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A Brief Introduction to Buddhism and the Sakya Tradition
A brief introduction to Buddhism and the Sakya tradition © 2016 Copyright © 2016 Chödung Karmo Translation Group www.chodungkarmo.org International Buddhist Academy Tinchuli–Boudha P.O. Box 23034 Kathmandu, Nepal www.internationalbuddhistacademy.org Contents Preface 5 1. Why Buddhism? 7 2. Buddhism 101 9 2.1. The basics of Buddhism 9 2.2. The Buddha, the Awakened One 12 2.3. His teaching: the Four Noble Truths 14 3. Tibetan Buddhism: compassion and skillful means 21 4. The Sakya tradition 25 4.1. A brief history 25 4.2. The teachings of the Sakya school 28 5. Appendices 35 5.1. A brief overview of different paths to awakening 35 5.2. Two short texts on Mahayana Mind Training 39 5.3. A mini-glossary of important terms 43 5.4. Some reference books 46 5 Preface This booklet is the first of what we hope will become a small series of introductory volumes on Buddhism in thought and practice. This volume was prepared by Christian Bernert, a member of the Chödung Karmo Translation Group, and is meant for interested newcomers with little or no background knowledge about Buddhism. It provides important information on the life of Buddha Shakyamuni, the founder of our tradition, and his teachings, and introduces the reader to the world of Tibetan Buddhism and the Sakya tradition in particular. It also includes the translation of two short yet profound texts on mind training characteristic of this school. We thank everyone for their contributions towards this publication, in particular Lama Rinchen Gyaltsen, Ven. Ngawang Tenzin, and Julia Stenzel for their comments and suggestions, Steven Rhodes for the editing, Cristina Vanza for the cover design, and the Khenchen Appey Foundation for its generous support. -
2008 UPRISING in TIBET: CHRONOLOGY and ANALYSIS © 2008, Department of Information and International Relations, CTA First Edition, 1000 Copies ISBN: 978-93-80091-15-0
2008 UPRISING IN TIBET CHRONOLOGY AND ANALYSIS CONTENTS (Full contents here) Foreword List of Abbreviations 2008 Tibet Uprising: A Chronology 2008 Tibet Uprising: An Analysis Introduction Facts and Figures State Response to the Protests Reaction of the International Community Reaction of the Chinese People Causes Behind 2008 Tibet Uprising: Flawed Tibet Policies? Political and Cultural Protests in Tibet: 1950-1996 Conclusion Appendices Maps Glossary of Counties in Tibet 2008 UPRISING IN TIBET CHRONOLOGY AND ANALYSIS UN, EU & Human Rights Desk Department of Information and International Relations Central Tibetan Administration Dharamsala - 176215, HP, INDIA 2010 2008 UPRISING IN TIBET: CHRONOLOGY AND ANALYSIS © 2008, Department of Information and International Relations, CTA First Edition, 1000 copies ISBN: 978-93-80091-15-0 Acknowledgements: Norzin Dolma Editorial Consultants Jane Perkins (Chronology section) JoAnn Dionne (Analysis section) Other Contributions (Chronology section) Gabrielle Lafitte, Rebecca Nowark, Kunsang Dorje, Tsomo, Dhela, Pela, Freeman, Josh, Jean Cover photo courtesy Agence France-Presse (AFP) Published by: UN, EU & Human Rights Desk Department of Information and International Relations (DIIR) Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) Gangchen Kyishong Dharamsala - 176215, HP, INDIA Phone: +91-1892-222457,222510 Fax: +91-1892-224957 Email: [email protected] Website: www.tibet.net; www.tibet.com Printed at: Narthang Press DIIR, CTA Gangchen Kyishong Dharamsala - 176215, HP, INDIA ... for those who lost their lives, for -
The Biographies of Rechungpa: the Evolution of a Tibetan Hagiography/ Peter Alan Roberts, P
THE BIOGRAPHIES OF RECHUNGPA This book traces the lifestory of Rechungpa (1084–1161)—the student of the famous teacher Milarepa—using rare and little-known manuscripts, and discovers how the image of both Milarepa and Rechungpa underwent fundamental transformations over a period of over three centuries. The author compares significant episodes in the life of Rechungpa as portrayed in a succession of texts and thus demonstrates the evolution of Rechungpa’s biography. This is the first survey of the surviving literature which includes a detailed analysis of their dates, authorship and interrelationships. It shows how Rechungpa was increasingly portrayed as a rebellious, volatile and difficult pupil, as a lineage from a fellow-pupil prospered to become dominant in Tibet. Peter Alan Roberts is a writer, translator and interpreter. He was born in South Wales, received his doctorate in Tibetan Studies at the University of Oxford, and worked as a Tibetan translator at Samye Ling Centre in Scotland. He presently lives in Hollywood, California. ROUTLEDGE CRITICAL STUDIES IN BUDDHISM General Editors Charles S.Prebish and Damien Keown Routledge Critical Studies in Buddhism is a comprehensive study of the Buddhist tradition. The series explores this complex and extensive tradition from a variety of perspectives, using a range of different methodologies. The Series is diverse in its focus, including historical studies, textual translations and commentaries, sociological investigations, bibliographic studies, and considerations of religious practice as an expression of Buddhism’s integral religiosity. It also presents materials on modern intellectual historical studies, including the role of Buddhist thought and scholarship in a contemporary, critical context and in the light of current social issues. -
Chintamani Rosary Spreading the Buddha's Teachings
Chintamani Rosary Spreading the Buddha’s Teachings; Great Ocean of Benefit and Joy A Method for Depicting the Sacred Biography of the Great Jetsun Tsongkhapa on Painted Cloth in One Hundred and Fifty-Three Parts rje btsun tsong kha pa chen po'i rnam thar ras bris kyi tshul brgya nga gsum pa tsinta ma ni'i phreng ba thub bstan rgyas byed phan bde'i rol mtsho chen po bzhugs so By Kunkhyen Jamyang Shepai Dorje Translated by Ven. Tenzin Legtsok FPMT Education Services Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition, Inc. 1632 SE 11th Avenue Portland, OR 97214 USA www.fpmt.org © 2019 Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system or technologies now known or developed, without permission in writing from the publisher. Set in Calibri 12/15, Century Gothic, Helvetica Light, and Lydian BT. Colored images scanned from a set of prints offered by Ribur Rinpoche to FPMT centers in 2000. Practice Requirements: Anyone can perform the practices in this book. 2 Thangka 1 3 [Thangka 1: Position 1 (P 1)]1 I prostrate to the Lama, Manjushri, and Saraswati. Here, within the first thangka depicting the holy life story of the Great Perfect Master, [P 2] the main figure, Je Rinpoche, displays the wheel- turning mudra, seated on a lion throne with an aura behind him and the Six Ornaments2 above. -
Legitimation and Innovation in the Tibetan Buddhist Chöd Tradition
Making the Old New Again and Again: Legitimation and Innovation in the Tibetan Buddhist Chöd Tradition Michelle Janet Sorensen Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY 2013 © 2013 Michelle Janet Sorensen All rights reserved ABSTRACT Making the Old New Again and Again: Legitimation and Innovation in the Tibetan Buddhist Chöd Tradition Michelle Janet Sorensen My dissertation offers a revisionary history of the early development of Chöd, a philosophy and practice that became integral to all Tibetan Buddhist schools. Recent scholars have interpreted Chöd ahistorically, considering it as a shamanic tradition consonant with indigenous Tibetan practices. In contrast, through a study of the inception, lineages, and praxis of Chöd, my dissertation argues that Chöd evolved through its responses to particular Buddhist ideas and developments during the “later spread” of Buddhism in Tibet. I examine the efforts of Machik Labdrön (1055-1153), the founder of Chöd and the first woman to develop a Buddhist tradition in Tibet, simultaneously to legitimate her teachings as authentically Buddhist and to differentiate them from those of male charismatic teachers. In contrast to the prevailing scholarly view which exoticizes central Chöd practices—such as the visualized offering of the body to demons—I examine them as a manifestation of key Buddhist tenets from the Prajñāpāramitā corpus and Vajrayāna traditions on the virtue of generosity, the problem of ego-clinging, and the ontology of emptiness. Finally, my translation and discussion of the texts of the Third Karmapa Rangjung Dorjé (1284-1339), including the earliest extant commentary on a text of Machik Labdrön’s, focuses on new ways to appreciate the transmission and institutionalization of Chöd. -
A 60-POINT COMMENTARY on the Chinese Government Publication: a Collection of Historical Archives of Tibet
A 60-POINT COMMENTARY on the Chinese Government Publication: A Collection of Historical Archives of Tibet DIIR PUBLICATIONS 2008 Published by: The Department of Information and International Relations, (DIIR) Central Tibetan Administration Gangchen Kyishong Dharamsala - 176 215 H. P., INDIA Email: [email protected] Website: www.tibet.net/ ww.tibet.com © DIIR First Edition, November 2008 2000 Copies ISBN 81-86627-82-0 Printed at: Narthang Press, Gangchen Kyishong, Dharamsala - 176 215 (H.P.) P U B L I S H E R ’ S N O T E This book is an English translation of the 60-point rebuttal in Tibetan by the Research and Analysis Unit of the Department of Security of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) issued on 13 January 2000 to counter the claims made in the Chinese government publication — A Collection of Historical Archives of Tibet. Compiled by the Archives of the Tibet Autonomous Region and published by the Cultural Relics Publishing House of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in October 1994, A Collection of Historical Archives of Tibet is a voluminous collection of 107 historical documents and cultural relics gleaned from the archives of the Mongol and Manchu periods down to the present People’s Republic of China. It seeks to prove that Tibet has always (or historically) been “a part of the big family of the Chinese motherland”. The Chinese government has — in so proving — resorted to actually re-writing history by churning out a concocted version of the past events that shaped Tibet’s relations with the Mongols and the Manchus in the 13th and 17th centuries respectively, conveniently ignoring the fact that the Mongols and the Manchus were foreign powers who once conquered and ruled China. -
The Treasury of Precious Instructions
The Catalog of The Treasury of Precious Instructions Interior_DNZ_Catalog_12_03_13.indd 1 3/18/13 3:55 PM Interior_DNZ_Catalog_12_03_13.indd 2 3/18/13 3:55 PM An Ocean of Auspicious Renown The Catalog of The Treasury of Precious Instructions by Jamgön Kongtrul Lodrö Taye Translated by RICHARD BARRON (Chökyi Nyima) Tsadra Foundation New York Interior_DNZ_Catalog_12_03_13.indd 3 3/18/13 3:55 PM Tsadra Foundation P.O. Box 20192 New York NY 10014 USA www.tsadra.org Copyright © 2013 by Tsadra Foundation All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced by any means without prior written permission from the copyright holder. Design and typeset by: Tsadra Foundation - Kathmandu Printed in Spain by Gráficas Barbastro Interior_DNZ_Catalog_12_03_13.indd 4 3/18/13 3:55 PM Contents Foreword by Ringu Tulku Rinpoche vii Translator’s Preface ix An Ocean of Auspicious Renown The Catalog of The Treasury of Precious Instructions Homage 3 I. Purpose 7 II. Traditions in India and Tibet 35 III. Identification of Teachings 55 IV. Enumeration of Teachings 85 V. Lineage Successions 113 Colophon 175 Notes 185 Interior_DNZ_Catalog_12_03_13.indd 5 3/18/13 3:55 PM Interior_DNZ_Catalog_12_03_13.indd 6 3/18/13 3:55 PM Foreword The Treasury of Precious Instructions is a collection of the essential root texts, instructions, and manuals of all the eight practice lineages of Tibetan Vajrayana Buddhism. To preserve these is to preserve the complete practice of Vajrayana Buddhism. All of the texts enshrined in this collection were written by the most authentic masters of their lineage. Jamgön Kongtrul Lodrö Taye not only made great efforts to receive the transmission of every one of these instructions from a master of that practice; he also practiced them all in solitary retreat. -
A Brief Introduction to Buddhism and the Sakya Tradition
A brief introduction to Buddhism and the Sakya tradition by Christian Bernert © 2016 Copyright © 2016 Chödung Karmo Translation Group www.chodungkarmo.org International Buddhist Academy Tinchuli–Boudha P.O. Box 23034 Kathmandu, Nepal www.internationalbuddhistacademy.org Contents Preface 5 1. Why Buddhism? 7 2. Buddhism 101 9 2.1. The basics of Buddhism 9 2.2. The Buddha, the Awakened One 12 2.3. His teaching: the Four Noble Truths 14 3. Tibetan Buddhism: compassion and skillful means 21 4. The Sakya tradition 25 4.1. A brief history 25 4.2. The teachings of the Sakya school 28 5. Appendices 35 5.1. A brief overview of different paths to awakening 35 5.2. Two short texts on Mahayana Mind Training 39 5.3. A mini-glossary of important terms 43 5.4. Some reference books 46 5 Preface This booklet is the first of what we hope will become a small series of introductory volumes on Buddhism in thought and practice. This volume was prepared by Christian Bernert, a member of the Chödung Karmo Translation Group, and is meant for interested newcomers with little or no background knowledge about Buddhism. It provides important information on the life of Buddha Shakyamuni, the founder of our tradition, and his teachings, and introduces the reader to the world of Tibetan Buddhism and the Sakya tradition in particular. It also includes the translation of two short yet profound texts on mind training characteristic of this school. We thank everyone for their contributions towards this publication, in particular Lama Rinchen Gyaltsen, Ven. Ngawang Tenzin, and Julia Stenzel for their comments and suggestions, Steven Rhodes for the editing, Cristina Vanza for the cover design, and the Khenchen Appey Foundation for its generous support. -
Issue of View Magazine Memorialstupa
Melody of Dharma The Inseparability of Samsara and Nirvana Remembering Great Masters A Teaching by H.H. the Sakya Trizin Shariputra and Moggallana Khöndung Siddharth Vajra Rinpoche arrives at the Phodrang A Publication of the Office of Sakya Dolma Phodrang Noverber Dedicated to the Dharma Activities of No.14 His Holiness the Sakya Trizin 2014 • CONTENTS 1 From the Editors 2 H.H. the Sakya Trizin Tentative 2015 Programme 3 Sarnath 9 The First Turning of the Wheel 12 Remembering Great Masters - Shariputra and Moggallana 14 The Inseparability of Samsara and Nirvana – A teaching by His Holiness the Sakya Trizin 23 The Sutra of Recollecting the Three Jewels – Commentary by the Most Venerable Khenchen Appey Rinpoche 30 Mahamudra – A teaching by Khenchen Sherab Gyaltsen Amipa Rinpoche 38 The Wheel of Sharp Weapons – by Dharmarakshita 56 Khöndung Siddharth Vajra Rinpoche arrives at the Phodrang 58 Dharma Activities 60 • H.H. the Sakya Trizin in the USA, Canada and Europe 77 • Khöndung Ratna Vajra Rinpoche in Russia, the U.K. and Europe 83 • Khöndung Gyana Vajra Rinpoche in Singapore and Malaysia 93 • Kalachakra in Ladakh 95 • Khöndung Ratna Vajra Rinpoche in Taiwan 98 • Khöndung Gyana Vajra Rinpoche in Frankfurt 99 • H.H. the Sakya Trizin in Himachal Pradesh 107 • Vajrakilaya at the Sakya Centre 109 • H.H. the Sakya Trizin in Nepal Patrons: H.E. Gyalyum Chenmo Managing Editor: Patricia Donohue H.E. Dagmo Kalden Dunkyi Sakya Editorial Advisor: Ven. Ngawang Jungney H.E. Dagmo Sonam Palkyi Sakya Art Director/Designer: Chang Ming-Chuan Publisher: The Office of Sakya Dolma Phodrang Photos: Cristina Vanza; Ven. -
Small Chronological Compendium of Indian and Tibetan Buddhist Masters
CHRONOLOGY Small Chronological compendium of Indian and Tibetan Buddhist Masters Compiled by Konchog Tendzin (M. Ricard) Shechen Monastery, Nepal This document contains the dates of some 1300 spiritual masters and scholars of the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, together with a small number of dates of masters from India and other cultures. I gathered these data through reading texts over the years for my own use. This compilation is by no means a systematic work of research, but since it might be useful to others, I am glad to make it available to anyone who might be interested. Any addition or corrections are welcomed! Ce document contient les dates d’un peu plus de 1300 maîtres spirituels et grands érudits du bouddhisme tibétain avec un petit nombre de dates de maître de l’Inde et de penseurs d’autres pays. J’ai rassemblé ces données historiques au fil de mes lectures sans autre but que de constituer un compendium chronologique facilement consultable. Bien qu’il ne s’agisse nullement d’une recherche systématique, cette compilation peut s’avérer utile à d’autres et je suis donc heureux de la mettre à disposition de ceux qui cela peut intéresser. Toutes les corrections et additions sont bienvenues! SOURCES BA Blue Annals BU Butön bu ston RA Red Annals KG mkhas pa'i dga' ston DU Dudjom Rinpoche KS Khetsun Sangpo, Biographical Dictionary of Tibet and Tibetan Buddhism, 12 vol. GS Gene Smith TA Tarthang Tulku TS Tshig mdzod chen mo Tenzin Palbar (bstan 'dzin dpal 'bar): nga'i pha yul gyi ya nga ba'i lo rgyus (The Tragedy of My Homeland). -
Tibetan Buddhism - Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
Tibetan Buddhism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tibetan_Buddhism Tibetan Buddhism From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Tibetan Buddhism[1] is the extant form of the Pāla tradition of Buddhism, practiced historically in the Indian university of Nālanda and others.[2] Once known merely as the main religion of the Tibetan nation, it is now understood as the modern form of that predecessor, whose literature, once in Sanskrit, is now in Tibetan language. It is the body of Buddhist religious doctrine and institutions characteristic of Tibet, Mongolia, Tuva, Bhutan, Kalmykia and certain regions of the Himalayas, including northern Nepal, and India (particularly in Arunachal Pradesh, Ladakh, Dharamsala, Lahaul and Spiti in Himachal Pradesh, and Sikkim). It is the state religion of Bhutan.[3] It is also practiced in Mongolia and parts of Russia (Kalmykia, Buryatia, and Tuva) and Northeast China. Texts recognized as scripture and commentary are contained in the Tibetan Buddhist canon, such that Tibetan is a spiritual language of these areas. A Tibetan diaspora has spread Tibetan Buddhism to many Western countries, where the tradition has gained popularity.[4] Among its prominent exponents is the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet. The number of its adherents is estimated to be between ten and twenty million.[5] Contents 1 Buddhahood 2 General methods of practice 2.1 Transmission and realization 2.2 Analytic meditation and fixation meditation 2.3 Devotion to a guru 2.4 Skepticism 2.5 Preliminary practices and approach to Vajrayāna 2.6 Esotericism 3 Native Tibetan developments 4 Study of tenet systems 5 Schools 6 Monasticism 6.1 Nyingma 6.2 Kagyu 6.3 Sakya 6.4 Gelug 7 Tibetan Buddhism in the contemporary world 8 Glossary of terms used 9 See also 10 Notes 11 References 12 Further reading 13 External links Buddhahood Tibetan Buddhism comprises the teachings of the three vehicles of Buddhism: the Foundational Vehicle, Mahāyāna, and Vajrayāna. -
The Role of Texts in the Formation of the Geluk School in Tibet During the Mid-Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries
The Role of Texts in the Formation of the Geluk School in Tibet during the Mid-Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries Sonam Tsering Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy under the Executive Committee of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY 2020 © 2020 Sonam Tsering All Rights Reserved Abstract The dissertation delineates how the writings compiled in The Collected Works (Gsung ’bum) of Jey Tsongkhapa Lobzang Drakpa (1357–1419), the founder of the Geluk School of Tibetan Buddhism, constitute the centrality of the Geluk thought and philosophy and have contributed towards the school’s formation. It details how the texts have played a prominent role in establishing doctrinal authority, defining philosophical boundaries, postulating intellectual identity, and reorienting monastic education for the school. These texts have also considerably enhanced the intellectual, spiritual, and charismatic authority of Tsongkhapa as a teacher and philosopher. This dissertation bases its approach on the premise that the life and writings of Tsongkhapa define the core identity of the Geluk School and that an explicit rejection of either tantamount to an outright abnegation of its membership. The dissertation begins with a critical retelling of Tibet’s religious history to contextualize the subject. The second chapter presents the culture and practice of life writing in Tibet to inform about the mechanism employed in traditional auto/biographies. Given the enormous attention drawn by the study of Jesus Christ (c. 4 BCE–c. 33 CE) in western academia, the chapter includes a literary review of contemporary studies and research for their emulation in the study of Tibetan hagiographies.