremony for rejoicing, the USA. He was born in Tibet ed. No previous experience in art ciplined and strict, yet full of joy good luck and wind but in 1959 his family was forced is necessary to enjoy this medita- and freedom; true to the Tibetan horse hoisting for peace in the to flee to India where at the age of tive form of drawing and painting. traditions, yet requires no previous world, releasing of prayer bal- six he was placed in a monastery For more information about exposure to Buddhism. loons, concluding ceremony. to be raised as a monk. As a tours and workshops with DAY ONE: An introduction to Lama Gelek Rinpoche was born teenager he received intensive Jamyang Singe please contact: the retreat through purification, in Tibet, into the family of the training in Buddhist doctrine, Anna Less, 331 Hugo Street, San creation of an altar and , . From early meditation and art. After many Francisco, CA 94122, (415) SAKYA: invocation of one's own Supreme childhood he studied at the largest years of committed work Jamyang 564-7394. Field of , guided medita- monastic university in Tibet, and tion, offerings, breathing tech- continued those studies after flee- KHON niques, chanting of the compas- ing Tibet in 1959. Deeply devot- The Tibetan Cultural Center sion mantra and discussions on ed to his culture and to the enlight- "Be Here and Prepare for There". enment of all people, he shares his LINEAGES Practices introduced in Day 1 are knowledge all over the world, LEKHANG WORKSHOP taught throughout the week. speaks perfect English and leaves DAY TWO: Day of Silence and a powerful impression. PROJECT Fasting. Silent Mantra, guided Contact Omega Institute, Lake The Sakya center in Seattle sub- meditation for releasing guilt and Drive RD -2, Box 377, Rhine- The Tibetan Cultural Center is Offered in an extremely low mitted the following clarification other impurities, walking medita- beck, NY 12572, 914-338-6030 or seeking funding for the develop- minting of only 5,000 pieces to en- to The Snow Lion: tion, candlelight procession with 914-266-4301. ment of a Lekhang or Workshop. sure its value as a superb collecta- Documented history of the The Lekhang-Workshop will be a ble investment or gift, these coins Sakya Khon lineage begins about 5000 square foot building contain- are available in silver for $50 (sub- 754 A.D. when a member of the ing offices, visitors' accomoda- ject to change without notice) plus Khon family was a well-known tions, kitchen facilities and an as- shipping and handling. (Please call minister to Tibet's King Tri sembly room, all in the distinctive for a current gold price quote. Al- Tsong De Zen. Subsequently, with TIBETAN architectural style of Tibet. The low four to six weeks for delivery). the construction of a small reli- Lekhang-Workshop will enable The Tibetan Cultural Center is gious building which has since be- the Tibetan Cultural Center to also proud to offer its friends and come the North Monastery of MONASTIC TOUR, provide facilities for conferences, supporters several other very spe- Sakya, Khon Kon Chog Gyalpo exhibitions, seminars, and a vari- cial items: video (VHS) & audio established the first seat of the ety of community activities. tapes of His Holiness the Dalai Sakya tradition in 1073. Five SEPTEMBER 1988 To help fund this project, the Lama's visit to Bloomington in generations ago the Sakya Khon Board of Directors and Corporate September, plus color photographs lineage diverged into two Officers have commissioned the from the Tibet Society Banquet palaces: Phun Tsok Phodrang and A tour of Tibetan monasteries in Interested parties should send a minting of commemorative, one- and selected shots of ceremonies Drolma Phodrang. Since the Northern India with Kobun Chi- stamped, self-addressed envelope troy-ounce coins in pure (.999) sil- held at the Tibetan Cultural Tibetans fled their homeland in no Sensei is scheduled for Septem- to Pat Mizuhara, P.O. Box 148, ver or in 24 karat gold. Individu- Center land. 1959, H.H. Jigdal Dagchen and ber 1988. This unique tour will in- Burlingame, California, 94010, ally hand made by American Please be assured that all profits H.H. Sakya Trizen of India have clude teachings at all the and a brochure will be mailed to craftsmen, the coins feature a from the sale of these items will go both been the leaders of their monasteries visited and the oppor- you when it becomes available. striking front view of a Chorten. solely to support TCC's Lekhang- branches. In India and especially tunity to experience some of their Also, optional tours at a nominal The reverse side carries an intri- Workshop Project. amongst the elders this is well practices. The tour includes round cost will be available for those cately detailed, high relief engrav- Please contact: The Tibetan known; however, younger Tibetans trip fare and a two week tour with wishing to extend their stay. Your ing of a Himalayan snow lion and Cultural Center, PO Box 2581, and Westerners not having contact most meals at an estimated cost of telephone enquiries will be the ancient mantra "Om Mani Bloomington, Indiana 47402, with elders may have some $2500 which is not yet finalized. returned "collect"; 415-579-2520. Padme Hum" in . 812-335-8222. misunderstandings.

SNOW LION SPRING 88 NEWSLETTER AND CATALOG 11 NEWS & PROFILES DR. RAPGAY AT OMEGA

A workshop on Self- Transformation Through the Medecine Buddha Mandala will be offered June 25-26, taught by Dr. Lobsang Rapgay. KARMA TRIYANA This workshop is designed to help the participant design his or The seat of the Gyalwa Karmapa her own mandala of healing using the Tibetan medicine Buddha mandala as a prototype. The man- MAY dala is a representation of the C_ Q structures and levels through WOMEN IN THE DHARMA: which one has to pass in order to Seminar grow and develop. It represents the Ven. Thrangu Rinpoche archetypes of your potential for Workshop transformation. By knowing the Gelongma Pema Chodron type of person you are at a physi- cal, environmental, emotional, 7 psychological, and spiritual level, POETRY READING you are able to design your own Anne Waldman path or model. 8:30 p.m. Participants are given the Tibe- 8 tan personality test which consists YANGCHENMA of physical evaluation using the EMPOWERMENT pulse, urine and body examination Young monks at Labrang Monastery Ven. Thrangu Rinpoche as well as psychological evaluation 7:00 p.m. Mother's Day in the form of a questionnaire designed as an aid to self- SERAJE nutritional program can be im- 9 understanding. Through these TIBETAN MONASTERY plemented. Contributions in any ON GENEROSITY evaluations participants measure APPEALS Unlike the of amount towards the water and Ven. Thrangu Rinpoche the effect of nutrition, behavior, old, an institution hidden from the general building funds are also ur- meditation, psychology, and world by the snowy peaks of Tibet gently needed. 10-12 spirituality on their own health SHELKAR CHOSDE and her policy of isolationism, the Sponsoring a teacher is an excel- THE THREE VOWS needs. GADEN LING Sera Je of today has had to learns lent way to be of direct help to Ven. Thrangu Rinpoche This is a practical workshop and Lato-Shelkar Chosde monastery, to cope with the modern world. many children at once. The cost all participants take part in the located in Southwest Tibet, was The original 200 monks who set- of one teacher is $216 per quart- 13-15 evaluations, meditation, and group one of the largest monasteries in tled in South India were each er. As with sponsorship of a child, PERSONALITY ANALYSIS IN TIBETAN MEDICINE discussions. It is appropriate for the area, with a population of 300 given three-quarters of an acre of it is a very unique opportunity for Dr. Lobsang Rapgay individuals working on their own monks of all ages. With the excep- land which was intended to pro- the sponsor to create a personal tion of a few young novice monks, vide them each with enough in- relationship with the school. health as well as for professionals 14 In addition to monetary sup- interested in Tibetan medicine. all were taken away to prison come for food. Today, thejoriginal MEDICINE BUDDHA Contact Omega Institute, Lake camps during the Chinese inva- land must support 600 monks and port, you can be of help by send- EMPOWERMENT Drive RD #2, Box 377, Rhine- sion, where many died from the the amount of food which an elder ing us old or used textbooks. We Ven. Bardor Tulku Rinpoche beck, NY 12572, 914-338-6030 or hardships. The . monastery was monk receives as his ration must are also in the process of setting 7:00 p.m. 914-266-4301. completely destroyed. The site of be shared with his students (un- up an internship program where- this once magnificent monastery is less they have sponsors). Of the by volunteers can come to live and May 28-June 1 now a garbage dump. In 1983, two over 600 monks who now live at teach at Sera Je School for periods ANNUAL ANNIVERSARY monks, Ngawang Chophell and Sera Je, about one third are chil- of six months to a year, receiving CELEBRATION his brother, Losang Samten, were dren under 16. The children are free classes in Tibetan language or released from the prison camp trained in the traditions and scrip- philosophy in return. If you are JUNE where they had spent 22 years do- tures of the Tibetan Buddhist unable to help at the moment, 3-5 FROM ing hard labor. That same year, monastic order as well as skills that don't worry—keep us in mind. INTRODUCTION they escaped to Nepal. They have will prepare them for active and ef- You don't have to be a Buddhist TO MEDITATION KALU since written a book on the histo- fective participation in the world to help. The desire to see healthy Ven. Bardor Tulku Rinpoche ry of their monastery, and are now of tomorrow. children growing up in an open undertaking its reconstruction in Since the re-founding of Sera in and conducive environment is be- 10-12 RINPOCHE Nepal. South India, lack of water, poor yond religion, it is a universal- LITURGICAL MUSIC Their aims and objectives are: 1. nutrition, and improper medical jyearning of all mankind. AND RITUAL FORMS To re-establish the lost monastery; facilities have made diseases like Contribution can be sent via Tenzin Chonyi "When I was in San Francisco 2. To preserve its religious tradi- tuberculosis a common occurence registered mail to The Sera Je & Yeshey Namdag last year, I was impressed with the tion; 3. To use this place as an in- among the monks. And, as is al- SchoolP.O. Bylakuppe (Mysore number of serious and devoted stitute where modern education ways the case in such situations, District) Karnataka State 571104 17-19 THE FIVE Dharma students, so I decided at and Tibetan medicine can be im- it has been the children who have INDIA Ven. Bardor Tulku Rinpoche that time that a retreat center for parted to the young monks. been hardest hit. The Abbot is So fer, the following progress has planning to deal with these REBUILDING TSURPHU the City Sangha would be most 19 problems with a three-fold From the inspiration of His beneficial. My wish was that the been made. Losang Samten has center could purchase some land, received the blessings and advice program—the improvement of Holiness the XVIth Karmapa and EMPOWERMENT not too far from the city, and es- of H.H. the Dalai Lama for this nutrition through a better basic his Lineage Holders, Tsurphu Ven. Bardor Tulku Rinpoche tablish a place where students project. A small piece of land has diet and nutritional supplements; Monastery (seat of in 7:00 p.m. Father's Day could go on the weekends to relax, been purchased with money do- the imrpovement of hygenic con- Tibet) is now being rebuilt. The Chinese government has granted take teachings, and engage in the nated by Tibetans in India and ditions through the construction For further information contact: practice of meditation. I stated this Nepal. The reincarnation of of proper facilities and education; permission for rebuilding the en- Karma Triyana Dharmachakra Shelkar Linga Tulku, the head and the proper adminsitration of tire monastery, but only a portion 352 Meads Mountain Road many times during my public talks Woodstock, New York 12498 in San Francisco and many peo- lama of the monastery who died in medical treatment. of the funds were provided. 1914)679-5906 ple heard and were enthusiastic the Chinese prison, was recog- Funds are desperately needed If you would like to participate about the idea. nized and blessed by H.H. the for these endeavors. Sponsors for in the rebuilding of Tshrphu, you Lama Lodro is in the process of Dalai Lama in 1985 in Bodhgaya, over 100 young monks are still re- are invited to send your contribu- finding a suitable piece of land for India. quired. A well and water storage tions to KTDATshurphu Fund, the center. Any assistance, either Young novices have gradually tank are urgently needed and the Karma Triyana Dharmachakra, physical or financial that any of been enrolled. As of today, there construction of toilets, bathing fa- 352 Meads Mountain Road, you are able to render will be most are 34 monks. Currently, the cilities, a dining room, and Woodstock, NY 12498. beneficial. Since the land will be- monks, young and old, are living teachers' quarters must follow. long to the lineage and not to in a tin shack, which provides lit- The cost of sponsoring food for Lama Lodro or to any particular tle shelter from the monsoon rains an individual child is $150 a year. individual, it will serve all beings and wind. Sponsorship is a truly meaningful HIS EMINENCE equally, and it is said that the In order to construct a modest way of both helping and creating accrued from making such monastery on the plot of land that a strong connection with a young CHOGYE TRICHEN a contribution will last as long as has been purchased, funding is monk. The sponsor receives a the land remains in existence, so needed. We ask that you donate photo and short biography of the it will be a timeless contribution. any amount of money that you are child, regular letters from the child RINPOCHE able to. All donations will be kept himself, reports of his progress at All My Blessings, in a special account and used the school, and the school The Venerable Chogye Trichen Rinpoche is the senior meditation master Kalu Rinpoche" strictly for this purpose. newsletter. of the Sakya Order and the Teacher of His Holiness Sakya Trizen. Rin- Contributions can be sent to: If you would like to make a poche will be giving Dharma talks, seminars, meditation instructions, Please make contributions to: Shelkar Chosde Gaden Ling, general contribution towards the and consecrations (including the Consecrations of Kalachakra). We look KDK, 1892 Fell St., San Francis- Phulbari House No. 7, Buadha betterment of food, it would help forward with great anticipation to Rinpoche's first visit to America. co, CA 94117, 415-752-5454. Nath, Kathmandu, Nepal. us get off the ground until the full Sakya Chokhor Yangtse, RO. Box 606, Cambridge, MA 02140.

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This service was organized by Excerpts From: Harmon Houghton, director of the Ganden Foundation. After brief introductory remarks, Houghton A CRY OF ANGUISH talked about the inner strength of the Tibetans under Chinese op- pression. Other speakers included FROM THE SON OF A Rinchen Dharlo, representative of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, NORTHERN TIBETAN Dean Morton of Cathedral of St. John the Divine, and actor Richard Gere who read a poem by HERDSMAN Geshe Wangchuk entitled: "A Cry of Anguish From the Son of a By Geshe Lobsang Wangchuk Northern Tibetan Herdsman." This three-page poem, praising Waiting to see you, the days and you, have no one to turn to for the work and wisdom of His Holi- nights have become longer than hope and guidance except you, the ness the Dalai Lama concludes: days and nights. Waiting, with protector. I appeal to you to ' 'May the rays of happiness of the great expectation, for the fortunate respond to this cry of anguish; Buddha's teachings, right govern- time to arrive when I shall see your may we see your golden face be- ment and the presence of you and golden face and have the joy of fore us, with its signs and marks your ministers prevail, and may we hearing the nectar of your speech, of the Buddha. be able to see you sitting once the days and nights, and months, May this land of religion, which again on the golden throne of the seasons and years pass more and has been turned into a blood-filled Potala Palace." more slowly. Waiting so long, you, cemetary of executions, murders This special service was attend- the protector of the land of snow and injuries, and punishment be- ed by more than 1,000 Americans — the all-knowing Tenzin Gyatso yond measure, be purified of the and Tibetans. — are remembered. sins and contaminations of —Tinley Nyandak, We, your Tibetan people, who ignorant and cruel people. Office of Tibet have been so kindly cared for by

Geshe Lobsang Wangchuk TIBET'S MOST PROMINENT POLITICAL PRISONER DIES

The Venerable Geshe Lobsang interrogation, accused him of har- Wangchuk, Tibet's most promi- boring "old decadent thoughts" nent political and religious and beat him severely with rifle prisoner, died on Nov. 4, 1987, butts. Two ribs were broken and while in Drapche Prison in Lha- another was fractured. His health sa, capital of Tibet, while serving deteriorated to an extent where he an 18 year sentence for "anti-state had to be hospitalized for a long activities." He was 74. time. According to some sources, A plainclothes police office! stationed v.1.? Geshe Wangchuk, a Tibetan he-died after he was given an in- Llasa. Tibet. He was a ■ ■ prisoner of conscience adopted by jection in the shoulder. Amnesty International, was one of Geshe Wangchuk, doctor of the five political prisoners sched- philosophy, an eminent scholar 3 Reported Dead in Latest Tibet Riots uled for execution on Oct. 1,1983, and historian, was first arrested in during a wave of arrests and exe- 1959 after the Tibetan national up- By EDWARD A OARG i poiit emen fired teai gas cutions in Tibet. Because of inter- rising and held without charge un- Thousands thi rowd IX' aid lh- ><■!:>;;'- then attai ked a po national protests at the time, his til 1962 when he was sentenced to BEIJING, March 6 sentence was commuted to 18 10 years at hard labor. He was later people and perhaps as many as reportedly take years of further imprisonment. transferred to a brick manufactur- were killed in a daylong * ie people were killed, tm ludmg s Chinese protests thai shook Lha part in the riot. vho wa; shot n i losi i ai At Drapche Prison, Geshe ing plant outside Lhasa. He was Saturday, according tu reports r Wangchuk was kept in chains in rearrested in the early 1980's for ing Beijing today The A ; , Saiwdas ami m ttv I Vehicles Set on f ire solitary confinement, and he was writing wall posters, outlining to include two polio men and a rival oi hi ; > dhisi monk - Wu Xueqtai Vash d polite vehicles were alsi mentally and physically abused. Tibet's historical independence The demonstration was touch; ,jb, .-:.; \tnei j, ,', offi overtui tied an I afire, he said Hii Tibetan sources state that he was and citing Mao's works on national by the arrest of a Buddtti ■ ,,,.<(:,, ,[Ui I he! Worker's Daily newspaper today snouted pro-indepeodem e lot ; have been strained in re printed a small photograph of a hei- often brutally beaten by prison liberation to justify Tibet's in- ing the closing rites ol the Great guards with electric prods, rifle dependence under Chinese Prayer Festival inside she iokhang p ional chargi t of Chi-] ■ ' ' butts, and sticks. At one time one rationale. Temple, the holies! shrine n fit* tan ighis abuses in ribei i Buddhism, according to the lerep irtt of his shoulders was broken as a Geshe Wangchuk was regarded BI the United Stan ■ Thousands o! fibetans tiling to tneel but there" I result of beating. as a symbol of the thousands of through Lhasa - (reel! i we and throwing stones at thi polio m with n .1 On Feb. 12, 1987, the Chinese Tibetan prisoners of conscience I'i s reports said. flic ppfii e tried dax ved large authorities told Geshe Wangchuk held by the Chinese authorities. A the crowds with tear gas, bui the unrest ,1 the sok that His Holiness the Dalai Lama memorial service for the Tibetan continued throughout thi d ai ks The reports came from i A vision had agreed to be only a spiritual dissident was held at St. John the in Chengdu, the capital o! U wih-l leader of Tibet, letting China han- Divine Church in New York City west province of Sichuan, writ d he Lhas iigri ; ■ hose-! dle all political affairs. Therefore, on Nov. 10, 1987. This special talked by tetephoni l< ers in Lhasa, a city with ■ popi n Geshe Wangchuk must accept and service, dedicated also to world about i 30,001) fhesi foreigi MX) \!!!M d Poiiceme acknowledge Tibet as a part of peace and to all those Tibetans said, spoke with man} « in i real I i r Festivi Si i hi are fewer demonstrations in Lhasa at China and say so on radio and tel- who died under the Chinese occu- lozen W< Seated Of Ho Journalisi |dn ihcmomei I Hotel town Lhasa evision. He replied that if His pation, was presided over by Gan- •1,1 oi cried! tiipti Becausi Holiness the Dalai Lama had done den Tri Rinpoche, the head of the hlna h ■ bl imed thi Dalai Lama, have sealed off 111 the spiritual l> adi of fibetan Bud- so, then he must first see the ac- Gelugpa School of Tibetan Budd- cut telephone and sell dhism whi fli d sntoexili to India after hism. Sixteen Tibetan monks jing to the Tibetai apit i tual document or hear His Holi- impossible to - pn/ii m h trooo ■ idi ribei in 1959, ness the Dalai Lama's voice, chanted prayers with liturgical Saturday'? protest- speaking to that effect. music of horns, cymbals, and dispatch by the oil ■ ■ ' News Agency on S reportet That night all prisoners at bells. One thousand Tibetan but- lhato 'disturbs hadu Drapche were asked to attend a terlamps, symbols of inner aware- film show, depicting Tibet as a ness, were lit to dispel the mental i part of China. Geshe Wangchuk darkness caused by attachment, . ked II did m refused to attend the show. The anger and ignorance and to clear next day two prison guards, after the mind for peace.

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1 N T L R N A T I O N A L ^cUtjJorkehnes Bad Faith at the Temple China puts down a rebellion of the monks in Tibet NEW YORK, MONDAY MARCH 7, 1988

t had been five months since the October riots, and the Ti- I betan capital was calm. Ea- ger to demonstrate good faith, local Chinese officials invited some 20 foreigners to visit the Great Prayer Festival at the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa. They arrived to witness a storm. "Tibet independence!" shouted a monk inside the tem- ple, and hundreds of his broth- ers picked up the chant. Soon thousand of Tibetans ram- paged through the plaza and narrow streets outside the tem- ple, setting fires and stoning po- lice. Working under orders of restraint, the police replied with tear gas, but they quickly lost control. One Japanese tourist saw five policemen pounding a young monk's head with sticks. A Nepali witness saw an undercover cop shoot a knife-wielding civilian at point- blank range in the face. The worst violence occurred at the Jokhang Temple where, ac- cording to American tourist CURRAN—APP Benjamin Watson, up to 16 Spreading resentment: Tibetan protest in New Delhi monks were killed. Some, he %in» News Agency via Associated Pr*ss said, were shot by police. Others were After the rioting last October, pragmatic Tibetan Capital Shaken by Anti-Chinese Protests thrown from the upper stories of the leaders in Beijing argued that Tibetan an- building. ger could be defused only through addition- A firefighter hosing down a burning car in Liasa Buddhist monk, were reported killed. The demon- By early last week the Chinese had im- al liberalization. Last week Chinese press Saturday during a series of violent clashes. As many stration was touched off by the arrest of a Buddhist posed a sullen calm. While heavily armed reports suggested that Beijing had had a as nine people, including two police officers and a monk who shouted independence slogans. Page A3. men sped around Lhasa in a convoy of more change of heart. The official Xinhua news than 100 trucks, Tibetan and Chinese po- agency quoted unnamed Tibetan religious The Tibetan plateau, called the lice conducted house-to-house searches for leaders as saying the government had been Monday, March 28. Roof of the World, has been closed suspected Tibetan separatists. Despite the "too restrained." Another report claimed to outsiders for most of the 38 crackdown there were indications that the that monks inside the Jokhang Temple had years of Chinese rule. But in recent rebellion in Lhasa could spread. According served poisoned tea to Chinese officials and years, the Chinese have been to local officials, separatist sentiment had police. The Chinese also trotted out the allowing more tourists in, and have also erupted last December among Tibet/ Panchen Lama who, though widely regard- JACK ANDERSON been cultivating potential trade ans in the Chinese province of Qinghai. ed as a turncoat, remains Tibet's second relationships with the West. Among other things, monks and students highest theocratic leader after the exiled That ended last fall. The Dalai there protested forced abortions on Tibet- Dalai Lama. Speaking from his home in Lama visited the United States to an women and poor conditions in the Beijing, the Panchen Lama called for China's "heavy punishment" of the rioters and propose a peace plan between his schools. Meanwhile, rumors flew through warned that Tibetans should not misinter- Tibetan supporters and the Lhasa that a disturbance had erupted in Amdo, an isolated region in northern Ti- pret Chinese "leniency and forbearance as Chinese. Two days later, on Sept. brutal reign bet. At the weekend the unrest remained signs of weakness." As Beijing moved to 24, Chinese troops rounded up impossible to confirm. seal off a region more than twice the size 15,000 Tibetans in a stadium and Beijing had once again underestimated of France last week, it seemed more like- made them witness the execution of in Tibet how deeply Tibetans resent the 37-year-old ly that no one would misinterpret Chi- two Tibetan nationalists. WASHINGTON — China's plan Chinese occupation. Since 1980 Chinese nese actions as signs of leniency and That, plus the public beating of to turn Tibet into a kind of leaders have attempted to open Tibet to forbearance. monks, touched off anti-Chinese Disneyland in the Himalayas has tourism and development through limited HARRY ANDERSON with DORINDA ELLIOTT fallen on hard times. rioting. The Chinese claimed six political, economic and religious reforms. tit Chengdu Since last October, when people died, and that most of the injured were policemen. Tibetans rioted in the streets 40 NEWSWEEK : MARCH 21, 1988 But two congressional aides who against their Chinese overlords, the recently met with the Dalai Lama country has been closed to Western and interviewed Tibetan refugees in "The whole government is journalists and most foreign nuclear arms manufacturing neighboring Nepal say the death geared up to intimidate the travelers. Reports from Tibetan plants. populace," Avedon said. refugees who have managed to slip toll may have been as high as 40. Some prisoners have reported Neighborhood committees herd out tell a grim story of arrests, Paul Berkowitz, a staff assistant that they were put to work in Tibetans into regular propaganda torture, killing and a frantic for Rep. Benjamin Gilman (R- manufacturing plants, but the sessions, where they are coerced propaganda campaign by the N.Y.) and Keith Pitts, legislative uneducated peasants did not know into admitting, and then Chinese to bring the Tibetans into director for Rep. Charles Rose (D- what they were making. They were renouncing, their nationalist submission. N.C.), heard stories from refugees treated unusually well while they sympathies. It is a far cry from the quaint, about hundreds of arrests since the had that duty, but later their hair riots and a massive "re-education" But Tibetans pay for these fell out and they suffered burns. picture-postcard Tibet that tourists sessions. After one re-education saw before last fall. Our sources effort by the Chinese. Some sources say the work may meeting at a school in Lhasa, 60 say that picture was carefully Pitts said that while they were in have exposed the prisoners to toxic people were arrested the next day, crafted by the Chinese, who see Nepal, a refugee confirmed the chemicals rather than radioactive Avedon said. Some of the prisoners Tibet as a valuable tourist rumor that the Chinese are paying a materials. are beaten, and then set free as a attraction, a sort of time capsule of $100 bounty to Nepalese border The Chinese have hinted that warning to others, "One woman Asian Buddhist theocratic culture. guards for every fleeing Tibetan they want to sell to other countries had her back broken," he said. Except that the Chinese have laid that the guards turn in. The the dumping rights for nuclear waste to that culture since they Chinese turned to bounties when Providing a backdrop to the waste in "the less populated occupied Tibet in 1950, destroying the effort to close the border failed. oppression in Tibet are the western regions." That, say our 6,000 monasteries, temples and John Avedon, a New York persistent rumors the Chinese plan sources, is simply a euphemism for Tibet. shrines and sending the spiritual author and expert on Tibet, said to use the region as a dumping leader, the Dalai Lama, into exile. the latest twist in Tibet is the ground for international nuclear Anderson is a syndicated columnist. That leaves a facade of old Tibet intense propaganda campaign waste. Central Intelligence Agency for the tourists, and since October, inside the country, run by high- reports have said as much, and the the Chinese have made no pretense level Chinese party officials, not Dalai Lama has claimed that the of keeping up that facade. regional underlings, as in the past. Chinese use Tibetans to work in

THE POST-STANDARP/Monday, March 7, 1988/PAGg A-Z Day of Anti-Chinese Rioting Kills at Least Eight in Tibet

many other Tibetans began throwing News Service Reports were more extensive and included civil- Yuchen, were stabbed and thrown out of a Tibet, which over the centuries has building's second-story window. Yang was sometimes been independent and has stones at police, and at least 3,000 people HONG KONG - At least eight people ian protesters. in the area began chanting Tibetan died Saturday in a day of bloody anti-Chi- A policeman was thrown to his death hospitalized with serious injuries, accord- sometimes been a part of China, has been ing to the report, which made no mention firmly controlled by Beijing since 1951. nationalist slogans, according to wit- nese rioting in the Tibetan capital of from a building and two others were nesses. Lhasa, according to reports reaching here stoned and kicked to death by an angry of other casualties. Pro-independent sentiment runs deep Sunday. crowd, while the monk and the civilians The incident began Saturday morning among religious Tibetans, who revere the Witnesses in Lhasa said at least one were shot to death by plainclothes police, when about 300 young monks in the area exiled Dalai Lama as their leader, but "Shouting reactionary slogans," the Buddhist monk, three policemen and four the witnesses said. of the Jokhang Temple, site of the prayer Beijing views advocacy of Tibetan inde- news agency reported, "rioters attacked a civilians were killed in the rioting, which The official New China News Agency festival, began shouting slogans calling pendence as treason. building in the Jokhang Temple, where came on the last day of "The Great reported late Sunday that order is return- for Tibetan independence, according to The New China News Agency said the the Tibetan branch of the Chinese Bud- Prayer Festival," the most important ing to the city. The agency confirmed the Patrick Lescot, a reporter for Agence riot was "staged by some separatists." dhist Association was directing the (Great annual religious celebration in Tibet. death of one policeman, Yuan Shisheng. It France Presse, who was in the area when Soon after Saturday's demonstration Prayer Festival) ceremony. Some set fire But Western sources said the casualties said Yuan and another policeman, Yang the demonstration began. began, some of the protesting monks and to a car belonging to the branch.

SNOW LION SPRING 88 NEWSLETTER AND CATALOG 14 NEWS & PROFILES arms are shackled. The whole tial participant. The authorities ASIA body trembles and one can't CHINESE OPPRESSION did not succeed in getting people, speak." and hence the planned counter demonstration had to be cancelled. THE AUTUMN WATCH IN TIBET CONTINUES Following the pro-independence DEMONSTRATIONS demonstrations, the Chinese Asia Watch describes reports of by Tinley Nyandak authorities have formed a number Asia Watch, a Washingtonbased the shooting of demonstrators, of propaganda committees whose human rights monitoring organi- hundreds of detentions, the tor- sole task is to organize "re- zation, was established in 1985 and ture of detainees and deaths in cus- New York, Feb. 19-The den Monastery staged a rally pro- education" sessions. At such ses- is affiliated with Helsinki Watch tody. The report lists the names of Chinese authorities in Tibet have testing the Chinese military sions, Tibetans are forced to and Americas Watch. The three dozens of persons believed to have subjected the Tibetans to a presence at their monastery. A denounce the recent pro- groups have joined to form Hu- been arrested. renewed frantic round of "re- police vehicle was burned and 80 independence demonstrations, the man Rights Watch. education" sessions aimed at monks were arrested. The second desire for independence, and His FREEDOM OF RELIGION The following is part of a press breaking the Tibetan spirit and demonstration took place on De- Holiness the Dalai Lama. They release dated Febraury 11, 1988 The Asia Watch report notes bringing those fighting for free- cember 19, 1987 when 20 Tibetan are also asked to proclaim a belief containing excerpts from an Asia that the Chinese have permitted dom and independence into sub- nuns marched around the Jok- in the essential unity of Tibet and Watch report. Copies of this report reconstruction of Buddhist tem- mission, according to recent ar- hang, the site of earlier demonstra- China. In addition, the commit- can be obtained by calling (202) ples and monasteries and have al- rivals from Tibet. In addition, the tions. The nuns shouted slogans tees badger the Tibetans with the 546-9336. lowed monastic ranks to grow in Associated Press reported on Janu- for Tibetan independence. Subse- "evils" of old society, i.e. before recent years. However, the report ary 25, 1988 that more than 5,000 quently, all the nuns were arrested. the Chinese occupation, and the describes a number of continuing Tibetans have been imprisoned The Chinese authorities in Tibet "improvements" that the Chinese restrictions on religious freedom, since the last October demonsta- made every effort to stage a coun- have brought about. In a 74-page report released to- including the need for official tions, half of them women and ter demonstration, what the On October 16, 1987 at a mid- day, the Asia Watch Committee approval—which is often not children. They are being held in authorities called an "anti- dle school in Lhasa, a Tibetan stu- harshly criticizes the Chinese granted—for the reconstruction of prisons under conditions that are independence' ' demonstration, in dent challenged the propaganda government for systematic abuses religious buildings; government far worse than ever: constant in- late October in an attempt to prove committee's assertion on the of basic human rights in Tibet. control of the financial manage- terrogations, torture, and that the earlier pro-independence "evils" of the old society. This led Asia Watch also finds fault with ment of monasteries; government starvation. demonstrations were the work of to a war of words between Tibe- the Reagan Administration's regulation of the numbers of Last January, two Congression- a few "splittists" with no popu- tan and Chinese students, and response to Chinese suppression of monks in various monasteries and al aides—Paul H. Berkowitz, a lar support. The newly formed subsequently about 40 to 60 Tibe- protests in Tibet in September and exercise of the power to refuse en- special assistant on international propaganda committees were dis- tan students have disappeared. October 1987.... try into the monastic ranks; an ap- development for Rep. Benjamin patched to the villages and towns As of this writing, foreign jour- The report is based almost en- parent prohibition on teaching and Gilman (R-N.Y.) and Keith J. to get people to attend counter nalists and individual tourists are tirely on information gathered by propagation of Buddhism in most Pitts, legislative director for Rep. demonstrations in Lhasa. In some banned from going to Tibet; only Asia Watch in 1987. Although of Tibet; and government efforts Charles Rose (D-N.C.)-had inter- instances Tibetans were offered "officially registered tour groups Asia Watch asked to send a formal to take Buddhist education out of viewed many Tibetan refugees in bribes, between 70 and 200 RMB, are permitted." Travel within delegation to Tibet to meet with the hands of monasteries. Nepal. They heard a grim story of Chinese currency for each poten- Tibet has also been restricted. Chinese officials and to obtain arrests, torture, killing, and a mas- their views, our request to the PROBLEMS RELATED TO sive "re-education" effort by the government for such a visit was re- POPULATION TRANSFER Chinese as part of the reprisal fused. Accordingly, we relied on .. .the report finds that Tibe- measures following the late Sep- interviews with private citizens in tans are "increasingly being tember and early October pro- Tibet and on our reading of docu- moved by design into disadvanta- independence demonstrations in ments published by the geous economic and social posi- Lhasa. The Washington Post government. tions vis-a-vis the plateau's grow- reported on January 29, 1988 that The report discusses Chinese ing population in the cities and a Tibetan woman "was tortured government policy and practice in towns." In this respect, it notes with an electric cattle prod in her a number of areas: that the PRC government only a private parts." few years ago was contending that "They (the Chinese) just treat the FREEDOM OF family size restrictions would not Tibetans like dogs. That's what EXPRESSION apply to Tibet, so that Tibetans started the riots. They were beat- The report criticizes strict limits could build up their population ing monks with shovels," Ber- on written and spoken expression and thus develop Tibet's economy. kowitz told the Post. in Tibet. It notes that such restric- Now, however, restrictions on fa- While they were in Nepal, Pitts

tions are stringently applied to all mily size are imposed while said, a refugee confirmed the ■ ■■ ■&&:< -.--v--- .■ :.',■■. '■■■ political utterances and actions, Chinese migration is actively en- rumor that the Chinese are paying and are enforced by an extensive couraged. Moreover, Asia Watch a $100 bounty to Nepalese border surveillance network. The report notes credible reports from within guards for every fleeing Tibetan also describes restrictions on Tibet of abortions carried out that the guards turn in to the leaflets and wall posters express- without the consent of the mother. Chinese authorities. ing dissenting views. It notes that The Asia Watch report... notes Despite China's stringent police ' 'mere possession of the flag of the that the Chinese government is a and military control, a number of traditional Tibetan government is signatory to the International Con- small-scale, pro-independence a serious offense; even more seri- vention on the Elimination of All demonstrations took place recently ous is the possession of materials Forms of Racial Discrimination, in Lhasa and other parts of Tibet, originating among the Tibetan ex- and calls on the authorities to work according to Tibetan sources. The CANADA TIBET iles in India." Such offenses can vigorously to end inequalities in two demonstrations that received result in long prison terms. access to housing, education and Western media coverage were: in employment in Tibet. late November the monks at Gan- COMMITTEE CONDITIONS OF ARREST AND IMPRISONMENT OF POLITICAL OFFENDERS Following the recent troubling Tibet and to stop the ongoing des- According to the report, events in Tibet, a group of Mon- truction of Tibetan culture and authorities frequently arrest polit- trealers has formed the "Canada religion. ical activists in Tibet for public ex- LETTER FROM Tibet Committee," a political ac- If you are interested in serving pressions of opposition to the tion group similar in mandate to the aims of our organization and Chinese role or Chinese policies in the U.S. Tibet Committee head- in helping to develop the Canada Tibet, or for political support for DANTE B. FASCELL quartered in New York. Tibet Committee, or if you would the Dalai Lama or Tibetan in- The Canada Tibet Committee is like to be placed on a mailing list, dependence. Arrests usually take totally committed to the ideals of please write to us at the following place at night, and family mem- Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs His Holiness the Dalai Lama and address: Canada Tibet Committee, bers are often not informed. It ap- his government-in-exile in 4675 Coolbrook Avenue, Mon- pears that it is at the interrogation, Congress of the United States Dharamsala, India. We are 100% treal, Quebec, Canada H3X 2K7, rather than at any trial, where a opposed to violence. We wish only telephone (514) 487-0665. decision on guilt is made. The to help those who are suffering in report notes: "It is obvious that there is no place in the prevailing Thank you for your recent let- in both the House and Senate ver- legal system for any sort of outside ter regarding the situation in sions of the Foreign Relations assistance, representation or other Tibet. Please be assured that I Authorization Act express the HUMANITAS concessions to allow the accused to share your concern about abuses Congress' concern about human mount a defense. ... Moreover, of human rights there and deplore rights violations in Tibet and call the official secrecy and silence sur- the recent violence. I will continue upon the People's Republic of INTERNATIONAL rounding almost all political cases to express that concern to the U.S. China to respect the rights of the is in effect from the time of arrest and Chinese authorities. Tibetans. This legislation became to the time of release." I had the honor of meeting with law (100-204) and was signed by Joan Baez established Humani- has extensive discussions on hu- Torture is commonplace during the Dalai Lama during his recent the President December 22,1987. tas in 1979 to address human man rights problems in Tibet. We the interrogation process. Accord- visit to Washington and discussed Again, thank you for contacting rights issues. Since then it has recommend that you contact Hu- ing to an informed Tibetan inter- with him his five-point plan for me about this important issue. grown into an effective organiza- manitas for a copy of this and to viewed by Asia Watch: "If one Tibet. Two Subcommitees of the With best wishes, I am tion of several thousand members. ask for a copy of their brochure if Committee on Foreign Affairs, of Humanitas has been active on you are interested. Humanitas, PO speaks forcefully, if one gives an Sincerely yours, account of Tibet as being indepen- which I am Chairman, held public many fronts, one of them being Box 818, Menlo Park, CA 94026, dent, they apply cattle prods. hearings on the Tibetan situation Dante B. Fascell the Tibet issue. Its recent quart- 415-324-9077. One's feet are shackled, one's in October. In addition, provisions Chairman erly publication (Number 4, 1987)

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THE BODHGAYA INTER- RY, Louis Magrath King. 51 pp. Altar of the Earth contains a #POBA $3.00. panorama of places that attract supplemented by a rare commen- Based on a ten-day meditation VIEWS: 1981-1985, Ed. by Jose tary based on that of the second course in Sri Lanka, Being No- Ignacio Cabezon. 104 pp., photos, travelers to this ancient land: NEW TITLE Yarlung Valley: the Tibetans' Dalai Lama. This is followed by body, Going Nowhere is full of #SLBKBI $8.95 May mythic origins, ancient kings, a reprint of a sadhana on the in- clear, helpful instructions on These sparkling interviews with His Holiness the Dalai Lama are shrines and monasteries including separability of the spiritual master meditation and mindfulness, and sure to interest Buddhists and non- Yumbu Lhakhang and Samye, and and Avalokiteshvara with a dis- all the essential points of the Ther- local village life. course by the present Dalai Lama avadin Buddhist path. Buddhists alike. His Holiness covers a spectrum of religious and Lhasa and Environs: the great on the activation of compassion Jokhang temple, people and pil- and . (includes Tibetan secular concerns in a most candid and very stimulating manner. Psy- grims, famous monasteries, the text). chology, tantra, politics, empti- Dalai Lamas and their ATISHA, by Thubten Kalsang ness, Christianity, reincarnation, dwellings—the Potala and Norbu Rinpoche. #WIBKAT $3.50 liberation, vipasyana, mantra, gu- Lingka. ATISHA AND THE BUDD- iiir* rus, protector deities, and particle Tibet's Heartland: Yamdrok HISM OF TIBET, by Doboom physics are some of the topics Tso—the Turquoise Lake, Tulku & Glenn H. Mullin. discussed—much of this informa- Gyangtse's monastery, Kumbum #TIABT $4.95 tion is unavailable elsewhere. Chorten and fortress—the tumul- AWAKENING THE MIND OF These interviews were held at the tuous history of this region and life ENLIGHTENMENT, by Geshe close of annual teachings and in- in its valley, Shigatse, Tashilungpo Wangchen. 192 pp. #WIBKAME itiations in Bodhgaya, India, the —seat of the Panchen Lama, and $12.95 place most sacred to Buddhisms. —ancient seat of This book is a simple, clear the Sakya Order of Tibetan presentation of meditations that Buddhism. take the beginner towards enlight- Highlands of Southern Tibet: enment. Written by a contem- nomadic life and the psy- porary Tibetan Buddhist master, BUDDHISM IN THE TIBE- chospiritual significance of the these teachings have particular TAN TRADITION: A GUIDE, greatest mountains on Earth. value in that they encompass all Geshe . 132 pp. ANALYSIS OF GOING AND traditions of Buddhism, showing #RKBT $12.95 COMING, by Chandrakirti, Trans. that they are not contradictory. BEING PEACE, Thich Nhat This book presents the basic Jeffrey Hopkins. #LTAGC $2.50 Their practical value lies in their Hanh. 115 pp. #PABP $8.50 teachings of the Buddha in a way This booklet contains the second simplicity and directness. We are Thich Nhat Hanh, poet, Zen that is readily comprehended and chapter of Chandrakirti's com- first clearly shown the nature of master, and chairman of the Viet- put into practice. Designed as an mentary to 's treatise on our own sufferings and how to deal namese Buddhist Peace Delega- introduction, it also offers new in- the . Through a with them. Then we become tion during the war, was nominat- sight for the more advanced stu- masterful analysis of going and aware of other beings' sufferings ed by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. dent of Tibetan Buddhism. coming he shows how the Mad- and develop compassion. Finally for the Nobel Peace Prize. Author -K BUDDHISM OF TIBET, by His hyamika handles the problem of we are inspired to attain enlight- of Vietnam: Lotus in a Sea of Fire, Holiness the Dalai Lama Trans. & existents. enment to remove our and others' The Miracle of Mindfulnesst, A Ed. by Jeffrey Hopkins. 219 pp. suffering. Guide to Walking Meditation and AN ANTHOLOGY OF WELL- #SLBKBT $12.95 SPOKEN ADVICE ON THE • BARDO TEACHINGS: THE many other works, he lives in ex- The Buddhism of Tibet consists of ile in France. In this book of talks, GRADED PATHS OF THE WAY OF DEATH AND RE- four texts that the Dalai Lama spe- he emphasizes the importance of MIND, by Geshe Ngawang Dhar- BIRTH, by Ven. Lama Lodo. 73 BRIDGING THE cially wrote or chose for Western gyey. 441 pp. #LTWSA $14.95 pp. #SLBKBTE $5.95 being peace in order to make peace. AND , by the First readers: Compendium of oral teachings Little is known in the West about BEYOND THERAPY: The Im- Dalai Lama & Glenn H. 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The Dalai Lama from Kyabjey Trijang Dorjechang, have unravelled many of the mys- ical Society conference. Two areas Kalachakra Tantra: initiation leads the student to the discovery

SNOW LION SPRING 88 NEWSLETTER AND CATALOG 16 COMPLETE TITLE LIST Life, according to The Creative students to discover their own Vision, evolves by recreating and Buddha-nature; by their practice re-envisioning the experienced of guru yoga meditation the en- THE C L world. Tibetans developed a com- lightened qualities of the Buddha AND Tl IE Wtf OF UGHT plex array of symbols to express become their own. their insight into life, symbols of The guru yoga text used here r*>-- s ■■;■■* ¥'M: great cultural significance. Here- consists of 12 short verses which in readers may begin to decode the guide the practitioner through the real-life meaning of these symbols stages of guru yoga meditation. and thus their own experience. Geshe Lobsang Tharchin unfolds the meaning of the verses in his commentary and gives precise in- structions for their practice. No matter what path one fol- lows, the only way that one can ac- tually achieve is through accumulating enlighten- ing power, and mandala offering is a most effective practice for this purpose. of the true meaning of emptiness. of his students and with the inten- Here, for the first time in En- directly by the master to the dis- With acute precision, he presents tion of helping the Doctrine of the glish, are presented the three ciple from the very beginning of many insights into the nature of Victorious One, this book is a liter- forms of mandala offering: their relationship. emptiness. ary and pictoral gem that commu- *outer mandala—the symbolic CULT OF TARA: MAGIC The Precious Garland by Nagar- nicates the depth of this lama and world * inner mandala—one's own AND RITUAL IN TIBET, by juna. Originally written for a king, inspires us to ever greater realiza- body * secret mandala—the offer- Beyer. 542 pp. #UCCT $14.95 this text is famous for its descrip- tions. Also discussed are the line- ing of the two minds, that of the Beyer details the processes and tion of the Bodhisattva path of ages of the Shangpa Kagyu Tradi- altruistic aspiration to enlighten- presuppositions of Tibetan ritual compassion and for its clear, con- tion and of the Tra- ment and.the wisdom that per- tantric meditation. The practices cise analysis of the Buddha's dition, and the life of Jamgon ceives emptiness. This last offer- and philosophic basis of tantra and teaching on emptiness. It describes Kongtrul Lodru Taye (1818-1899). THE CHRIST AND THE ing is reserved for tantric in particular of the Tara Tantra are how to find happiness by cultivat- CHO-YANG Council for Religious BODHISATTVA, Donald S. Lo- practitioners. featured: initiation and ritual serv- ing virtues of body, speech and and Cultural Affairs of H.H. the pez, Jr. & S. C. Rockefeller, Edi- COMPASSION: A TIBETAN ice; offerings, praises and prayer; mind and how to amass the stores Dalai Lama #CTC-Y $12.95 tors. 274 pp. #SUCB $14.95 ANALYSIS, by Guy Newland. protection and attack. Also of merit and wisdom required for This is a great publication—full of In this book, the authors explore #WIBKCTA $12.95 described is the tradition of Tara enlightenment. information and many photos on and reconsider the contemporary and its ramifications in monastic The Song of the Four Mindful- the rich heritage of Tibet. Essays significance of the Christ and the ceremony, folklore, literature, nesses by the 7th Dalai Lama. This include: Kalachakra and the initi- Bodhisattva. The volume includes magic, art, medicine and short poem, accompanied by a ation in Switzerland; life and train- essays by three eminent Christian divination. commentary by the present Dalai ing of monks in exile; an oral theologians, Langdon Gil key, A CULTURAL HISTORY OF Lama, contains all the essentials of teaching by H.H. the Dalai Lama Brother David Steindl-Rast, and TIBET, by David Snellgrove & sutra and tantra. It is to be used on training the mind; Buddhist Ann Belford Ulanov, which ex- Hugh Richardson. 291 pp. as a basis for meditations on mind- nuns; folk-opera of Tibet; Bonpo plore the significance of the Christ #SHCHT $12.95 fulness of the guru, altruism, dei- religion; history of the Taglung from the perspectives of the Ro- This is a comprehensive survey of ty yoga and emptiness. Kagyu tradition. man Catholic contemplative tradi- a rapidly vanishing civilization, in : The tion, modern depth psychology, which the authors trace the evolu- Path to , Ven. Dr. H. and liberal Protestantism. Draw- N E W TITLE tion of Tibetan culture from its Saddhatissa. 216 pp. #WIBKBE ing on information previously un- sixth-century pre-Buddhist origins $12.95 A CONTINUOUS RAIN TO available in English, three distin- through the introduction of Budd- guished scholars of Buddhism, A Theravadin scholar and monk /BENEFIT BEINGS, by 15tf\ hism, the rise of the great of over fifty years lucidly examines 1 N Karmapa. 33 pp. #KKCR $4.50 , His Holiness the Dalai Lama, monasteries, the rise of the "Yel- Buddhist doctrines, the Three i This commentary by the 15th \Robert Thurman, and Luis Go- low Hats," and the establishment Jewels, Buddhist Scriptures, the j Karmapa on Tang Tong Gyalpo's inez, investigate the significance of of the Dalai Lama, to Tibet's fall position of the laity in Buddhism work on the meditation and man- \e Bodhisattva in Tibet, India, to the communists in 1959. Con- and the importance of taking tra of Supreme Compassion is a tid East Asia. tains many photos. responsibility for our actions; supporting text recommended for / A substantial introduction sets toward others. students wishing to perfect the the historical background for the COMPASSION IN TIBETAN THE BUDDHIST I CHING, practice of Chenrezi. Christ in Christianity and the Bod- BUDDHISM Trans. & Ed. by ( tun ' Trans, by Thomas Cleary. 290 pp. hisattva in Buddhism. Contribu- Jeffrey Hopkins Co-ed. by Anne S-xunul h 3.;.-: !J--«J #SHBIC $13.95 . tors' essays enhance our under- Klein. 263 pp. #SLBKCTB $10.95 The Buddhist I Ching is the only standing of current presupposi- Compassion in Tibetan Buddhism full-length interpretation of the I tions, problems, and prospects for presents methods for generating Ching by a Chinese Buddhist the^Buddhist-Christian dialogue. compassion according to oral and meditation master. Chih-hsu Ou- CLEAR LIGHT OF BLISS, by written traditions of Tibetan i (1599-1655) offers three levels of Geshe\ Kelsang Gyatso. Buddhism. Its chapters unfold the interpretation: social, Buddhist, #WIBKCJLB $10.95 stages of the bodhisattva's de- and meditational. His comments One of thesbest books on the com- velopment and provide practical on the first thirty hexagrams deal pletion stage, yogas. instruction for aspirants to with awakening to one's true qual- Buddhahood. ities through Buddhist enlighten- N E W \T I T L E Part One: Meditations of a ment. In the next thirty-four hex- Tantric Abbot by Kensur Lek- agrams, he deals with cultivating den. Intimate in style, these medi- human qualities by understanding tations take one through the steps the relationships inherent in situ- of cultivating heartfelt love and ations and acting or desisting ap- compassion. These "meditations" propriately. Ou-i intended his ex- were given in America in 1970. CUTTING THROUGH planations to lead from under- Part Two: Way of Compassion SPIRITUAL MATERIALISM, standing of society to understand- HERBERT GUENTHER by Tsong-ka-pa discusses the im- by Ven. Chogyam Trungpa. ing of spiritual practices, and vice portance of compassion at all lev- #SHCSM $12.95 versa. els of the path, detailing its types, The problems of egocentricity strengthened by spiritual practices THE CREATIVE VISION: The and describing the deeds motivat- THE BUDDHIST TANTRAS: are discussed and the true spiritual Developing Phase of Tibetan ed by it. LIGHT ON INDO-TIBETAN The combination of Kensur path presented. Tantra, Herbert Guenther. 192 pp. ESOTERICISM, by Alex Way- Lekden's meditations and Tsong- #LOCV $25 man. #WEBT $12.50 cloth. ka-pa's detailed explanation af- Tibetan Buddhism, like life, is em- Presents a broad range of selected fords a unique blend of the oral bodied in symbols. At first ap- topics from within the Buddhist 'and written traditions of Tibetan proach readers of Tibetan Budd- tantric tradition. Buddhism on the principal moti- hist works are confronted with, vation for enlightenment, CHANDRAKIRTI'S SEVEN- and often confused by, a flood of compassion. FOLD REASONING, by Wilson. strange ritual symbols. What do #LTCR $4.95 An astute discussion these symbols mean? How do they THE CRYSTAL AND THE on emptiness and selflessness. connect with spiritual realization? * A COMMENTARY OF GURU WAY OF LIGHT: Sutra, Tantra THE CHARIOT FOR TRAV- In this pioneering work the YOGA & OFFERING PTHE and , by Namkhai Nor- ELLING THE PATH TO world-renowned scholar Dr. Her- MANDALA, by Geshe Lobsang bu, Compiled and Ed. by John FREEDOM: THE LIFE STO- bert Guenther addresses these Tharchin. 80 pp. #SLBKCGY Shane. 176 pp. #RKCWL $14.95 RY OF KALU RINPOCHE, by questions. Along with a brilliant $6.95 Fall This is the first full account of the McLeod, 91 photos & illustrations. translation of an eighteenth- Guru yoga is one of the most ac- tradition known as Dzogchen, or #KDCTP $16.75 century work the author presents cessible and profound practices for the Great Perfection, by a Tibetan This exquisite book contains the a thought-provoking bridge to the spiritual development. By his Lama in a Western language. It ex- autobiography and writings of one text, citing both Eastern and words and living example, the amines the various levels of the of the most outstanding lamas Western thinkers. Thus the sym- teacher serves as the representative spiritual path from the point of alive today, the Venerable Kalu bolism of tantrism is made practi- of the Buddha's doctrines. The view of the highest teaching, Rinpoche. Written at the request cal, livable. guru, as a spiritual friend, helps which in Dzogchen is introduced

SNOW LION SPRING 88 NEWSLETTER AND CATALOG 17 COMPLETE TITLE LIST THE CYCLE OF DAY AND presented in a coherent series of DZOG CHEN AND ZEN, by meaning of emptiness by demon- NIGHT: An Essential Tibetan yogic exercises. The mudras (hand . #ZZDCZ $5.00 strating its compatibility with Text on the Practice of Contem- gestures) that accompany the This little book presents the prin- nominal existence. plation, by Namkhai Norbu. 128 meditations are clearly illustrated. ciple of Dzog Chen teaching, ESSENCE OF BUDDHISM: pp. #STCDN $10.95 Supplement by Jeffrey Hopkins which, like that of Zen, is self- Teachings at Tibet House, 212 A clear presentation of the Dzog- oudines in detail the structure of perfectedness, the already-being- pp. #TIEB $9.95 chen practice of being in contem- Action Tantra practices as well as perfect of every individual. Self- Since 1982 Tibet House has annu- plation 24 hours a day, "Where the need for the development of perfectedness means that the so- ally hosted teachings by outstand- One Proceeds Along the Path of special yogic powers. called objective is nothing else ing Tibetan masters of the four the Primordial Yoga," transmitted Deity Yoga, was formerly Yoga of than the manifestation of the ener- Tibetan Buddhist traditions. in the Buddhist tradition by Tibet. gy of the primordial state of the in- These talks have been preserved in Namkhai Norbu Rinpoche. Con- dividual himself. An individual this volume. templation goes beyond meditation who practices Dzog Chen must 1. Partings from the Four Clingings by integrating "intrinsic aware- possess clear knowledge of the ness" with the current of life it- by Kyabgon Sakya Trizin Rin- Jfftermedate State principle of energy and what it poche, head of the Sakya self. Original Tibetan text and full - ami Rebirth , means. 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SNOW LION SPRING 88 NEWSLETTER AND CATALOG 18 COMPLETE TITLE LIST EXPERIENCE OF INSIGHT: Tibetan Buddhist tantric rites. lineage by 1955, when the six- A SIMPLE AND DIRECT This is the first full-length English teenth Gyalwa Karmapa sent him GUIDE TO BUDDHIST biography of one of the great wom- to India and Bhutan to prepare for MEDITATION, by Goldstein. 169 en of modern times. the anticipated exodus of Budd- pp. #SHEI $10.95 Strong, opinionated, domineer- hists from Chinese-occupied A classic of clear, practical instruc- ing, brilliant, rarely compassion- Tibet. Rinpoche was given a site tion on meditation and themes ate even with those close to her, for a monastery, retreat center, and that support its proper practice. Alexandra was born in Paris in residence in Sonada, India in 1868 and died at age 101. She led 1962. NEW TITLE a life filled with adventure, fame, In 1971, H.E. Kalu Rinpoche honor and medals. She was sought was sent on a teaching journey to FABLES OF WISDOM, Malik. after by authors, explorers, presi- the West by His Holiness Karma- 153 pp., #INFW $11.95 cloth dents, and maharajas. But she is pa. Since that time, Rinpoche has Each and every tale of Fable of especially celebrated for her dar- made six trips to the West, during Wisdom has some basic moral ing journey, at the age of fifty-four, which he as founded numerous Health Through teaching for the reader. These sto- through bandit-infested forests in dharma centers. Balance ries, picked up from different the dead of winter to Lhasa, Tibet. GRADUATED PATH TO h) Danrien scriptures—Hindu, Buddhist, Disguised as a beggar, with a LIBERATION, by Geshe Rabten. Sikh and Muslim—not only enter- revolver concealed beneath her #WIBKGPL $3.95 tain but also spiritually uplift the rags, she became the first Europe- reader. These fables can be enjoyed an woman to enter the forbidden GREAT OCEAN, by Hicks & In addressing the means for Gampopa, a disciple of Milarepa Tobden. 207 pp. #ELGO $10.95 by one and all, old and young. holy city. who lived in the 11th century, restoring health, Dr. Donden Biography of H.H. the Dalai holistically considers factors of THE FINE ARTS OF CON- FOUR-THEMED PRECIOUS brought together the Mahamudra Lama. CENTRATION, RELAXA- GARLAND, by H.H. Dudjom teachings of the Buddha into one personality, age, climatic condi- TION AND MEDITATION: Rinpoche & Beru Khyentze Rin- five-fold path, to which his main tion, diet, behavior, and physical Practical Tools and Guidelines poche. 44 pp. #LTTPG $5.95 disciple, Pakmo Druba gave the surroundings. The great strength for Daily Life, by Joel Levey. 350 Dzog-chen is the realization of the name "The Profound Five-Fold The, Great Patfi of Tibetan medicine is that it is pp. #WIBKFAC $14.95 beginningless purity and perfec- Path of Mahamudra". delicately responsive to patients' For the last fifteen years Joel Lev- tion of all reality as an indivisible Jigten Sumgon, the successor of of/Vvvofotini| complete symptom patterns—no complaint being disregarded. Its ey, a practicing Buddhist and unity of voidness and appearance. Pakmo Druba, founded the An Umiv Ac^r;siw: !ft;R*Ji«.uM.

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'■^ ^ -%* monplace, the sacred and the Jung and Tibetan Buddhism of many generations of Tibetan hilarious. It is a remarkable and Radmila Moscantn scholars, down to the modern inspiring pilgrimage of the spirit period. Three major types of and an arduous physical journey scholastic literature have deve- to a remote part of the world. loped in this regard: presentations of the tenet system as a whole; syl- NEW TITLE logistic debate texts on problemat- ic topics in the system; and exposi- JOURNEY INTO VASTNESS: tory treatment of a single impor- A Handbook of Tibetan Medita- tant issue. tion Techniques, by Ngakpa Translations of outstanding texts Chogyam. 288 pp. #ELJV $13.95 in each of these categories are June V-S^- found here in the English language Ngakpa Chogyam offers here a for the first time, annotated by the previously unpublished collection translator and supplemented with of practical Tibetan meditation interspersed commentary from • jW^ ■ techniques. Here is a progressive leading modern Tibetan series of exercises that are suitable yogi/scholars. for both the beginner and the ad- cious, the Self, Jung's famous over the Himalayan range to the lightenment and emptiness. A vanced practitioner. mandala experiences and the stark Tibetan plateau. Great pho- concluding discourse explains the Illustrated with photographs of teachings of the Middle Way and tos of Tibetan Buddhist culture. basic meeting points of thought a wide variety of meditation Tantra. between the old arid new schools postures, calligraphy and line in Tibet to show their common drawings, the exercises are inter- aim, despite their use of different spersed with the author's lucid techniques, to manifest the innate commentaries and anecdotes of his mind of clear light. life with magical masters in the re- mote Himalayas. kINC, UDUAyANA AND rlie wheeL OF LIFC NEW TITLE

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It is also highly rele- dition passed down from Atisha to Wheel. vant to current issues in modern living masters such as Geshe Kel- Western philosophy. sang, it preserves the complete NEW TITLE "Anne Klein's book presents authenticity of the original teach- vividly and intimately many con- ings whilst being ideally suited to cepts essential to a deeper under- modern day practitioners, reveal- standing of Buddhist philosophy ing practical methods for training and in particular for realizing the mind and gaining peace and emptiness—the process of naming, happiness for oneself and others. positive and negative phenomena, Included are detailed explana- direct perception, and more. 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SNOW LION SPRING 88 NEWSLETTER AND CATALOG 21 COMPLETE TITLE LIST with great psychological insight LOGIC AND DEBATE TRA- MASTERS OF MAHA- mind and consciousness by study- the spiritual development of this DITION OF INDIA, TIBET : Songs and Histories MEETINGS WITH ing The Presentation of Awareness scholar-saint of the Orient. It is AND MONGOLIA, by Sermey of the Eighty-Four Buddhist and Knowledge. unique in that it also contains a Geshe Lobsang Tharchin. Siddhas, by Keith Dowman l^£I113XJC30lC This important text identifies detailed analysis of his teaching #MSLDT $11.50 #SUMM $10.95 . the different types of minds and which has been authoritative for Contains three foundational texts: Mahamudra represents the in- ._ Wmen consciousnesses, their divisions the whole of Tantric Buddhism. Logical Reasoning sets forth the separable union of wisdom and and definitions. 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The tantric initiation and texts for the levels of meditation covered are as practice of a dozen major deities follows: the differentiation be- such as Avalokiteshvara, Man- tween stages of tranquillity and in- jushri, Tara, Maitreya, Sarasvati, sight meditation; meditation on Sitatapatra, Vajra Vidarana, Vaj- two kinds of selflessness; prepara- rasattva Guru-Yoga. tion for mahamudra meditation; MEDITATIVE STATES IN • A LONG LOOK HOME- the various methods of ma- TIBETAN BUDDHISM, by WARD: An Interview with the hamudra; how one achieves reali- Jeffrey Hopkins et al. 181 pp. • MIND IN TIBETAN BUDD- Dalai Lama of Tibet, by Glenn H. zation; and the four yogas of #WIBKMS $10.95 HISM by Lad Rinbochay, Trans., Discusses the four concentrations Mullin. 29 pages, #SLBKLLH $2 mahamudra. Ed. & Intro, by Elizabeth Napper with form and four formless In this interview with His Holi- MAINTAINING THE BOD- #SLBKMTB $10.95 concentrations. ness, he openly expresses his views HISATTVA VOW AND THE Buddhist practitioners in the great on many timely political issues, on BODHICITTA PRECEPTS. MEETINGS WITH REMARK- Tibetan monasteries of Lhasa, himself as a spiritual and secular #KDKMB $5.00 ABLE WOMEN: Buddhist seeking to purify their minds and leader, on the Thirteenth Dalai Sadhana for pledging, renewing Teachers in America, Lenore develop the correct understanding Lama, and on the likelihood of and maintaining the Bodhisattva Friedman. 250 pp., illustrated, necessary for final enlightenment, himself traveling to Tibet. Vow. (English & Tibetan) #SHMRW $12.95 began their formal inquiry into

SNOW LION SPRING 88 NEWSLETTER AND CATALOG 22 COMPLETE TITLE LIST meditation plays in bringing into | N EW TITLE Dolan and Ilya Tolstoy (grandson focus the causes of frustration and of the writer), as they traveled in allowing these negative forces to OPENING THE DHARMA, by through the country in 1942 on a become aids in advancing toward Jamyang Khyentse Chokyi Lodro. diplomatic mission for the Allies. true freedom. 58 pp. #DIOD $6.95 Their ten-month trek produced Opening the Dharma gives expla- thousands of photographs that NEW TITLE nations of the four major sects of represent the best pictorial study Tibetan Buddhism, outlining their of original Tibetan civilization in from SNOW LION lineages and histories, their in- existence. dividual special characteristics, Tibet is shown here at a time their main practices and goals when nomads roamed the vast common to all four Traditions. central plateau, when religious fes- The author is the founder of the tivals punctuated the year, and Remay movement which pi- when yaks and ponies provided oneered the spirit of tolerance and the only transportation. In these eclecticism in Tibet. pages all levels of Tibetan society OPENING THE EYE OF NEW come to life, from lavishly dressed m nobility to sheepskin-clad nomads, AWARENESS, by the Dalai Lama. #WIBKOEA $10.95 from monks performing ritual dances to peasants plowing with MY LAND AND MY PEOPLE, ■ THE OPENING OF THE LO- Path of the Bodhisattva Warrior yaks. by the Dalai Lama. 271 pp. TUS: Developing Clarity and brings into English for the first Accompanying the photographs #POMLMP $6.95 Kindness, By Lama Sherab Gyalt- time many of the most important is a text by Rosemary Tung which Famous autobiography by His ! sen Amipa. 128 pp. #WIBKOL writings of this remarkable states- describes Tibetan society in its Holiness. ■■': ; fe $12.95 man and spiritual leader. Includ- time of splendor—a fascinating This book is concerned with the ed are his "Heart of the Enlight- look at a people once totally re- development of the stages of en- enment Teachings", "Sermons at moved from the modern world. lightenment. It is simple and clear, the Great Prayer Festival", "Guide This book will make a great gift! and continually brings down to to the Buddhist Tantras" as well earth the powerful and practical as his writings on the Hayagriva 01 ' r M methods of Buddhism for human Tantra and various meditational NEW TITLE development. Included also are practices. Glenn Mullin unfolds NAGARJUNA'S SEVENTY translations of short practices of the dynamic life of this Dalai THE POWER PLACES OF STANZAS: A BUDDHIST Guru devotion and Refuge, as well Lama in a fascinating, highly read- CENTRAL TIBET: A PIL- PSYCHOLOGY OF EMPTI- as an autobiography of the author, able and comprehensive biography GRIM'S GUIDE, Keith Dmv- NESS, by David Ross Komito, who is a Sakya lama. which he researched using 18 man. 320 pp., maps & photos Trans, and Commentary by Geshe primary sources, Tibetan and #RKPP $15.95 April , Tenzin Dorjee, and Western. Glenn has produced the This guide describes the location, David Ross Komito. 240 pp., most impressive biography available site, remaining relics and the reli- #SLBKNSS $14.95 Pmsmnate Journey on the life of the Thirteenth. gious and historical significance of For almost two thousand years One of the most important on- 170 temples, monasteries, sacred Nagarjuna's teachings have oc- going themes in "Sermons at the caves, lakes and mountains within cupied a central position in Ma- Great Prayer Festival" was his this fascinating land. This infor- hayana Buddhism. An essential detailed teachings on the six mative volume describes the part of the study and practice in preliminary practices to be per- power-places in the valleys within the great Indian Buddhist monas- formed at the beginning of each a 150 kilometer radius of Lhasa as MYSTIC ART OF ANCIENT tic universities, these teachings meditation sitting—he gives pre- well as the great temple-museums TIBET, Blanche c. Olschak & were later incorporated into the cise details on how to begin and located on the tourist routes. Geshe Thupten Wangyal. 224 pp., Tibetan monastic program which conduct an effective meditation 142 color plates, 372 b&w, modeled their curricula on their practice. #SHMAT $32.50 Indian predecessors'. PORTRAIT OF A DALAI This profusely-illustrated, classic This volume contains a transla- LAMA: The Life and Times of presentation of Tibetan art reveals tion of a fundamental work of the Great Thirteenth, Sir Charles works that are mostly unknown to Nagarjuna, along with a new com- Bell. 450 pp. #WIBKPDL $22.95 the public, especially in the West. mentary by Geshe Sonam Rinchen The author was the British Politi- To the Western reader they not which, while based on traditional cal Representative to Tibet during only reveal a new sphere of ancient sources, was created expressly for the crucial early years of this cen- art, but also convey its spiritual the contemporary English reader. tury. Fluent in Tibetan, he be- meaning. In addition, David Komito sum- PASSIONATE JOURNEY: The came closely associated with the The 142 color illustrations in- marizes those basic Buddhist doc- Spiritual Autobiography of Sato- Thirteenth Dalai Lama and the clude painted scrolls, gilded trines on perception and the crea- mi Myodo], Trans. & Annotated by turbulent affairs of that time. This bronzes, and sculptures in wood tion of concepts which have tradi- Sallie King. 232 pp. #SHPJ $12.95 excellent book is an immensely and stone. Among the 372 black- tionally served as the backdrop for Passionate Journey is the story of readable personal account of the and-white illustrations is a series Nagarjuna's teachings about how a rebellious Japanese woman life of this great Tibetan leader and of 300 Tibetan icons, a chronolog- people consistently misperceive whose spiritual search takes her the events that helped shape ical presentation of the saints and and misunderstand the nature of from motherhood and madness to modern Tibet. gurus of Tibetan Buddhism. The the reality in which they live and a career as a Shinto shamaness and art gives a clear survey of Budd- the means through which they ex- finally to enlightenment as a hist culture in a region now threa- perience it. Buddhist nun. Rejecting the tradi- NEW TITLE tened with extinction. This book will be of interest to tional feminine roles of her cul- from SNOW LION practitioners and scholars of ture, Satomi Myodo (1896-1978) Buddhism as well as psychologists breaks from an unhappy past and PRAYER FLAGS: The Spiritu- who seek a deeper understanding follows her star with spirit and al Life and Songs of Jigten Sum- of Buddhist psychology and determination. gon, by Khenpo Konchog Gyaltsen epistemology. Her story conveys the richness 96 pp. #SLBKPF $6.95 The great Jigten Sumgon, foun- NEPAL PHRASEBOOK, by of a woman's emotional and spiritual experience as well as an tainhead of the Drikung Kagyu Meinhold and Raj. #LPNP $2.95 inside view of Japanese religious school, was widely lauded as a All the usual information sections bodhisattva and extraordinary for travelers, with additional life. In the accompanying com- mentary, translator Sallie King sets master. Hundreds of thousands of phrases and questions likely to be students gathered to hear his needed by trekkers and travelers the story in historical context, rev- teachings. These teachings, in in the Himalayas. ealing Japan as a culture in crisis as it enters the modern age. their written form, are appealing for their depth and simplicity of NEW TITLE NEW TITLE expression. from SNOW LION Prayer Flags contains many in- NOT MIXING UP BUDD- structions for spiritual practice. HISM: Essays on Women and * PATH OF THE BODHISATT- Noteworthy is a succinct and clear Buddhist Practice, by Kahawai VA WARRIOR, by The Thirteenth discussion of the tantric path of Collective. 117 pp. #WPNM $10 Dalai Lama & Glenn H. Mullin, Mahamudra. Also included are: An important collection of essays 350 pp. #SLBKPBW $14.95 May texts on transforming conflicting MYTH OF FREEDOM AND springing from a revolutionary en- Throughout his life the Thirteenth • A PORTRAIT OF LOST emotions, sickness and death into THE WAY OF MEDITATION, counter between Western Dalai Lama (1876-1933) stressed TIBET, by Rosemary Jones Tung, the path of enlightenment; power- by Ven. Chogyam Trungpa. 176 pp. feminism and Zen Buddhism. the importance of combining Photographs by Ilya Tolstoy & ful vajra songs; biographies of #SHMF $12.95 This volume, the first of its kind, spirituality with an aggressive ap- Brooke Dolan. 224 pp. Gampopa, Phagmo Drupa, Jigten In his distinctive style, fine-honed contains essays on Zen practice proach to worldly affairs. He is #SLBKPLT $15.95 Sumgon and the dharma protec- is to the ins and outs of Western and its relation to personal, social known to the Tibetans as simply Here is a photographic evocation tor Ach'i Chokyi Drolma. student psychology, Trungpa and political questions integral to the "Great" Thirteenth for he of Tibetan culture just before its The great Jomgon Kongtrul in shows how our attitudes, precon- the lives of contemporary women provided a successful political as massive destruction during the describing the influence of Jigten :eptions, and even our spiritual and men. Topics include: Budd- well as spiritual leadership in Chinese occupation. In these 131 Sumgon wrote: practices can become chains that hism and Feminism, Sexual Pow- difficult and turbulent times—he rare and handsome photographs, "The mountains are filled with bind us to repetitive patterns of er Abuse, Parentbirth, Woman to perfectly exemplified the Ma- A Portrait of Lost Tibet gives an un- practitioners And the frustration and despair. He ex- Child, On Abortion, and Practic- hayana ideal of the bodhisattva forgettable glimpse into this exot- plains are filled with Drikungpa plains the significant role that ing Intimacy. warrior. ic land, as recorded by Brooke patrons."

5NOW LION SPRING 88 NEWSLETTER AND CATALOG 23 COMPLETE TITLE LIST PRAYERS FOR GENERAT- others alike, and recently acquired said in the original, the essence of ration, the yogi's body, speech and ING GURU DEVOTION, by for the Fournier Collection, it is Buddhist Dzogchen teaching. mind are transformed into those of Shamar Rinpoche, Ken Trashi Ozer only now that this extraordinary (This material forms the "root a Buddha and all the mundane &KaluRinpoche. #KDPGD$3.00 Rebirth and the Western Buddhist document comes to light and is text" of The Tibetan Book of the and supermundane powers of an Four prayers invaluable for the de- Martin Wtlison available for study. It was com- Dead.) Reynolds' commentary is enlightened one are attained. The velopment of Bodhicitta, subduing posed in order to guide the based on the teachings of Namk- main practices of the six yogas are the ego and increasing understand- uninitiated and for all those who hai Norbu Rinpoche and ends as follows: ing. (English & Tibetan) wish to do drawings and paintings with a discussion of misconcep- • Mystic Heat Yoga • Illusory PRIMORDIAL EXPERIENCE: of the heavens. tions about Buddhism and the Body Yoga • Dream Yoga • Clear An Introduction to Dzog-chen The Fifth Dalai Lama was a "Eastern mind" in the writing of Light Yoga • Bardo Yoga • Cons- Meditation, by Manjusrimitra, skillful politician and outstanding C.G. Jung as based on the errors ciousness Transference Yoga Trans, by Namkhai Norbu & Ken- statesman and is celebrated for of Evans-Wentz, long the only Mahamudra is a direct path to nard Lipman. 140 pp., #SHPE having built the Potala Palace. He Western source of Tibetan texts. insight into the luminous nature of $11.95 authored 235 books on the mind—a total naturalness of A part of the Dzog-chen or Ati tra- philosophy, meditation, history mind comprised of relaxed dition, Primordial Experience was and poetry. With the publication equilibrium. Teachings on Ma- written by Manjusrimitra, an In- of the Gold Manuscript another hamudra is composed of the fol- dian disciple of the first teacher of aspect of the life of this great rul- lowing three texts: Ati. It discusses the relation of Ati er is now unveiled; an inner world • —The Song of Mahamudra to other systems of Indian of profound mysticism, magical • The Third Karmapa, Rangjang thought, Buddhist and Hindu, powers and often disturbing the- Dorje—The Vow of Mahamudra • through an examination of the key REBIRTH AND THE ophanic visions. Ven. Lama Kong Ka—Essentials of concept of bodhicitta or enlight- WESTERN BUDDHIST, by As a detailed narrative catalog of Mahamudra Practice ened mind. Included is a preface Martin Willson. 96 pp. his visionary experiences from age by Namkhai Norbu which places #WIBKRWB $6.95 six to sixty-four, The Gold this text in the Ati tadition, as well In this essay Martin Willson Manuscript serves as a guide not as a history of the text and its presents arguments—devotional, only to the inner mystical life of author, philosophical questions scriptural, observational, logical this extraordinary man but also to about the relation of Ati to Budd- and scientific—for and against re- the complex interweaving of the hist Idealism, and the meditation birth. This absorbing book is an various gods, goddesses, protec- practice linked with this text. excellent starting point, with its tors, teachers, demons and spirits more than one hundred references, who populate his consciousness. PRINCE SIDDHARTHA, by They provide him with prophetic Landaw & Brooke. Color drawings for Westerners interested in delv- ing into this controversial subject. instructions, warnings and exhor- SEVEN YEARS IN TIBET, by #WIBKPS $15.95 tations on his spiritual develop- Harrer. #SMSYT $8.95 A delightful children's book on ment, on the conduct and foreign This exciting and enjoyable clas- the life of . NEW TITLE relations of his government, as well sic work of travel and brilliant ob- as on the welfare of the Tibetans. servation is now reissued with 15 THE PROPITIOUS SPEECH THE RELIGIONS OF TIBET, The manuscript is thus also a photographs. , a FROM THE BEGINNING, Giuseppe Tucci. 352 pp., #UCRT precise manual of ritual practice youthful Austrian adventurer, es- MIDDLE AND END, by Thin- $11.95 June and ritual paraphernalia as well as caped from an internment camp ley Norbu. 46 pp. #JEPS $8.00 "No one is better qualified than a unique artistic masterpiece. into Tibet to become a confidant Translation of 's Tucci to write a general yet com- to the young Dalai Lama. sublime teaching known as The prehensive work on such a com- SKY DANCER: THE SECRET Practice of the Essence of the Sub- plex subject. His explorations in SH- MIS HAL. LIFE AND SONGS OF THE lime Heart Jewel, View, Meditation Tibet, extensive personal ex- LADY YESHE TSOGYEL, by and Action which explains how to periences, direct observations of Dowman. 350 pp. #RKPSD practice with the six syllables ritual, and unmatched textual SEEKING $17.95 which are the essence of all sylla- knowledge are graciously com- The spiritual practices and evolu- bles: OM MA NI PAD ME bined in this valuable and highly THE HEART tion of the famous woman saint HUM. Tibetan text included. readable volume."—Barbara Aziz, OF WISDOM Yeshe Tsogyel. This inspirational Journal of Asian Studies. keEuboflmti Ucdmtn guide is a revealed text admired for "We have here a synthesis of its beauty and profound message. Tucci's knowledge and insight into one of the most extraordinary of THE SMALL GOLDEN KEY, the world's great cultures."— by . Ill pp., Ninian Smart, Times Literary #JESGK $12.00 Supplement This book covers many interesting topics: empowerment, three kayas, Sambhogakaya Deities, Mani, l he Sacred Path of the Warrior NEW TITLE Ngondro meditation, stages of dis- from SNOW LION kxephCJ ■nk-IJ solving, refuge, three yanas, two CHOGYAM TRUNGPA truths, emptiness, history of the -K IN SEARCH OF THE STAIN- Buddha Dharma in India, and the LESS AMBROSIA, by Khenpo SEEKING THE HEART OF SHAMBALA: SACRED PATH development of the Nyingmapa Konchog Gyaltsen, ed. by Victoria WISDOM: The Path of Insight OF THE WARRIOR, by Ven. Lineage. Huckenpahler. 145 pp. #SLBKSSA Meditation, Goldstein & Komfield. Chogyam Trungpa. #SHSH $9.95 $12.95 July 176 pp., #SHSHW $10.95 Chogyam Trungpa speaks direct- Selected VVbrks of the The teachings in this volume con- An estimated 250,000 people in ly to the experience and challenge DALAI LAMA VII stitute a direct path which is easy the USA alone practice some form of being human. He presents the to practice and quickly leads to of insight meditation, in which in- path of warriorship found in tradi- liberation. Indeed, this is a creased awareness of body, speech, tional Eastern cultures—Tibet in remarkable collection of texts. and mind is cultivated. Based on particular—to demonstrate how an THE QUINTESSENCE OF Khenpo Gyaltsen, the abbot for talks given at several intensive individual can lead a more sacred, THE ANIMATE AND INANI- the Drikung in North America, meditation retreats, this compan- dignified and fearless existence. MATE, by Ven. Lama Lodo. has produced this handbook espe- ion volume to the popular The Ex- #KDKQ $7.95 cially for Western students. perience of Insight focuses on the Presents an integrated approach to In Search of the Stainless Ambro- deepening of insight meditation the three yanas. Features the four sia provides the practitioner with practice, the hindrances that the foundations, development of the the basic tools needed to overcome practitioner encounters, skillful aspirational and operational bod- afflictive attitudes and self- means of overcoming them, and hicitta, and tantric topics. An ex- centered feeling. Included also are ways to integrate into everyday life cellent book. tantric texts on Bardo, Phowa the wisdom that arises in medita- RAINBOW OF LIBERATED (transference of consciousness), tion. Included are chapters on ENERGY: Working with Emo- Guru Yoga, Medicine Buddha and suffering as the gateway to com- tions through the Colour and the Chod practice of severing the passion, service, and karma. Each Element Symbolism of Tibetan ego. chapter concludes with suggested Tantra, by Ngakpa Chogyam exercises to help readers enhance * SONGS OF SPIRITUAL #ELRLE $9.95 NEW TITLE their understanding of the subjects CHANGE, by the Seventh Dalai Ngakpa Chogyam presents a discussed. Lama & Glenn H. Mullin. 205 pp. unique view of the color and ele- SECRET VISIONS OF THE #SLBKSW7 $10.95 ment symbolism of Tibetan Tan- FIFTH DALAI LAMA: The NEW TITLE The Seventh Dalai Lama is often tra. This rich and vibrant system Gold Manuscript in the Fourni- considered the greatest of the ear- of experiential psychology is ex- er Collection, by Samten Gyaltsen SELF-LIBERATION ly Dalai Lamas. He wrote exten- pressed in lively, direct language. Karmay. 260 pp. (104 pp. color il- THROUGH SEEING EVERY- sive commentaries on the Tantras, Aimed at integration with life in lus.) #SISV $170 September THING IN ITS NAKEDNESS, and over a thousand mystical the West, its powerful imagery and This beautiful manuscript re- Trans. &Ed. by John M. Reynolds, THE SDC YOGAS OF NAROPA poems and prayers. Songs of colorful analogies make otherwise counts in words and images the vi- Foreword by Namkhai Norbu. 240 & TEACHINGS ON MA- Spiritual Change is a highly valued difficult Tantric concepts immedi- sionary experiences of the Great pp. #STSL $14.95 July HAMUDRA, by Garma C.C. collection of tantric songs and ately applicable. The author ex- Fifth Dalai Lama, Ngawang Lob- The famous classic known in the Chang, 128 pp. #SLBKSYN $9.95 poems of spiritual instruction for plores the nature and pattern of zang Gyamtso (1617-1682). A new West as The Tibetan Book of the The Six Yogas of Naropa are taming and developing the mind. our emotions and how they relate discovery, it is the sole illustrated Great Liberation has been available among the most highly-regarded His inspired verse is an outpour- to the elemental energies of secret autobiography known to ex- only in rough translation by practices of the highest yoga tan- ing of Himalayan spirituality, a Tantra—Earth, Water, Fire, Air ist in the world. Hitherto totally Evans-Wentz. Now a celebrated tra class. By engaging in these six unique presentation that appeals to and Space. concealed both from Tibetans and Tibetologist reveals clearly what is yogas, after the necessary prepa- the heart as well as head.

SNOW LION SPRING 88 NEWSLETTER AND CATALOG 24 COMPLETE TITLE LIST "Vital energies generated by in- 110 pp. #SLBKSTM $14.95 epic. With his magic weapons, rid- this science of spiritual develop- ance on a spiritual guide. ner or outer means Are drawn into Summer ing on his winged horse, Gesar of ment. Contents include: tantra for Part Two: Internal Preparatory one's own central channel, Caus- This is a scholarly collection of Ling triumphs over the evil forces practice, refuge, the three paths, Practices—refuge in the triple ing the mystic fires to blaze. In- papers on specialized topics in of the four directions which would greatness of mantra, clear light gem, generating the mind of en- spire us thus to gain great insight Tibetan medicine. There are five turn people's minds from the and initiation. lightenment, purifica- Into the innately produced great articles dealing with various sacred teachings that point the way The Great Exposition of Secret tion meditation, offering manda- bliss Generated by the touch of the aspects of the medical system, in- to ultimate self-realization. Gesar Mantra—Part 1 by Tsong-ka-pa, is la, Chod practice of cutting attach- secret drop."—page 162 cluding pulsology, pharmacology is the embodiment of the ideals of one of the principle classic texts on ment, and guru yoga. Included is a biography of the and comparisons with the Chinese spiritual warriorship—an individu- tantra. It presents the main fea- Part Three: The Great Seventh Dalai Lama as well as bi- system. Dr. Finckh, a medical al possessed of the confidence, dig- tures common to all the Buddhist Perfection—the direct path of ographical sketches of all fourteen doctor in West Germany, was one nity, and wakefulness that are the tantra systems as well as the differ- breakthrough and leap-over to Dalai Lamas. of the first Western physicians to birthright of all human beings, ences between sutra and tantra. realize the Buddha-mind of essen- "Mullin's translations read study (and integrate into practice) who can conquer the evil of the Contents include: paths to Budd- tial purity and spontaneity. well.. .these songs, reminiscent in the Tibetan medical system with cowardly mind and uncover basic hahood, vajra vehicle, deity yoga, Part Four: Daily Recitations and many ways of those of Milare- considerable success. human goodness. and method in the four tantras. Meditations—practices to actualize pa... reveal a side of dGe-lugs-pa Supplement by Jeffrey Hopkins the teachings of the previous that so far has been little known discusses the meaning of empti- sections. in the West, perhaps helping to ness, transformation, and the pur- ".. .this text offers an all- put an end to the stereotype of that pose of the four tantras. encompassing presentation of the order of Tibetan Buddhism as one THE TANTRIC DISTINC- Vajrayana expression of Mahayana merely concerned with pedantry TION, by Jeffrey Hopkins. 184 pp. philosophy and practice.. .the vir- and scholasticism."—Parabola #WIBKTD $8.95 tue of this work is its technical A clear & rational exposition of completeness.. .avoids the pitfalls topics from sutra and tantra. We of being a mere text translation. The Status of Tibet recommend this book as one of the There is much here for repeated better overviews of Mahayana reading, contemplation and ab- History, Rights, and Prospects Buddhism. sorption."—Prof. Harvey Aron- in International Law son, Stanford University

Seialu; Wuks or t}« Michael C. van Walt van Praag JNTRJC DALAI LAMA II

* A STUDY OF SVATANTRIKA, A SURVEY OF BUDDHISM: by Donald S. Lopez, Jr.. 450 pp. Its Doctrines and Methods #SLBKSOSP $19.95, Through the Ages, Maha #SLBKSOSC $35 cloth Sthavira Sangharakshita. 496 pp. This study presents for the first #THBKSOB $18.95 West view Press time in English a clear and exten- "It would be difficult to find a sin- sive picture of the Svatantrika gle book in which the history and Madhyamika system through an development of Buddhist thought THE STATUS OF TIBET: His- analysis of issues and positions has been described as vividly and tory, Rights, and Prospects in In- central to Indian philosophy dur- clearly as in this Survey... for all joni! D&Ol? ...... -» ternational Law, by Michael C. ing the final development of those who wish to know the heart, Buddhist thought in India. Several the essence of Buddhism as an in- JHB van Walt van Praag. 450 pp. cloth, Glenn H. Mull #WVST $32.50 central issues are considered: the tegrated whole, there can be no This study reviews the history of division of Madhyamika into better guide than this book."— THE TANTRIC MYSTICISM h ™<-K Z.js^f^ki.S?, e«vl>. the Tibetan state from its unifica- Svatantrika and Prasangika, the Lama . OF TIBET, John Blofeld. 257 pp., * TANTRIC YOGAS OF SISTER tion in the seventh century to its meaning of emptiness, the root Now in its sixth edition, it con- illustrated, #SHTMT $13.95 , by the Second Dalai present disputed incorporation cause of suffering, the division of tinues to provide an indispensible This book demystifies the practi- Lama & Glenn H. Mullin. 240 pp. into the People's Republic of Chi- objects of knowledge into the two and scholarly study of the entire cal techniques of tantric mysti- #SLBKSW2 $10.95 na. A definitive record of the le- truths, and the types of reasoning field of Buddhist thought and cism. Like other forms of Budd- The Second Dalai Lama elucidat- gal status of Tibet, the book pro- employed to refute the existence of practice. Covers all the major doc- hism, tantric mysticism aims at the ed important teachings from the vides a much-needed basis for un- a self. Included are overviews of trines and traditions of Buddhism. attainment of the highest wisdom. lesser-known sects and lineages of Madhyamika in general and "I recommend Sangharakshita's What makes tantra special is that derstanding the unresolved Sino- Tibetan Buddhism. Their special Tibetan conflict and its impor- Svatantrika in particular. book as the best survey of it offers a wealth of practical tech- treatment of popular tantric tradi- tance among the broader issues of Studies of the Svatantrika school Buddhism"—Dr. . niques for utilizing all of life's cir- tions, such as Yamantaka and the Asian politics. have been limited in the past by cumstances toward this end. the feet that most of the important THE SYMBOLISM OF THE Among the topics Blofeld covers yogas of Naropa, are presented "An excellent resume of the Sanskrit texts were lost. These STUPA, Adrian Snodgrass. 407 are tantric morality and conduct, here in English for the first time. thirteen centuries of Tibetan his- pp. #CUSOS $19.95 meditation and visualization, the In this collection of sixteen texts, tory, amply documented from texts were fortunately preserved in The stupa is a symbolic form used symbolic meaning of gods and de- Glenn Mullin has chosen works numerous sources In a very Tibetan translations. The Svatan- trika school is approached on three throughout South, Southeast, and mons, the significance of rituals that vividly convey the Second's full but well-organized and lucid levels: first, from the writings of East Asia. This study explores the and shrines, and the relationship scriptural mastery and his breadth study, van Walt cites the views of its founders and their followers in symbolism and principles of the with the guru. of tantric experience. The four a wide range of authorities on in- India; second, from expositions by stupa in a thought-provoking man- main texts translated here include: ternational law with regard to ev- ner and will be of great value in Tantric Yogas of Sister Nigu- ery point relevant to the Tibetan notable lamas such as Jam-yang- shay-ba and Jang-gya; and third understanding the cultural context ma: these explicit, extraordinary case His conclusions should of Buddhism. The book is replete from contemporary oral commen- yogas are a special lineage of the stir the conscience of interested with diagrams, photos and taries by Tibetan scholars in exile. six yogas of Naropa transmitted by governments that have paid too lit- illustrations. his consort, the dakini Niguma, tle attention to the justice of the which form the basis of the Shang- Tibetan claim to indepen- NEW TITLE pa Ka-gyu Sect. dence."—H.E. Richardson, form- Vajrabhairava Tantra (Yaman- er head of the British Mission to Jlt'SupohimuwLik taka): teachings on the generation Tibet at Lhasa and completion stages. qfQcsarojDmj Four tenet systems: an excel- NEW TITLE lent survey of the structure and from SNOW LION historical development of Indian Buddhism's principal schools, outlining their definitive doctrinal distinctions. Flower essence pills: detailed instruction in the practice of mak- ing and empowering flower es- + TANTRIC PRACTICE IN sence pills that free the practition- NYING-MA, by Khetsun Sangpo, er from the need for ordinary Rinbochay, Trans. &Ed. by Jeffrey foods. Hopkins, Co-edited by Anne Klein. In addition to texts on selfless- 239 pp. #SLBKTP $12.50 ness, guru yoga and emptiness, a V*"* Rinbochay's commentary on the traditional biography of the Se- Instructions on the Preliminaries to cond Dalai Lama, and brief bi- * TANTRA IN TIBET, H.H. the the Great Perfection Teaching con- ographical sketches of all fourteen '^T THE SUPERHUMAN LIFE Dalai Lama, Tsong-ka-pa and tains the classical Nying-ma Dalai Lamas are included. OF GESAR OF LING, Trans, by Jeffrey Hopkins (also Trans. & presentation of the Tantric prac- "the great cover is an indication Alexandra David-Neel & Lama Ed.). 252 pp. #SLBKTT $12.95 tices which lead to the realization of the great book that follows. Yongden, Forward by Chogyam Tantra in Tibet consists of three of Buddhahood. Even for the beginner there is a Trungpa Rinpoche. 271 pp. parts published under the auspices Part One: External Preparatory huge amount of informa- #SHSLG $14.95 of the Dalai Lama: Practices—setting the proper moti- tion.. ."—Sonny Cook, Gaden The legendary adventures of a Essence of Tantra by H.H. the vation, meditation on imperma- Choling STUDIES IN TIBETAN great, fearless warrior-king are re- Dalai Lama reveals the highly nence and the faults of cyclic ex- MEDICINE, byElisabeh Finckh. counted in this Tibetan national practical and compassionate use of istence, suffering, karma, and reli-

SNOW LION SPRING 88 NEWSLETTER AND CATALOG 25 COMPLETE TITLE LIST TARA'S COLORING BOOK, THE TIBET GUIDE, By seem to be objective. This book it possible to hear how the lan- by Weber and Wellings. Stephen Batchelor. 500 pp. describes what happens after you guage should sound. Yanki's clear, #WIBKTCB $5.95 #WIBKTG $26.95 die and the psychic experiences in female voice is easy to understand Contains 12 exquisite line drawing The Tibet Guide contains a histo- the intermediate state before and accelerates the learning of famous figures from Tibet with ry of Tibet, a simple description rebirth. process. People tell us that Tibe- explanations of their meaning and of Tibetan Buddhism, details of TIBETAN BUDDHIST MEDI- tan Phrasebook is superbly written suggestions as to their color. Fun travel to Tibet, detailed explana- CINE AND PSYCHIATRY, by and a pleasure to use. for adults and children. tions of the 44 main sites of in- Terry Clifford. #WETBM $15.95 Whether you are looking for a THIRTY-SEVEN PRACTICES terest in Lhasa, and important cloth room, visiting a monastery, or OF ALL BUDDHA'S SONS, by sites in the rest of central Tibet Presented here is a comprehensive speaking with a lama, the Tibetan Geshe Dhargyey et al. #LT37P and en route from Lhasa to Nepal, and clearly laid-out introduction to Phrasebook and accompanying $2.50 Mt. Kailas and western Tibet, an the Tibetan art of healing. In tape make immediate communica- iconographical guide, a glossary, a straightforward language, the tion with Tibetans easy and fun. THUS HAVE I HEARD, by recommended reading list, and Travelers to Tibet, Nepal, and In- Maurice Walshe. 672 pp. author discusses the many compo- many maps and color and black- nents of Tibetan Buddhist dia as well as persons desiring to #WIBKTHIH $34.95 and-white photographs. This is a new translation of the medicine—its religious, philosoph- Digha Nikaya, some of the most ical and psychological foundations, famous scriptures in the Can- its history and deities, its tantric on, translated by the well-known Tibet is my Country and ritual aspects, meditations for TIBET: A POLITICAL HISTO- The Autobiography of Thubten Jig frit; healing and views on dying, and Buddhist scholar, Maurice Walshe. RY, by Tsepon W. D. Shakabpa. Norbu, brother of the Daial Lama as tofd lo Heinrich Barrer its humoral theory and unusual #POTPH $15.00 methods of diagnosis and cure. NEW TITLE This engrossing and insightful from SNOW LION book presents a vivid picture of TIBETAN COLLECTION: political personalities and the GEOGRAPHY, HISTORY, character of the Tibetan people, It RELIGION, ARCHITECTURE is essential reading for anyone in- AND SOCIETY, by Valrae Rey- terested in Asian affairs. nolds & Amy Heller. #NM-1 $12.50. The Newark Museum's Tibetan collection is one of the finest in the world. This book covers many topics and is illustrated with 52 r- photographs of traditional life (pre-1959) drawn from the exten- sive archives of the Museum. Also, speak with Tibetans in the West TIBET IS MY COUNTRY: An there is a special section on the will find this book invaluable. Autobiography of Thubten Jigme symbols used in Tibetan art and Tibetan Phrasebook begins by in- Norbu, brother of the Dalai their meanings. troducing you to both a phonetic Lama, as told to Heinrich Har- TIBETAN COLLECTION: system and a simple yet complete rer, by Norbu. 300 pp. SCULPTURE AND PAINT- grammar. In addition to contain- #WIBKTMC $16.95 ING, by Valrae Reynolds, Amy ing phrases and dialogues, each Heinrich Harrer has told in Seven Heller, Janet Gyatso. 208 pp. chapter is preceded by useful in- * TIBET, by Pietro F Mele; intro. by Years in Tibet how he accompanied #NM-3 $20 formation, vocabulary, and some Michael C. van Walt van Praag the Dalai Lama and his family on The Newark Museum's Tibetan pointers about Tibetan customs 9 1/2x9 1/2" #SLBKT $25 their flight from the Chinese Com- collection has one of the largest and etiquette. The appendices in- Pietro Francesco Mele is regarded munists in 1951. For many years holdings of Tibetan artifacts in the clude these helpful sections: Num- as one of the world's most out- TIBET-A TRAVEL SUR- he kept a close friendship with world. In this volume of the Tibe- bers, Dates, Days and Time, standing photographers. He was VIVAL KIT, by Buckley and Thubten Norbu, the Dalai Lama's tan Collection, we see some of the Dates of Festivals, Religious and the official photographer of an Strauss. #LPTSK $7.95 elder brother, and together they finest painting and sculpture from Monastic Vocabulary and a Gener- Italian expedition through India to The fabled mountain land of Tibet wrote this book. Besides being the Tibet. Included are pictures and al Vocabulary. Tibet led by Professor Giuseppe is now opening up to travelers. story of Norbu's own life, it is a discussions of: sculpture, includ- Though the clear and simple Tucci, one of the greatest authori- This premier guide has full details uniquely authentic document ing metal, wood, ivory, lacquer, form of romanization ensures that ties on Tibetan history, literature on this remote and fascinating about the last decades of free stone and clay; thangkas, includ- you will be understood, two and religion. This opportunity region, including crossing the Tibet's history. ing painted, appliqued and em- 90-minute cassette tapes comple- gave Mele a unique opportunity to border to Nepal for a new Asian broidered examples; wall paint- ment the book so that you can ac- partake in Tibetan life. This book overland route. Contains many NEW TITLE ings; and iconography, including tually hear and practice how the presents a series of photos that ex- color photos and useful descrip- body positions, gestures, and sym- words and phrases are spoken by emplify Tibetan culture. Each tions of the region, as well as its bols associated with deities. Janet a native. Unlike many courses page frames a facet of the Tibetan history and culture. ffi SMAMfrHALA DRAGON *-T> 'fi-iv-. Gyatso has written an excellent which use sometimes difficult-to- people and Tibetan landscape in TIBET AND ITS HISTORY, by chapter on "Image as Presence: understand male voices, Yanki's a way that delights the eye. Hugh Richardson. 344 pp. #SHTH THE TIBETAN BOOK The Place of Art in Tibetan Reli- clear pronunciation has been en- In his introduction, Michael van $10.95 gious Thinking". thusiastically praised by students Walt updates the reader on the • OF THE DEAD As the official representative of the TIBETAN , by of Tibetan. major events in Tibet that have oc- British and Indian governments at curred since Mele traveled there. . #WIBKTDH Lhasa for long periods between $14.95 NEW TITLE Cataclysmic changes have drasti- 1936 and 1950, Richardson writes cally altered the face of Tibet, from firsthand knowledge of Tibet A TIBETAN-ENGLISH DIC- making this book's record histor- and its people. His lucid and TIONARY, Sarat Chandra Das. ically valuable as well as artistically straightforward presentation, illus- #MBTED $19.95 beautiful. trated by thirty photographs, Compiled from a large number of opens with a brief but thorough Tibetan and Sanskrit works, this description of Tibet's geography, dictionary contains Tibetan words economy, language, government, with their accepted Sanskrit people, and culture. He traces the equivalents, followed by the En- evolution of rule from the early re- glish meaning. All the technical ligious kings to the Dalai Lamas terms are illustrated with extracts and interprets the events the led from Sanskrit and Tibetan works. to the Chinese Communist inva- THE TIBETAN BOOK OF TIBETAN MEDICINE: A sion in 1959. THE DEAD: The Great Liber- Wholistic Approach To Better ation through Hearing in the Health, by Dr. Lobsang Rapgay, NEW TITLE Bardo, Trans, by Francesco Ph.D.. 87 pp. #TMTM $7.00 Fremantle and Chogyam Trungpa. This book discusses Tibetan 119 pp. #SHTBD $9.95 medicine—the humanistic ap- This classic Buddhist scripture is proach to health. Contents: the re- read aloud to the dying to help lation of mental disorders to phys- them attain liberation. This very ical illness, systems of psychology, readable edition received many wind in death meditation, wind -K TIBETAN PILGRIMAGE, by favorable reviews. Trungpa's com- diseases, madness, treatment of Peter Gold. 200 pp. approx. TIBET, by Elisabeth Booz. 208 pp. mentary explains in straightfor- cancer, relaxation yoga. #SLBKTPI $14.95 Summer #PATIB $9.95 ward language what the text * TIBETAN PHRASEBOOK, An- Travel not only stirs the blood, Tibet provides essential practical teaches us about human psychol- drew Bloomfield and Yanki Tsher- It also gives birth to the spirit. information about Lhasa—the ogy. It will interest readers who are ing. Includes two-90 min. cas- Peter Gold takes us on a wondrous principal city of business and concerned with death and dying as settes, 4-1/4" x 7" ISLBKTPH pilgrimage to the Tibetan commu- devotion—and many places far be- well as those who seek spiritual $19.95 nities of India and Nepal and yond. 14 maps and diagrams pro- understanding in everyday life. Tibetan Phrasebook by Andrew offers us an intimate view of their vide excellent details unavailable THE TIBETAN BOOK OF Bloomfield & Yanki Tshering is ways of life, art, spiritual practices anywhere else, while special sec- THE DEAD, by Evans-Wentz. the first extensive Tibetan phrase- and sacred places. Through his en- tions on history, culture, and ge- #OXTBD $7.95. book. It is suitable for both travel- gaging and creative style and su- ography offer a superb overview of This is a classic Tibetan Buddhist ers and beginners in Tibetan lan- perb color photos, Peter brings us this vast and complex region. Con- scripture focusing on the nature of guage. The book is 145 pages- face-to-face with the heart of Tibe- tains many beautiful color the mind and its projections- longer than most phrasebooks, tan life—its rugged practicality and photographs! wrathful and peaceful—which and the two 90-minute tapes make spiritual mysteries.

SNOW LION SPRING 88 NEWSLETTER AND CATALOG 26 COMPLETE TITLE LIST niques and commercially available Intimate in style, this travelogue materials by the highly respected vividly captures for the reader NEW TITLE thangka painter, Robert Beer. He Prof. Tucci's experiences in Tibet. has also added many line drawings Not only is this book entertaining, TREASURY OF DHARMA: A of the primary deities to show the it is also enriched by his vast Tibetan geometrical proportions. knowledge of Tibetan art and cul- Course, by Geshe Rabten. 224 pp. Tibetan Thangka Painting is the ture. Replete with photos and il- #THBKTD $14.95 first detailed description of the lustrations, this book is both a In the summer of 1974, Geshe techniques and principles of the literary and a visual splendor. Rabten gave a month-long series sacred art of Tibetan scroll paint- "Tucci's description of the time- of lectures and meditations to a ing.. Not only does this book docu- less civilization of the Tibetan peo- group of Western students. He ment an ancient and in some ways ple is as perceptive and relevant to- wanted to cover the entire Budd- endangered tradition, but it can day as it was when he wrote the hist path to enlightenment as also serve as a useful guide for ar- book thirty years ago. It is hoped thoroughly as possible, though in tists. This book presents, step-by- that this book will contribute a way accessible enough for most step, the techniques by which a towards a better understanding of of his audience who were still rela- thangka is made, from the prepa- the Tibetan people and their tively unfamiliar with Buddhism. ration of the canvas to the final ap- values."—His Holiness, the Dalai Treasury of Dharma is an edited plication of the sacred syllables be- Lama transcript of those seminars and hind each completed figure. reveals more than any of Geshe We share the author's ex- Included is a description of the NEW TITLE Rabten's other writings both the periences in Dharamsala, India, pigments, how they are mixed and from SNOW LION breadth of his understanding and headquarters of His Holiness the how applied. The theories under- the originality of his presentation. TSONG KHAPA'S SPEECH Dalai Lama and the Tibetan lying the painting method are In the course of the book he OF GOLD IN THE ESSENCE governrnent-in-exile. Peter dis- elaborated, and different chapters gives considerable attention to the OF TRUE ELOQUENCE, by covers the world's most unusual introduce the reader to the basic psychological aspects of the Robert A. F. Thurman. 442 pp. museum at the Tibetan Library principles of composition, color spiritual path, describing the men- #PRSOG $50 cloth and the curative power of Tibetan and figural proportions. tal roots of happiness and suffer- This is the first full study, trans- medicine. The president of the A wealth of line drawings and ing, the wholesome and unwhole- lation, and critical annotation of Tibetan Women's Organization photographs illustrates the steps some tendencies of the mind, and the Essence of True Eloquence, by speaks frankly on the position of and the many line drawings of introduces different meditative Tsong Khapa. The work is a study women in Tibetan society. An ora- symbols and motifs will greatly aid techniques for effectively counter- of the major schools of Mahayana cle goes into trance as the voice of the artist. acting our misconceptions and Buddhism, known as Vijnanava- a goddess speaks through her Robert Beer discusses in great negative emotions. He emphasizes da and Madhyamika, and an ex- body. Peter relates his dramatic en- detail how to use modern tech- the responsibility we have to the planation of the Prasangika in- counter with the preserved body niques and materials. This is an world and the necessity of adopt- terpretation of Madhyamika. The of Ling Rinpoche. outstanding section and makes this ing the altruistic values of the translation and introduction en- To cap the Tibetan Pilgrimage, book really useful for Western bodhisattva—one totally dedicated hance our view of Buddhism as a Peter Gold joins two hundred artists. to the welfare of others. The book contemplative and mystical thousand other pilgrims at Bodh TIBETAN TRADITION OF concludes with a detailed analysis religion and reveal a rigorous, crit- Gaya, India—place of Sakyamuni MENTAL DEVELOPMENT, by of emptiness, the ultimate nature ical philosophy. Robert Thurman Buddha's enlightenment—for the Geshe Dhargyey. #LTTT $9.95 of reality, an understanding of emphasizes the relevance of Kalachakra Tantric Initiation un- A comprehensive presentation of which lies at the very heart of Prasangika to our own time. der the direction of the Dalai the graded path to enlightenment Buddhist practice. This invaluable text shows that Lama. Amid a festival of deities, based on a series of teachings given TREKKING IN THE critical reason and contemplative • TRANSCENDENT WISDOM: realization are mutually indispen- sights, sounds and offerings, Peter in the philosophy class of the A Commentary on the Ninth HIMALAYAS, by Tomoya loza- leads us into the heart of the Library of Tibetan Works and Ar- wa. 208 pp., many color and b&w sible for the attainment of Chapter of Shantideva's Guide to enlightenment. Kalachakra mandala and into the chives. A thorough and accessible the Bodhisattva Way of Life, by photos and other illustrations, calm center of Buddhism. introduction to Tibetan Budd- H.H. the Dalai Lama; Trans., ed. #HITIM $24.95 ' 'You have captured the spirit of hism. Geshe Dhargyey speaks Gf annotated by B. Alan Wallace. Covering the entire range of 3500 NEW TITLE Tibetan Buddhism by your capac- from his own experience about #SLBKTW $9.95 May kilometers, this is the most com- ity of sharing the life and the con- how to implement the teachings The Guide to the Bodhisattva Way plete guidebook on trekking in the UNIVERSAL COMPASSION: victions of the people who and integrate them with the mind. of Life is one of the most highly Himalayas. It contains a wealth of A Commentary to Bodhisattva preserved their culture even in ex- recommended texts for Mahayana information on trekking in the Chekhawa's Training the Mind in ile, and thus saved it for the rest NEW TITLE practice. The ninth chapter of that Himalayan range; descriptions of Seven Points, By Geshe Kelsang of humanity. from SNOW LION book, the chapter on Transcendent people, places, customs and man- Gyatso. 160 pp. #THBKUC Your descriptions and your ex- Wisdom, is known among Budd- ners are presented in the text, as $12.95 June periences. . .are deeply moving hist scholars as a challenging and well as through photographs, Universal Compassion is an excel- and will teach even the uninitiat- profound exposition of the Mad- sketches, maps and charts. It is an lent introduction to the mind- ed the beauty and spiritual hyamika View of Buddhist exceptionally well-produced, training and transformation teach- achievements of Tibetan Budd- philosophy. It is difficult to under- authoritative guide, and a very ings of present day Mahayana hism. You have seen this through stand without a commentary. useful travelling aid. Buddhism. Beginning with the the eyes of a poet and the heart of In 1979, His Holiness the Dalai preliminary practices for success- a lover."—Lama Anagarika Lama delivered an oral teaching fully engaging in the paths lead- Govinda on this text before an assembly of ing to full enlightenment, Geshe Kelsang then sets out the actual. TIBETAN REFLECTIONS, by over a thousand Tibetans and Westerners. B. Alan Wallace has methods for developing the mind Peter Gold. 112 pp. 22 color pho- of universal compassion and ex- tos #WIBKTR $11.95 translated, edited and added ex- planatory notes to this extraor- plains in detail how all life Peter's interesting experiences in situations—even the most refugee communities. dinarily clear and valuable com- mentary which clarifies the differ- difficult—can be used to transform ent points and shows how the Cen- our habitual self-centered behavior NEW TITLE trist View differs from other into authentic loving kindness and from SNOW LION Buddhist and non-Buddhist concern for others. views. WARRIORS OF TIBET: The * TRANSLATING BUDDHISM Story of Aten and the Khampas' FROM TIBETAN: An Introduc- Fight for the Freedom of their tion to the Tibetan Literary Lan- Country, by Jamyang Norbu. 160 * TO LHASA AND BEYOND, by guage and the Translation of pp. #WIBKWT $12.95 Giuseppe Tucci, Foreword by His Buddhist Texts from Tibetan, by This is a poignant story of a Tibe- Holiness the Dalai Lama 193 pp. Joe Wilson, Jr., textbook & cas- tan Khampa warrior, Aten, and his 24 illustrations #SLBKTLB settes, #SLBKTBT $45 cloth, people of Nyarong. Aten recalls $14.95 Winter 89 his life as a child, the simple style Prof. Giuseppe Tucci was both a Based on the system developed by of the Khampas, and the beauty TREKKING IN NEPAL, by renowned orientalist and adven- Jeffrey Hopkins at the University of the land. He tells us the histo- Tom Nakano. many color and b&w turer. He has received many of Virginia, this book presents in ry of his people and the fighting photos and other illustrations, awards and honors for his scholar- lesson form, with drills and read- spirit of the Khampas, all illustrat- #HITIN $24.95 ship, and his publications on his- ing exercises, a practical introduc- ed by his own stories and stories One of the very best guidebooks tory, art, archaeology and ethnol- tion to the grammar, syntax and of the past. to Nepal—and also a lavish photo ogy have been translated into conceptual vocabulary of the Tibe- Their peaceful lifestyle was shat- book of the Himalayas. A must for many languages. tan language used in Buddhist tered by the invasion and final anyone planning to travel in the To Lhasa and Beyond is a fas- works on philosophy and medita- domination of the Chinese Com- mountain regions of Nepal. cinating account of Tibet as it was tion. The book, which is accom- munists in the 1950s. He tells of prior to the upheavals following panied by cassettes in Tibetan for TREKKING IN THE NEPAL the bloody battles and the terrible TIBETAN THANGKA PAINT- the Chinese take-over in 1959. use with the drills and exercises, HIMALAYA, by Armington. suffering of his people, and final- ING: Methods & Materials, by Prof. Tucci takes the reader along serves as an introduction both to #LPTNH $7.95 ly of the murder of his family and David P. & Janice A. Jackson with the roads he followed in 1949 and the reading and translating of This backpacking guide offers his escape across the Himalayas to appendix by Robert Beer. 216 pp. reveals the people, religion, art, Tibetan and to the central ideas of day-by-day route descriptions Dharamsala. 8-1/4" x 11-3/4" ISLBKTTP customs and landscape of a coun- Buddhist philosophy and medita- through the trekking regions of $24.95 try that very few Westerners ever tion. We apologize for the time it Nepal. Detailed maps illustrate the This is a new up-dated edition had the opportunity to see—Tibet has taken to complete this book. routes described. Preface by Lord with valuable guidelines for thang- was a free country and its high We think it will certainly be worth Hunt, leader of the first expedi- ka painting using modern tech- civilization was intact. the wait. tion to scale Mt. Everest.

SNOW LION SPRING 88 NEWSLETTER AND CATALOG 27 COMPLETE TITLE LIST THE WAY OF THE WHITE CLOUDS: A BUDDHIST PIL- NEW TITLE GRIM IN TIBET, by Lama Anagarika Govinda. #SHWWC $10.95 TVJUm At}.KM

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WOMEN OF WISDOM, Tsultrim Allione. 224 pp. #ARWW $9.95 THE WISH-FULFILLING Women of Wisdom is an exploration JEWEL: The Practice of Guru and celebration of the spiritual Yoga According to the Longchen potential of all women, as exem- Nyingthing Tradition, by Dilgo plified by the lives of great Tibe- Khyentse Rinpoche. 108 pp., tan women. The Tibetan women #SHWJ $10.95 June in this collection of biographies In the Buddhist tradition, devo- will serve as life-models and inspi- WE TIBETANS, by Rinchen Lha- tion to the spiritual teacher and ration to others on the spiritual mo. 228 pp. #POWT $8.95 complete confidence in him are path. Sixty years after its first publica- considered to be indispensable in tion, Rinchen Lhamo's We Tibe- the attainment of enlightenment. tans remains one of the most en- Based on the teachings of Jigme gaging and comprehensive ac- Lingpa, a great eighteenth-century counts of Tibet and her people saint and visionary, the instruc- ever to appear. Born and raised in tions in this book focus on the Kham, Tibet's easternmost devotional practice known as Guru province, the author was thetfirst Yoga. The author, H.H. Dilgo Tibetan woman in history to mar- Khyentse Rinpoche, is a highly re- ry a European, leave her homeland vered meditation master and and settle in the West. In spite of scholar. her new life in an alien world, she kept the traditional Tibetan com- posure, humor and keenness of observation, out of which she has forged her book. WOMEN & Augmented by an excellent BUDDHISM historical introduction and a plethora of details from folk tales to children's games, We Tibetans is a genuine classic; simple, har- monious and totally captivating. WHEEL OF SHARP WEAPONS, by Geshe Dhargyey. #LTWSW $4.95 NEW TITLE An inspiring Yamantaka text for the Bodhisattva warrior. WRITINGS OF KALU RIN- POCHE, by Kenneth McLeod. 71 WHEEL OF TIME, by Geshe pp. #KKKR $5.95 Sopa, Jackson & Newman. Two texts prepared by Rinpoche #DPWT $10.95 especially for his Western students Contains five sections: Buddhist on the Foundations of Buddhist background, history of the Meditation and Mahayana prac- Kalachakra tantra, Kalachakra in- WOMEN & BUDDHISM, tice. Rinpoche discusses the four itiation, generation and comple- Spring Wind-Buddhist Cultural Fo- thoughts which motivate religious tion stage practices of this tantra. rum. 400 pp. #SWWB $17 practice; the qualities of the Three A must for persons interested in An interesting collection of articles Jewels and the Practice of the Six Kalachakra. primarily concerning women's is- Perfections are explained. Includes sues in the context of Buddhism. a short story entitled The Prince NEW TITLE The writers relate their personal and the Stallion which illustrates experiences and informed views on the magic show nature of reality. WIND BETWEEN THE many topics ranging from feminist WORLDS, by Robert Ford. 338 ideas about compassion, Buddhist pp. #SGWBW $12.95 views on abortion, women and NEW TITLE Robert Ford, a former British monastic life, a history of women YOU ARE THE EYES OF THE Army radio operator, was em- in Buddhism, etc. ployed by the Tibetan government WORLD, byLongchenpa. 128 pp. to head their wireless station in : Im- #LOY $16.00 Chamdo, Eastern Tibet. When the ages of the Feminine in the Ma- 's guide to the Kun- Chinese forces invaded Eastern hayana Tradition, by Diana Paul. byed Rgyal-po presents a method Tibet in 1950. Ford was captured. #UCWB $10.95 for connecting with intrinsic He spent five years in a com- The various roles and sexual awareness all the time. This book munist re-education center. Upon stereotypes played by women wi- shows not how to turn life off, or his release in 1955, Ford returned thin the Buddhist tradition are how to create beautiful ex- to England where he wrote his brilliantly discussed: the temp- periences; it shows how to live wi- unique and intriquing story. tress, mother, nun, friend, bod- thin the source of all life, the uni- hisattvas with and without sexual fied field where all experience WISDOM ENERGY, by Lamas transformation, Kuan Yin and the takes place. Translated by Kennard Yeshe and Zopa. 152 pp. female Buddha. Paul examines the Lipman and Merrill Peterson; in- #WIBKWE1 $7.95 images of women that arise in Ma- troduction by Namkhai Norbu. WISDOM ENERGY 2, by Lamas hayana Buddhist texts, and sup- Yeshe and Zopa. 92 pp. plements this by an analysis and #WIBKWE2 $4.95 commentary on the positions taken by different groups of Buddhists toward the positive and negative attributes of women.

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GC3 Kalachakra Deity

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SNOW LION SPRING 88 NEWSLETTER AND CATALOG 30 SPECIAL ITEMS FILMS VIDEO TIBET the ritual known as ''A Beautiful A PROPHECY, 54 minutes. $50 TIBET: The Lost Mystery & THE BAMBOO CURTAIN A BUDDHIST TRILOGY Ornament". The poetry of the text rental, plus shipping. #OFP The Bamboo Curtain Falls FALLS, 50 minutes, $345 (VHS) Three award-winning movies from and the musical score conjoin to A graceful documentary on H.H. "Not only is this the finest film or $50 rental, plus shipping. Orient Films of England are avail- create a powerful cinematic and the Dalai Lama and on the chang- about Tibetan culture I have ever #BBCBCF able from Snow Lion. Tibet: A spiritual effect. This is unique ing structure of his theocracy as es- seen, but it is a moving documen- Compiled principally from Buddhist Trilogy has played in cine- material for anyone offering a class tablished outside Tibet. Through tary of the highest cinematograph- Chinese and Tibetan sources, it mas worldwide and has received in Tibetan Buddhism or ritual or a portrait of the daily activities of ic standards. I highly recommend reviews the history of Tibet from critical acclaim as a masterpiece. art and will be of particular in- the Dalai Lama, of a lay Tibetan this film series for educational the Chinese invasion in the 1950's The Trilogy remains the definitive terest to those who are engaged in family and of monks of Sera use."—Nathan Katz, Univ. of S. to the present. This film includes film on Tibetan Buddhist culture: practices related to the Noble Monastery, it builds a picture of Florida rare footage of the Dalai Lama's "An extraordinary testament, sim- Savioress, Tara. Purchase and ren- how the traditional Tibetan social Originally aired in England, as visit to Peking in 1954, the ple and very compelling."—Sheila tal of this film is limited to univer- structure has been developed to in- part of the BBC's, "The World Chinese newsreel coverage of the Benson, Los Angeles Times. sity departments and Buddhist clude Gandhian and democratic About Us", series, these two rivet- invasion, Tibetan and Chinese "Quietly powerful, an astonishing centers or to individuals who have social and political policies. The ing and highly acclaimed films footage of the 1959 uprising, and achievement."—Geoff Brown, received a kriya tantra Tara film therefore draws a picture of were produced in 1981 by Simon a film record of the Dalai Lama's The London Times. initiation. the new Tibetan society and polit- Normanton. They were compiled flight to India. Also included are ical system established by His after extensive research from sever- extracts from the harrowing eleven The four hours of 16mm film can THE FIELDS OF THE Holiness in exile—a possible blue al hundred hours of powerfully hours of footage photographed by be rented for $200 plus postage via SENSES, 52 minutes. $50 rental, print for a future Tibet. evocative archival film material— the first delegation of the Tibetan Express Mail. The films can also plus shipping. #OFFOS nearly all in color—which was government in exile, during a three be rented individually. Set in the majestic landscape of photographed in Tibet between month tour of Tibet in autumn of Ladakh, this film is a study on the 1929 and 1980. 1979. RADIATING THE FRUIT OF divine nature of mind, body and TRUTH, 125 minutes. $100 ren- place. The film follows monks and tal, plus shipping. #OFRFT farmers through a day, ending THE LOST MYSTERY, 50 With an extraordinary authentic- with the advent of dusk and the minutes, $345 (VHS) or $50 ren- ity this film generates a vision of detailed portrayal of the tal, plus shipping. #BBCLM Tibetan society previously unseen monastery's moving ritual Documentary on the history of on film. Radiating the Fruit of response to a death in the commu- Tibet from 1904 to 1949 by me- Truth is the only complete exposi- nity. As in the Tibetan Book of the ans of archival footage, originally tion of Tibetan Buddhist Tantra in Dead, the departed is guided photographed by a succession of which the entire ritual process is through the appearances that ac- British diplomatic missions to filmed, the complete text translat- company the dissolution of cons- Lhasa. They have vividly record- ed in collaboration with the line- ciousness at the moment of death. ed on some of the earliest color age holders, and the visualization The Fields of the Senses presents film ever shot the street life in reproduced in photo-animation. the Tibetan Buddhist understand- Lhasa, the garden parties, the Photographed with startling in- ing of and reaction to imperma- monastic debates, the religious fes- timacy at a monastery in Nepal, nence and death—it should be of tivals, as well as rare footage of the the film follows the lamas through particular interest to those work- 's arrival in Lhasa the preparation for and practice of ing in the field of death and dying. in 1939. VIDEO DHARMA

These films are available in VHS path as union of the wisdom of which leads to the realization of NEPAL, LAND OF THE One World Music festival of sacred format. emptiness and compassionate the Dharmakaya or primordial GODS, 62 minutes. #MFNLG chant held at the Cathedral of St. methods; special practices of tan- mind. Kalu Rinpoche describes $69.95 Nepal's unique mixture of John the Divine in New York City. tra; question and answer session. the nature of mind and teaches a is the fo- In a historic two-day program of THE BODHISATTVA MOTI- clear and direct meditation to in- cus of this film. concerts and symposia, the festival VATION: THE PERFECTION troduce us to Mahamudra, the brought together the Tibetan OF CONCENTRATION, by the NEW TITLE non-separateness of awareness and OCEAN OF WISDOM Video Buddhist monks of Gyuto Tantric Dalai Lama. 80 minutes. emptiness. Presentation of the Life and College and Western composers- #WIFBM $49.95 LORD OF THE DANCE/ DES- Teachings of H.H. The Four- David Hykes, Pauline Oliveros His Holiness teaches on the six TROYER OF ILLUSION, dir. teenth Dalai Lama. 35 minutes. and Terry Riley—whose work has perfections, including the methods by Richard Kohn, 113 minutes. MEDITATION: A MATTER #POOW $49.95 been inspired by the sacred mus- for developing a mind of #FRLD $59 OF LIFE AND DEATH, by Yen. Ocean of Wisdom offers an intimate ic traditions of Asia. The monks equanimity and meditative stabili- Lord of the Dance is the god of . 90 minutes. profile of His Holiness as a monk and musicians were joined in the zation leading to the perfection of Mani-Rimdu, the major religious #WIFMLD $48.95 and as a spiritual leader, as a states- symposia by composer Philip concentration; and the perfection festival of the Everest region. Each Sogyal Rinpoche, incarnate Lama, man for our troubled times and as Glass, Prof. Robert Thurman and of wisdom realizing selflessness. autumn, Trulshig Rinpoche, the scholar and meditation master a crusader for world peace. In rare Tim Wilson, CBC producer and spiritual leader of the Everest from Tibet, has placed particular footage, the Dalai Lama is seen panel moderator. DEITY YOGA, by the Dalai region, goes from his home in emphasis on exploring healing and during his private religious prac- The host, Kabir Bedi, focuses Lama. 30 minutes. #WIFDY Thubten Choling to Chiwong the related area of death and dy- tices, his daily routine and his in- on the central themes of the fes- $29.95 Monastery to preside over the ing. This educational video which frequent recreation: personal mo- tival: the transformative power of Tibetan Buddhist culture is distin- festival. discusses personal preparation for ments that contrast with his pub- sacred chant, its essential role in guished by its beautiful and During three weeks of ancient death and working with the dying lic role as the world's foremost human expression, and the under- elaborate religious images and and secret ceremonies, the monks was produced during a series of Buddhist leader. In consecrating a lying unity of the spiritual and statues, but as His Holiness points of Thubten Choling and Chiwong seminars for hospice workers, temple, giving initiation, being in- secular spheres of human culture. out, real culture is inside a person become Lord of the Dance, and medical professionals, and in- terviewed for television, officiating Moving from the ancient Tibetan and is a matter of inner attitude. with the compassion and the pow- terested laypersons. at a fire ritual, giving talks and rituals to the New Music perfor- In this address, His Holiness dis- er of gods, undertake heroic tasks. Sogyal Rinpoche instructs us on blessings—the Dalai Lama's mes- mances, and using the symposia cusses deity yoga based on wisdom They challenge the most danger- the nature of mind, and how we sage is being heard and profoundly footage and background explana- and the bodhisattva ideal of lov- ous supernatural forces of the can prepare ourselves for death by valued throughout the world. The tions by Bedi, the video provides ing kindness and compassion, universe, bend them to their will, becoming sensitive to our percep- director, Rajiv Mehrotra, is regard- a unique opportunity to explore which are the necessary prerequi- and then dramatize that conquest tions, feelings and thoughts in ed as a major media talent in In- the various ways in which harmon- sites for the higher practices of the in dance. They dissolve the their changeableness. These small dia and has worked on several ics and mantric sounds clarify per- tantric vehicle. universe into clear and infinite "deaths" reveal the possibility of award-winning documentary ception and bring the perform- light, and pour that energy into seeing, through meditative films. er/listener to a fully integrated MEDITATION IN BUDD- magic pills that they will distrib- penetration, the empty and open state. HISM, by the Dalai Lama. 1.5 ute to the thousand villagers who nature of the mind. We only have hours. #WIFEOM $59.95 come to Mani-Rimdu seeking a few left of this film. NEW TITLE TANTRA OF GYUTO: This talk on meditation was given empowerment. REQUIEM FOR A FAITH, 28 SACRED RITUALS OF at Harvard University and trans- In LORD OF THE DANCE/ minutes. #HFRF $89 THE NATURE OF THE SELF, TIBET, 52 minutes. #MFTG lated by Jeffrey Hopkins. It covers DESTROYER OF ILLUSION, This award-winning film tells the by the Dalai Lama. 57 minutes. $69.95 meditative stabilization and wis- we meet the men who undertake story of Tibetan Buddhism, alive dom, cultivating calm abiding and these tasks. We see the world #WIFNS $49.95 Presents secret Tibetan Buddhist today in a remote Indian refugee The root of all suffering is the ig- ceremonies by monks of the Gyu- special insight, meditation instruc- through their eyes—a world where camp. Dr. Huston Smith's poetic to Tantric College. tion (including posture), and over- the mountains are filled with gods, norance that conceives persons narration guides us through a and phenomena to have true exis- coming obstacles. and a human being's potential is world of ancient rituals, continu- tence. The only means for only limited by his imagination ous meditation, deep compassion eliminating that ignorance is to at- TIBETAN MEDICINE: A THE FOUNDATIONS OF and his will. and a profound faith in the divin- BUDDHIST PHILOSOPHY, by tain special insight, the exalted BUDDHIST APPROACH TO ity of man. the Dalai Lama. 1 hour. MAHAMUDRA: AN IN- wisdom realizing selflessness. In HEALING, 29 minutes. #MFTM #WIFFBP $49.95 TRODUCTION TO THE NA- this teaching, His Holiness $59.95 In this talk on Buddhist TURE OF THE MIND, by Kalu presents the view of the Mad- NEW TITLE Filmed at the Tibetan Medical philosophy, His Holiness discuss- Rinpoche. approx. 1 1/3 hour. hyamika Prasangika School with Center in Dharamsala, India. Ama es the two truths—conventional #WIFM $49.95 an analysis of the nature of the THE SOUND OF WISDOM, 1 Lopsang Dolma, Tibet's first and ultimate; what a Buddha is; As the highest goal and practice of self. hour. #HFSW $89 woman doctor, shows the making the nature of mind; lack of inher- the Kagyud sect, Mahamudra is a THE SOUND OF WISDOM is of medicines and how acupuncture ent existence of phenomena; the teaching on Sunyata (voidness) a one-hour documentary about the and moxibustion are used.

SNOW LION SPRING 88 NEWSLETTER AND CATALOG 31 SPECIAL ITEMS CULTURAL/DOCUMENTARY SNOW LION TAPES

VIDEOS Lectures by prominent Tibetan lamas and several of the foremost Western scholar/practitioners are now available Avalokiteshvara: The Dalai Lama in Europe 1982, 40 min., $50 from Snow Lion. These tapes will provide you with the opportunity to listen to Dharma topics as they were HHDL Visits Europe, 1986, 40 min., $50 spoken by these teachers. A wide variety of subjects are available; many contain information not in print. The Remember Tibet, 1 hr., $50 following selection is only the beginning. We plan to offer many more in the future from all four lineages. Debate in the Tibetan Tradition, 1 hr., $50 The number of tapes in each series is indicated in parentheses. Two Tibetan Nunneries, 30 min., $40 Three Great Monasteries, 1 hr., $50 Kalachakra 1974, 1 hr., $50 PSYCHOLOGY SEMINAR (7) ALAN WALLACE Birth of a Buddha, 18 min., $44 #SLTPTTPS $49 Trans. Robert THEORY & EXPLORATION Tibet: The Cultural Evolution, 1 hr., $50 Thurman In this seminar, the OF CONSCIOUSNESS (6) Buddhism in Focus: The Life and Venerable Tara Tulku gives us an #SLTPAWTE $42 Examines the Teachings of the Buddha, 30 min., $64 overview of the Abidharma, nature of consciousness in a Buddhism in Focus: The Buddhist Way of Life, 30 min., $64 Pramana, Madhyamika and Tan- straightforward manner. Visions of Hope: The Near Death Experience, 1 hr., $50 trika psychologies developed in In- The Dalai Lama of Tibet: 25 Years in Exile, 52 min., $50 dia and Tibet during 25 centuries MAHAMUDRA (2) #SLTPAWM Kalachakra for World Peace, Switzerland, 1985, 1 hr., $50 of investigation and experimental $14 Discusses shamatha medita- practice. Topics include: normal tion on the nature of the mind. and altered functions and states of The voice on the first five minutes mind; valid and distorted cogni- of tape 1 speeds up slightly. tions; issues of objectivity, reality, STABILIZING THE MIND MERIDIAN TRUST VIDEOS illusory projections; subtle minds (14) #SLTPAWSM $98 AIBS Pro- and energies in waking, sleep, gram Excellent in-depth discus- We are pleased to offer the complete line of Meridian Trust Films for dream, trance, death and bardo sion on how to train the mind in you. In addition to the excellent talks captured on these films, many of states. the cultivation and simultaneous these valuable teachings contain some of the last records of great lamas. FOUNDATION OF EXCEL- integration of clarity and stability. The price of the video includes shipping, handling and insurance. The H H LENCE (5) #SLTPTTFE $35 Alan Wallace presents a practical videos will be sent from London so please allow 4 weeks for delivery. THE DALAI LAMA Trans. Robert Thurman course of mental discipline We will Telex your orders to Meridian from Snow Lion and the orders Tara Tulku discusses the stages of designed to heighten one's aware- will be filled as quickly as possible. For a complete descriptive catalog COMPASSION (1) #SLTPHHC the path to enlightenment which ness both during active daily life please contact Snow Lion. $7 This is one of the most moving consist of practical instructions for and in the quiet of solitude. talks on this topic by His Holiness. any person to progress toward his HIS HOLINESS THE DALAI LAMA THE FOUR DHARMAS OF or her own highest fulfillment. Peace: A Goal of All Religions, 1 hr., $50 DR. LOBSANG GAMPOPA (1) #TBTPFDG $7 HHDL Visits Christian and Buddhist Communities, 1 hr., $50 RAPGAY, Ph.D. Peace Through Human Understanding, 1 hr., $50 HARVARD SEMINARS (12) DEALING WITH ANGER: A The Gift of Peace: A Message for All Faiths, 1 hr., $50 #SLTPHHHS $84 Trans, by H.H. DRIKUNG Buddhist Psychotherapeutic Ap- Contribution of the Individual to World Peace, 1 hr 15 min., $50 Jeffrey Hopkins—AIBS Program KYABGON proach (1) #RAWA $10 Peace of Mind: Peace in Action, 1 hr., $50 For five days in 1981, the Dalai DEATH WITHOUT FEAR (1) World Peace, 1 hr., x $50 Lama gave a synthesis of the en- MEDICINE BUDDHA HEAL- #SLTPCRDWF $7 The Experience of Transition, 1 hr., $50 tire Buddhist path. Topics in- ING CHANTS (1) #RAMB $10 Individual Responsibility Towards World Peace, 90 min., $62 clude: refuge, logic, death, karma, NATURE OF MIND (1) This lecture is very good. The The Future of Religion, 1 hr., $50 three trainings, meditation in- #SLTPCRNM $7 sound quality of the chants is not The Essence of Buddhist Philosophy, 65 mins., $52 struction, compassion, selfless- great. The Essence of Mahayana Buddhism, 1 hr., $50 ness, suffering, five paths and the The 37 Practices of a Bodhisattva, Kalachakra, Rikon, factors of enlightenment. July 1985, 5 hrs., $124 37 PRACTICES OF ALL The Song of Ultimate Reality, 1 hr. 30 min., $62 BUDDHA'S SONS-A COM- MENTARY (4) #SLTPHH37 $28 Trans, by Jeffrey Hopkins. These H.H. SAKYA TRIZIN are the preliminary teachings on The Teaching of Buddha in Everyday Life, 1 hr. 30 min., $62 the path of the Bodhisattva given The Triple Vision, 6 hrs., $138 by His Holiness prior to the The Nature of Mind, 1 hr. 30 min., $62 Kalachakra initiation in Madison. VAJRASATTVA (1) VEN. TSENZHAB SERKONG RINPOCHE #SLTPHHVM $7 Trans, by A Kind Heart, 1 hr., $50 Jeffrey Hopkins Visualization & commentary. WISDOM & COMPASSION IN VEN. KYABJE TANTRA (1) #SLTPHHWC $7 The Basis of the Spiritual Path, 2 hrs. 30 min., $80 Trans. Jeffrey Hopkins The Principles of the Spiritual Path, 4 hrs., $110 LOBSANG GEORGE DREYFUSS PROFESSOR NAMKHAI NORBU GANDEN TRI RINPOCHE LHALUNGPA (Geshe Sangye Samdrup) Dharma: The Meaning of Existence, 2 hr. 45 min., $85 Lobsang Lhalungpa is one of the Dzogchen in Daily Behavior, 1 hr. 30 min., $62 These talks were made possible by DEBATE IN TIBETAN BUDD- finest authors and translators of HISM (5) #SLTPGDD $35 Ge- The Three Testaments of Garab Dorje, 1 hr. 15 min., $55 the American Institute of Budd- Tibetan Buddhism. These talks Sem-dzin: 21 Ways of Focussing the Mind, 2 hr., $70 hist Studies. orge Dreyfuss is the first Western- were given at the Tibetan Medita- er to receive his Geshe degree. He The Dzogchen Rite, 1 hr., $50 THREE PRINCIPLE ASPECTS tion Center in Wash. D.C. spent many years at the Tibetan OF THE PATH (6) #SLTPGT3 ENLIGHTENMENT- School of Dialectics where he $42 Trans. Sharpa Tulku. The EMPTINESS (1) #TBTPEE $7 studied and practiced Tibetan VEN. LAMA generation of renunciation, com- Extracting the Essence, 2 hr. 45 min., $85 Buddhism through rigorous train- passion and wisdom—the essential THE MEANING OF DHAR- ing in debate. He presents the fun- The Three Principles of the Path, 1 hr. 45 min., $65 development for progress on the MA (1) #TBTPMD $7 damentals of debate and its impor- Tantra: The Experience of Transformation, 1 hr., $50 path—is discussed in this excellent tance for spiritual development. set of tapes. VEN. KALU RINPOCHE BODHISATTVA VOWS (2) ZASEP TULKU The Nature of Mind, 2 hrs. 30 min., $80 #SLTPGTRBV $14 Trans. Shar- RINPOCHE pa Tulku SIX SESSION GURU YOGA (5) #SLTPZT6 $35 This is a help- VEN. SUMEDHO ful commentary on the practice of The Family, 1 hr., $50 KYABJE LING six session yoga by Zasep Tulku Practice in Lay Life, 1 hr., $50 Rinpoche of Toronto, Canada. Towards the Future, 1 hr., $50 RINPOCHE The Buddhist Idea of a Perfect Society, 1 hr., $50 IN PRAISE OF DEPENDENT ARISING (5) #SLTPKLIPDA $35 This is a commentary on a ROBERT THURMAN VEN. GESHE NAMGYAL WANGCHEN classic Tsong-kha-pa text. CULTURE AS MANDALA (3) Spiritual Life in a Material World, 1 hr., $50 #SLTPRTCM $17 Discusses the triple mandala of the Dalai Lama. TARA TULKU FIERCE DEITIES (2) DR. LOBSANG RABGAY Tibetan Medicine: An Introductory Lecture, 2 hr., $70 These talks were made possible by #SLTPRTFRD $14 This unusual talk is followed by an interesting Introduction to Buddhist Psychotherpy, 4 hrs., $110 the AIBS. MINDFULNESS & CLEAR commentary on a slide show of COMPASSION (1) Tibetan thangkas. VEN. DR. TENZIN CHOEDAK #SLTPTTMCC $7 Trans. Robert FEMALE DEITIES (3) The Principles of Tibetan Medicine, 5 hrs., $124 Thurman #SLTPRTFMD $21

SNOW LION SPRING 88 NEWSLETTER AND CATALOG 32 SPECIAL ITEMS TAPES CONTINUED LECTURES BY VEN. CARDS/POSTERS/PRINTS JEFFREY HOPKINS SANGHARAKSHITA APPROACHING THE TAN- This is a series of talks he gave on NEW TRAS (3) #SLTPJHAT $21 In tantric symbolism. three outstanding lectures, Jeffrey THE SYMBOLISM OF THE KALACHAKRA EMBLEM unfolds, with warmth and TIBETAN WHEEL OF LIFE NOTECARDS $12 for 10 cards penetrating wit, the meaning of (1) #ALTPS103 $9 plus envelopes. compassion, emptiness and deity The Wheel of Life, described here These are full-color cards of the yoga. in all its wealth of detail, is not Kalachakra mantra. Contempla- DEATH & DYING (4) only a painting but a mirror, giv- tion of this aids in forming a kar- #SLTPJHDD $28 Discussion of ing one successively more pro- mic connection with the teachings, the stages of death, intermediate found insights into oneself, and and the presence of this image is state and rebirth. revealing the steps in escaping the said to dispel negative influences. endless round. #HCNC2 SEMINAR ON COMPASSION ; sil (5) #SLTPJHSOC $35 THE TANTRIC SYMBOLISM NEW SEMINAR ON DEATH AND OF THE STUPA (T) #ALTPS104 taSiiJilii* IMPERMANANCE (3) $9 KALACHAKRA EMBLEM #SLTPJHSDI $21 The stupa is explained in terms of PRINT 8 X 10" full-color the five elements, the Vase of In- THARPA FINE ART GARUDA POSTCARDS #HCPR1 $7 SEMINAR ON GROUNDS itiation, and the Flaming Drop. DEITY PRINTS $.75 ea. AND PATHS (3) #SLTPJHSGP Traditional thangka images. $21 SYMBOLISM OF THE AND CARDS SACRED THUNDERBOLT These superb fine art prints and GAC1 Gelupa Guru Tree SEMINAR ON THE TWO OR DIAMOND SCEPTRE OF cards depict some of the most im- GAC2 Amitabha in Dewachen TRUTHS IN THE FOUR TE- THE LAMAS (1) #ALTPS105 $7 portant figures of Tibetan Budd- GAC3 Kalachakra Deity NET SYSEMS (4) The Vajra symbolizes the union of hist iconographic art. They are GAC5 Buddha with Discip. #SLTPJHSTT $28 opposites and the Transcendental reproduced from original paint- GAC6 Tsong-ka-pa on Lion power that breaks through all ob- ings especially commissioned for GAC7 Avalokitesvara stacles to Enlightenment. The im- this series by renowned artist GAC8 Vajrayogini age of the vajra came to represent Andy Weber. Many of the images GAC9 Labchig Drolma reality itself, so that Tantric Budd- are available for the first time in hism is also known as the these formats, especially the NEW POSTCARDS Vajrayana. wrathful deities. All sixteen cards FROM GARUDA! SYMBOLISM OF THE COS- and six fine art prints can be pur- These postcards contain exquisite MIC REFUGE TREE AND chased now; the remaining prints traditional thangka images. THE ARCHETYPAL GURU (1) will be available in the future. GAC10 4 Sakya Lamas #ALTPS106 $9 These art prints and cards are par- GAC11 35 Buddhas Reveals the Three Esoteric Refuges ticularly suitable for practitioners GAC12 Padmasambhava of Tantric Buddhism, this lecture of the respective deities because of GAC13 White Tara goes on to describe the practices the clarity and beauty of the GAC14 Cakrasamvara of and guru-yoga. images. GAC15 Green Tara NEW The fine art prints have been SYMBOLISM OF THE CRE- GAC111 8 AUSPICIOUS SYMBOLS beautifully reproduced in full GAC113 MATION GROUND AND color using up to 8-color lithogra- NOTECARDS $5 for 8 cards plus THE CELESTIAL MAIDENS GAC114 Simhavaktra envolopes. #HCNC3 phy. Long-lasting colorfast inks GAC115 White Mahakala (1) #ALTPS107 $7 have been used to insure perma- Are we ready to face our own GAC116 Vajrapani nent color fidelity. Fine matt art GAC118 Peaceful Bardo Deities NEW death, and the total transformation paper (acid-free, 100% rag) has it symbolizes? Sangharakshita here GAC119 Wrathful Bardo Deities MAHASIDDA NOTECARDS been specially manufactured for $1.50 ea. Ten paintings by Robert describes the practice of the Ten GAC124 Yamantaka the prints. 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SNOW LION SPRING 88 NEWSLETTER AND CATALOG 33 SPECIAL ITEMS SNOW LION TIBET CARDS IMAGES FROM TIBET IMAGES OF TIBETAN CULTURE Tibet's borders have recently opened and In these 32 full-color postcard images of people from all over the world now have Tibetan culture all facets of Tibetan life the opportunity to see some of the are represented: painters, rug weavers, wonders of this remarkable land and singers, masked dancers, lamas and culture. These 35 brilliant full-color monasteries, religious ceremonies, nomads, postcards capture some of the best and yogis, the Kalachakra Initiation in Bodh most beautiful images of monasteries, Gaya, pilgrims, children, statues, statues, pilgrims, landscapes and monks as landscapes and more! These beautiful they exist today in Tibet. photos are of Tibetans in exile and a few Cards measure 4 1/4" x 6" and are only of Tibet itself. 50 cents each. Cards measure 4 1/4" x 6" and are only SPECIAL OFFER: Buy the entire set of 50 cents each. 35 cards for $15 (save $2.50) #SLCNEW35. SPECIAL OFFER: Buy the entire set of 32 cards for $14 (save $2). SLSTC34# Jokhang Temple SLSTC35# Jokhang Rooftop SLSTC1# Statue SLSTC36# Jo Rinpoche Statue SLSTC2# Monastery Interior SLSTC37# Young Monk on Roof SLSTC3# SLSTC38# Potala Palace SLSTC4# Tibetan Rug Weaver SLSTC39# Potala Rooftop SLSTC5# Mountain Sunset SLSTC40# Tashilunpo Monastery SLSTC6# Monastery Courtyard SLSTC41# Rebuilding of Ganden SLSTC7# Landscape Sunset SLSTC42# Monks of Nechung SLSTC8# Smiling Lady SI.STC59 Horseman SLSTC43# Dharmachakra SLSTC9# Long-life Offering SLSTC27 Tibetan Mask SLSTC44# Mandala Offering SLSTC10 Dalai Lama at Kalachakra SLSTC46# Chorten of Gyantse SLSTC11 Tibetan Pilgrim SLSTC47# Sakya Monastery SLSTC12 Masked Dancer SLSTC48# Milarepa's Cave SLSTC13 Tibetan Man & Child SLSTC49# SLSTC14 Tibetan Monk in Prayer SLSTC50# Kumbum Monastery SLSTC15 Tibetan Ladies Singing SLSTC51# Sera Monastery SLSTC16 Potala Palace SLSTC52# Tibetan Women SLSTC17 Young Tibetan Monk SLSTC53# Maitreya Statue SLSTC18 Potala from Back Side SLSTC54# Woman with Headdress SLSTC19 White Masked Dancer SLSTC55# SLSTC20 Tibetan Lamas SLSTC56# Woman Chanting SLSTC21 Red-Masked Dancer SLSTC57# Monk in Meditation SLSTC22 Dalai Lama & SLSTC58# Pilgrim Prostrating Dingo Khyentse R. SLSTC59# Horseman SLSTC23 Tibetan Horseman SLSTC60# Yak SLSTC24 Elderly Man with Prayer SLSTC61# Nomadic Tent Wheel SLSTC62# Ceremonial Tent SLSTC25 Bashful Khampa Girl SLSTC63# Monks Debating SLSTC26 Tibetan Thangka Painter SLSTC64# Potala Stairs SLSTC27 Tibetan Mask SLSTC65# View from Jokhang Roof SLSTC28 Swayambhu Dorje SLSTC66# Young Monks Studying SLSTC29 Tibetan Ngakpa SLSTC67# Carved Buddha SLSTC30 Woman with Dog SLSTC68# Chorten Detail SLSTC31 High Lamas at Kalachakra SLSTC69# Golden Buddha SLSTC32 Woman with Prayer Wheels IMAGES Of LOST TIBET & FACES OF TIBET Tibet, as it was prior to the Chinese invasion, is no more. Most of the religious culture as it appeared prior to the 1950's was destroyed leaving only hints of what was once one of the most spiritual societies on Earth. Tibet is now opening to tourists but what visitors will not find is the thousands of beautiful monasteries which flourished on the mountain sides, filled with several hundred thousand monks and nuns—a rugged and happy culture of a people who lived their lives in a free and religious atmosphere. Sixteen very high-quality black and white postcard images—5 revealing the Tibetan character and 11 of the best pictures from the Newark Museum's SLCDLI The Dalai Lama SLCDL2 Portrait of His Holiness collection of rare photographs of old Tibet are available in this series of cards. Cards measure 4 1/4" x 6" and are only H.H. THE FOURTEENTH DALAI LAMA CARDS 50 cents each. Because of the great demand for photos of SPECIAL OFFER: Buy the entire set of the Dalai Lama, we have produced two 16 cards for $7 (save $1). portraits—they are 4 1/4 x 6" and are suitable for gifts or devotional use. Photos like these of the Dalai Lama are precious IMAGES OF LOST TIBET gifts for Tibetans in Tibet or Tibetan Wife of Tibetan Governor SLSC1# Tibetan from Chamdo communities. They are 50 cents each. SLSC2# Monks Sounding Trumpets SLSC3# Tibetan Nomad Tent SLCDLI The Dalai Lama Leading the Great Prayer Festival SLSC4# Norbu Linga & 13th Dalai Lama m SLCDL2 Portrait of His Holiness SLSC5# Officials During Losar - SLSC6# Portrait of 13th Dalai Lama SLSC7# Potala During Losar SLSC8# Tantric Meditator SLSC9# Tibetan Men & Horses SLSC10 Mani Stones—Tibet-China border SLSC11 Wife of Tibetan Governor HELP SUPPORT THE FACES OF TIBET TIBETAN REFUGEES: SC51 Nomad Yogi 'V To express our gratitude to the SC52 Tibetan yogi of the Milarepa many Tibetans who made these tradition cards possible, Snow Lion will SC53 Tibetan woman with prayer beads donate a percentage of every Tibet SC54 Young Tibetan girl Card that you purchase to the SC55 Yeshe Dorje, Tibet Fund to help support the Tibetan weather controller Tibetan refugees.

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WISDOM TRANSCRIPTS KTD SADHANAS, Produced by Wisdom transcripts are prepared from lectures by Lama Yeshe Heart Center KTC. These are some and/or Lama Zopa, except where indicated. They are lightly edited of the finest sadhana productions we and bound in pamphlet form. While the material is interesting, the have seen. printing is photocopy quality, i.e., less than that of a trade text. Amitabha Sadhana, #HCS1 $10. Chenrezik Sadhana, #HCS2 $12 WIT1 Avalokiteshvara $10.50 Ngondro Sadhana, #HCS3 $25 WIT2 Chenrezig 12.00 WIT3 Cittamani Tara 14.25 DRIKUNG KAGYU PRAYERS WITS Gyalwa Gyatso 6.50 & SADHANAS WIT7 Heruka Vajrasattva Commentary 8.50 Written in Tibetan, transliterated WITH Kopan Meditation Course 1983 17.50 Tibetan, and English translation. WIT13 Mahamudra 7.00 Printed in traditional unbound for- WITH Maitreya 5.50 mat. Purchase restricted to those WIT15 Manjushri 12.50 who have had the appropriate WIT17 The 21 Taras 7.50 initiation. WIT 18 Transference of Consciousness 5.00 WIT 19 Vajra Yogini 8.25 DK1 Buddha Amitayus Practice WIT21 Vajrapani 4.50 DK2 Chakrasamvara DK3 Chod WISDOM PRAYERS & SADHANAS DK4 Guru Rinpoche Practice Tantric teachings are intended only for those with an initiation at the ap- DK5 4-Session Guru Yoga propriate level of practice. DK6 Guru Yoga (short), Chenrezig, Long Life Prayer H.H. Drikung WIS1 Chod $5.25 Kyabgon Chetsang Rinpoche WIS10 Medicine Buddha 4.00 DK7 Great Drikung Phowa WIS12 Rites and Prayers 23.25 DK8 Heart Sutra 4 DK9 Long Amitabha Monlam 4 KDK SADHANAS & PRAYERS DK10 Long Life Prayer for H.H. Written in Tibetan, transliterated Tibetan, and English translation. Print- Drikung Kyabgon Chetsang Rin. 2 ed in traditional unbound format by Kagyu Dronden Kunchab . Pur- DK11 Mahakala Practice 4 chase restricted to those who have had the appropriate initiation. DK12 Manjushri (short) 4 DK13 Medicine Buddha 2 KDKS1 Amitabha $4.00 DK14 Ngongro Practice 14 KDKS2 Amitayus 4.00 DK15 Nyingmapa Phowa Practice 6 KDKS3 Chenrezig 6.00 DK16 Prayer for the Five Profound KDKS4 Green Tara 8.50 Paths of Mahamudra 4 KDKS5 Manjushri 6.00 DK17 Prayer to Previous Kagyu Lamas 3 KDKS6 Medicine Buddha 6.00 DK18 Profound Prayer to the 7 Taras 2 KDKS7 Milarepa 8.50 DK19 Ser Khang-Ma (7-fold offering KDKS8 Morning Prayers 5.00 of the Vajrayana) 12 KDKS9 Ngondro 8.50 DK20 Tummo Sum Tseg Protection Practice 2 KDKS10 Nyung Ne 11.00 DK21 Vajra Yogini 6 KDKS11 White Tara 6.00 DK22 White Tara (short) 3

ZEN MOUNTAIN MONASTERY Tibet House Concert Suzanne Vega Laurie Anderson and Spalding Gray with Co-Hosts Richard Gere and Philip Glass 90-Day Residential Training Intensive (ANGO) March 4 - May 29 A One Night Only Performance This Ango's theme, explored through weekend retreats, Dharma Combats and formal talks with resident Wednesday, May 25 at 8 P.M. Zen teacher John Daido Loori, is "The Practice of Relationships" to benefit Tibet House New York City Residents will explore the foundations, dynamic principles and practice of relationships from the perspective of at the Brooklyn Academy of Music Western psychology and Zen practice. Training incorporates seven areas of practice: Tickets On Sale Now. Call Teletron: (212) 947-5850 (Zen meditation), Zen studies (private face-to-face teaching witkDaido Sensei), liturgy (cl.anting services); Tickets: $30 and $25; also available at BAM Box Office and body, art, academic and work practice. the Edison Theatre Box Office [240 W. 47] ZEN MOUNTAIN MONASTERY P.O. Box 197SL, South Plank Road Mt. Tremper, NY 12457 (914) 688-2228

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SNOW LION SPRING 88 NEWSLETTER AND CATALOG 36 SNOW LION SNOW LION PUBLICATIONS: THE SNOW LION OUR PURPOSE NEWSLETTER Snow Lion Publications has been established to help further and protect Tibet's great religious and philosophic This Snow Lion Newsletter and Catalog is available for free to anyone traditions. While this rich cultural heritage is threatened within Tibet itself, its importance is recognized by upon request. Our customers automatically receive it. Though we pub- the West. lish it at no direct cost to our customers it is your support that continues Our goals are to provide handsome, relevant and informative books for the general reader, as well as authoritative, to make it possible. Every time you order direct from us your purchase scholarly presentations and translations of seminal texts within the complete Tibetan meditation and scholastic contributes to the publication of more books and newsletters. We greatly tradition. All Snow Lion Publications are translated with thoroughness and precision by highly qualified scholar- appreciate the articles that we receive as well as the many letters express- translators working in conjunction with lamas recognized for their special understanding of each text. The ing enthusiasm over what is happening here at Snow Lion. We are pleased English renderings are true to the originals in letter and spirit. to be of service to you! In addition to publishing and distributing philosophic and religious works, we offer books on Tibetan medi- cine, art, history, biography and language, and reproductions of authentic and inspirational art work such as cards, posters and calendars. SNOW LION STORE To ensure a representative selection of books for practitioners and scholars from all four sects of Tibetan Snow Lion's retail store is now in full swing. 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