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experience good health, prosperi- THE TASHI GOMANG ty or the enrichment of spiritual NEW HEAD OF qualities, so it creates difficulty in their lives. Building a des- STUPA troys and pacifies such negative TRADITION by Mark Elliott energies and enriches the qualities for all inhabitants." Further, the In 1980 His Holiness the XVI proper container for these remains stupa will act as a source of bless- Gyalwa came to the Baca is therefore a stupa, which will en- ings and place of pilgrimage to Grande, a large estate in the remote shrine the aspirations, blessings people of all faiths, will give peo- San Luis Valley of southern and form of the teacher. The Tashi ple a way to remember and reflect Colorado, at the invitation of Gomang Stupa will contain relics on the qualities of the XVI Kar- Maurice and Hanne Strong. Dur- of Sakyamuni Buddha, of His mapa and allow people who vener- ing his visit His Holiness had a vi- Holiness the XVI Gyalwa Karma- ate it to join their minds with the sion that this would be a place pa, and of many highly realized mind of the Buddhas and Bodhi- where the rich legacy of Tibetan . In addition one hun- sattvas. could be transplanted, dred thousand tsa-tsas, or minia- At first the task of building such preserved and passed on to future ture , are being made by a stupa seemed to us rather in- generations. He foresaw the crea- volunteers, each of which contains timidating, especially as we had no tion of a Tibetan medical center, rolls of and the names of experience with the matter. For- a monastery and retreat center and Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, carry- tunately there is an emerging tra- an entire lay community in this in- ing their blessings and vows to dition of stupa building in the spiring location, reminiscent of help all beings. These will be United States and many of the many famous meditation places in placed inside the stupa, together makers have been generous in his homeland. At that time the with many and offer- sharing their knowledge and ex- Karmapa selected and was given ings. While the outer shape is like periences. We also have the ongo- 200 acres of land in the Baca the body, the interior holds the life ing guidance of Karthar Grande by the Strongs so that this force, invoking the presence and and have been fortunate vision could be fulfilled. the deep goodness and infinite to receive visits from great teachers Shortly after, the Ta and compassion of all Buddhas and such as Bokar Rinpoche, Tenga a small group of Tibetans were Bodhisattvas. A statue of the XVI Rinpoche and Khenpo Tsultrim sent to the Baca to work on the Gyalwa Karmapa is also being Rinpoche, who have given tremen- project. While significant progress made to be placed in the base of dous support and inspiration. Re- was made, sadly the Ta Lama the stupa, along with numerous cently Khenpo Gocha, who is passed away, the Tibetans relocat- decorative items and symbols. exceptionally well-versed in all ed and the project went into abey- Construction of the Tashi aspects of stupa making, has been ance until 1988 when Marianne Gomang Stupa will accomplish staying with us and imparting his and Ngodup Burkhar were sent to many purposes. First, it will bless own detailed knowledge and un- revive it. A house was purchased and consecrate the land, pacifying derstanding. All aspects of stupa as a practice and residential cen- the negative and enriching the building require much practice ter, a road built to the land and a positive energies. In the words of and ritual, with which Lama small group, including Maria , who Dorje from Santa Fe and Lama Pelaez and Mark Elliott, assem- is supervising all aspects of its cre- Tashi from Hamburg have been bled to work on realizing His Holi- ation, "When negativity in a par- particularly helpful. ness' vision. ticular area is allowed to The actual work on the Tashi After visiting the Baca Grande, accumulate, the inhabitants cannot Continued on page 3 His Eminence Ida*. Rinpoche instructed us that the Kyabje Pema Norbu Rinpoche first step would be the creation of a forty-foot stupa on the land. On April 23,1993, His Holiness longing to the Nyingma tradition Sakyamuni Buddha had instruct- the confirmed Kyabje in on January 9,1992. ed his students to cremate his body Palyul Dubwang Pema Norbu However, at that time Rinpoche after his passing and place his ash- Rinpoche as the new head of the was on a visit to Tibet. On his re- es in a stupa, an architectural ren- Nyingma of Tibetan Bud- turn, Rinpoche accepted the dering of enlightenment, the dhism. The post became vacant af- leadership at another gathering of shape of which represents the ter Kyabje Nyingma , during the Buddha crowned and seated in Rinpoche passed away on Septem- Nyingma Great Prayer Festival meditation posture upon a lion's ber 28, 1991. The new Nyingma held in Bodh Gaya on January 3, throne. His crown is the top of the head had an audience with His 1993. Penor Rinpoche heads the spire, his body the vase shape, his Holiness the Dalai Lama in Namdroling Monastery in Lug- legs the four steps of the lower ter- Dharamsala on June 5, 1993. sung Samdubling settlement, race, and the base his throne. Kyabje Pema Norbu Rinpoche, Bylakuppe. You can read about There are eight kinds of stupas popularly known as Penor Rin- the Palyul Nyingma lineage in The in the Tibetan tradition. The par- poche, was elected to succeed Dil- Garland of Immortal Wish- ticular form selected for the pro- go Khyentse Rinpoche by a Fulfilling Trees. ■ ject by His Eminence is the Tashi gathering of lamas and abbots be- Gomang Stupa, or stupa of many auspicious doors, representing the 84,000 paths to enlightenment 30-31 taught by the Buddha himself. Catalog Contents: The function of a stupa is more Health & Fitness 29 than just symbolism, however. Adventure & Travel ... 22-23 History & Politics 31 When a great teacher, such as His Art & Photography 24 28 Holiness the XVI Gyalwa Karma- Audio Tapes 20 Language 27 pa, is alive, his body is known as Biography 29-30 Music & Chants 21 the nirmanakaya and is not regard- Calendars 17 Ordering Info 44 ed as an ordinary body, but is seen Cards 18-19 Other Traditions 25 as containing the very essence of Children 28 Posters 18 awakened mind. Similarly when Cookbooks 28 Religion & Phil 32-40 the teacher dies physically, his re- mains are considered to be a dis- Dalai Lama 26-27 Videos 22 tillation of this same essence and Death & Dying 21 Women's Studies 17 to have enormous power, the pow- Items 13-16 er of complete wakefulness. The

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Nying-ma Lama, but he is also a IN MEMORIAM: Ngag-pa, one of a small group of yogis who specialize in unusually dif- LAMA YESHE DORJE ficult and dangerous practices requir- ing control of vast powers. One RINPOCHE example is controlling the weather; another is the dm ceremony, in which On July 23, 1993 Lama Yeshe rainfall, can also easily destroy an en- the Lama summons all of the nega- jporje Rinpoche, the Dalai Lama's tire crop. Without the services of a tive forces afflicting the people who weather-controller, passed on. Thefol- capable weather-controller, entire vil- come to the ritual, appeases and dis- kwmg story was written by L.B. Grotte lages may starve. perses them. The participants are in memory of him. Interspersed with cracks of thun- thus relieved of the obstructing forces A blue-black giant of a 'woman der, the downpour continues. Rin- in their lives, whether physical or wearing a tigerskin loincloth, fifty poche shrugs and walks down to his mental. So dangerous is this ritual feet tall with flaming orange hair, residence to change his soaked rain- that very few will perform it. standing in a torrent of flames and coat. I seek in the temple. Sur- Nonetheless, the Lama tells me later, holding a skullcup filled with blood. rounded by fierce-visaged statues and it is much more difficult to control That was the sort of person we need- paintings of wrathful Tibetan medita- one's mind than to control the weath- ed at the moment. Overcoming the tbnal deities, I watch the rain gushing irs urn m mn er. He seems to be gently suggest- Introducing GESAR watches. Now you can tell the time monsoon requires almost unimagina- off the roof. The construction will ing that the former is a more with GESAR NUMERAL, a classie'design with white dial ble power. Before me, though, stands have to be delayed. This is a seri- appropriate project for me than the and black Tibetan numerals or GESAR FLAG, a beautiful five Yeshe Dorje Rinpoche, a gentle, ous setback for the Lama, as today, latter. color circular interpretation of the Tibetan National Flag. bespectacled Tibetan lama. He also Sunday, is the best day for such a We finish breakfast. It is still rain- The watches have accurate Japanese quartz movements happens to be the primary weather- project. In the area of McLeod Ganj, ing as the workmen appear and stand (battery included) and leather straps. controller for His Holiness the Four- concrete is not moved by machine, around helplessly. Rinpoche takes a teenth Dalai Lama of Tibet. but is carried up by physically passing nap. By 10 am the rain begins to stow, $45 each plus $3.50 shipping and handling. Please specify and it is only a light drizzle by 10:15. style and quantity. Make check or M.O. payable to L. Gyatso. This is ideal, as the concrete will Mail to: Gyatso.'514 E. 11 St. Apt 3F. NYC, NY 10009. crack if it dries too quickly. I leave the monastery to visit the Library of Tibetan Works and Archives as Sambhota Rinpoche begins to supervise the work from the roof of the monas- tery. When I return at about 2 pm, >§§] |fe^'^| i*rw£'ey; volunteers have arrived and are al- ready passing concrete. I join them, struggling to keep up with Rene, a Tibetan Publishing Software for Windows 3.1 seemingly inexhaustible young girl and the Macintosh. Direct inquiries to: who has become a student of the Rinpoche. By 6:30 the work is done. Clearly, the weather has been sub- Sambhota Phone-Fax: jugated, after all. 3929 Orchard Ct. (303)442-5410 Four days later, it is July 6th. His Holiness's birthday is celebrated by Boulder, CO Tibetans through prayer ceremonies, 80304 feasting and singing. There is a slight drizzle at 6:30 am as I arrive at the monastery. Rinpoche confirms that he has already performed the ritual HOW CAN EASTERN AND WESTERN APPROACHES to ensure good weather, and that I TO MENTAL HEALTH BE INTEGRATED TO should wait to see the result. True Lama Yeshe Dorje EVEN GREATER BENEFIT? to prediction, it becomes a beauti- Glancing at the Rinpoche, it is hard bowls of wet concrete from person- ful morning, and is clear and sun- to imagine that he can indeed mar- to-person. A large project like this ny almost all day. shal the necessary resources. This area requires a lot of volunteer help, most The entire monastery is planning has the second-largest annual rain- of whom can only come on a Sunday. to have an outdoor feast for dinner, fell in all of India. Yet he has a per- Twenty minutes later, the rain is and I am invited. In the courtyard, sonal interest in altering today's just as heavy. Rinpoche returns and Karma Sonam is overseeing a feast weather. Construction at his mon- I dutifully join him. Again, the thigh of meat, pancakes, and potatoes, and astery is to continue today, and the bone trumpet is brought out and we are joined by a visiting lama and weather has to clear. But the weather blown. Smoke drifts into our faces a Buddhist nun. Every dish is sim- is not obeying. It's still raining. Ac- from the juniper wood fire that is ple and delicious. tually, it's pouring. Rinpoche is smoldering down below, ftriodkally, Clouds begin to roll in, but Rin- BUDDHISM & soaked, and so am I. a special incense is thrown on the poche gives no hint of anxiety. Sud- Quite sure we are the only human fire at Lama's direction, and its sweet denly, a rainbow arcs over the beings standing outside at 6:30 am pungency adds to the aroma of the monastery and the monks exclaim PSYCHOTHERAPY in the rain, we are perched atop Zil- juniper. their delight. Rainbows are a spe- non Kagyeling Monastery in McLeod A figure appears through the mists. cial sign of Guru Rinpoche. I look Ganj, roughly a mile up the hill from It is Tra-joong, one of the monks to Lama Yeshe Dorje for his reac- AN EAST/WEST DIALOG the palace of His Holiness. In a few in three-year-retreat at the monas- tions, and am rewarded with a wink days it will be His Holiness' birth- tery. He brings an umbrella for Rin- and a broad smile. University of Washington, Seattle, Main Campus day, and he has requested that Lama poche, and I huddle with him under The monsoon continues the next Yeshe Dorje ensure nice weather for its slight protection. day as usual. ■ Kane Hall* Room 130 the occasion. At 5:30 am I left a A final series of notes and a se- warm bed to climb up a muddy trail ries of mantras are whispered, and SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1993 in the heaviest rain I have felt in my the Lama again smiles at me, blowing clothing, gift 9A.M. to 4P.M. life, curious to see an indication of through pursed lips as he extends & decorative, the Lama's ability. his right arm in a circle around him- Distinguished Panel Moderated by It's looking bad for the Rinpoche. self. I understand that he's pan- ritual items, He seems unconcerned. Grinning at tomiming pushing the clouds away. windchimes Genjo Marinello, Osho-San me through the downpour, he places As he invites me down to breakfast, & meditative, a trumpet to his lips. No ordinary I note that the rain is finding its way good karma Keynote Speaker instrument, this; it is fashioned from right through the fabric of the um- a human thighbone. Used in prac- brella. I feel a pang of sadness for & more... Dr. Lobsang Rapgay, Ph.D. tices to control the most powerful the Lama. I would have wished him forces of nature, this kangling is co- success this morning. He seems con- vered in silver and leather. Rinpoche fidant, however, and his appetite PANEL MEMBERS blows a long, plaintive note, followed demonstrates that he is unconcerned. Judith Gordon, Ph.D. • Ven. by three shorter bursts. There is an In my honor, his son, Karma Son- enormous crack of thunder, and it am, has prepared French toast. Ryo Imamura, Ed.D. • May Lu Ph.D. seems to pour even harder My fancy Carefully avoiding the subject of The Tibet Jamyang Tsultrim • Mark Hart, Ph.D. Gortex raincoat is no more comfort- rain, I learn that the source of the able than a wet towel. Even Rinpoche Lama's power resides in his medita- Collection seems chastened. We watt. 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Tashi Gomang Stupa Continued from page 1 HIS HOLINESS Gomang Stupa began Thanksgiving 1989 with the cutting of the Tsok DRIKUNG KYABGON Shing, or life tree, which goes through its center. The site was blessed and CHETSANG RINPOCHE offerings made by Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche and Bardor the fol- TO VISIT USA lowing year, followed by the pour- ing of the foundation and construction of the throne. The throne was then filled with chipped juniper and many offerings, from machine guns at the very bottom (the stupa is built on the ground of samsara) to treasure vases especially prepared for us by Tenga Rinpoche. Maria Fslaez made several trips to Nepal to commission artwork such as the umbrella and the sun and moon that form the top of the Now Available! spire, and volunteers have been cons- tantly at work making tsa-tsas. Finally this summer construction of the bum- FLUENT TIBETAN: pa (or vase shape) was completed. Much work on the stupa still re- A Proficiency-Oriented mains to be done, however. Almost half the tsa-tsas have been made, and we will continue to work on them Learning System Novice and over the winter. Volunteers are al- ways welcome and can be housed at our center. Approximately $70,000 Intermediate Levels needs to be raised to complete con- by William A. Magee and struction and add all the appropri- ate decoration, including landscaping Elizabeth S. Napper, and retaining walls. Because of the many benefits a stupa brings, it is Jeffrey Hopkins, General Editor. said that contributing one's labor or financial support to the construction In collaboration with: of a stupa brings countless individual and collective blessings in this and Ngawang Thondup Narkyid, Geshe Thupten future lifetimes. Finally the build- ing of the Tashi Gomang Stupa is Jinpa, Kunsang Y. King, Jules B. Levinson, an act of devotion to H.H. the XVI Jigme Ngapo, Daniel E. Perdue, Karmapa who performed the self- H.H. Drikung Kyabgon Chetsang Rinpoche Dolma Tenpa and Steven N. Weinberger. less and compassionate activity of a His Holiness Drikung Kyabgon may be read in The Great buddha throughout his lifetime, and Chetsang Rinpoche, one of the Masters, published by Snow Lion. we invite anyone who sincerely wishes heads of the line- The lineage is jointly headed by 1010 page, 3-vol. text, 8 1/2x11," to join us in this activity to partici- age, plans to tour the United States His Holiness Chetsang Rinpoche 18 cassettes (26 hours), #FLTI $250 pate as fully as possible. for the first time in six years. He and His Holiness Drikung Kyab- Donations may be sent to: Tashi will be giving empowerments and gon Chungtsang Rinpoche, who The most systematic and exten- units. The first three units are Gomang Stupa, PO Box 39, Crestone, teachings throughout the country lives in Lhasa, Tibet. Under the sive course system available in spo- devoted to recognition and CO 81136. If you would like fur- between May and September 1994. spiritual direction of Khenpo ken Tibetan language, Fluent pronunciation of the Tibetan al- ther information please write to us His Holiness' last visit to the Konchog Gyaltsen, the lineage is Tibetan was developed by a team phabet and its combinations in or call Mark at 719-2564764 or Mari- United States was very successful, represented by several centers in of language experts working in syllables and words. 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SNOW LION FALL 93 NEWSLETTER & CATALOG NEWS HIS HOLINESS, THE DALAI LAMA BODH GAYA'S New audio and videotape recordings from the Patience Teachings in Arizona FORGOTTEN HOLY PLACE New Videotape: Beautifully filmed at Arizona State University The beautiful Bakror Tibetan first food he ate in six years— in September 1993, "Arising from Flames: and monastery which energized him for his walk Overcoming Anger through Patience," offers is situated close to the place where, to Bodh Gaya. His Holiness' personal, practical advice on over 2,500 years ago, Buddha Next time you are in India, Shakyamuni spent six years sitting please take time to visit these holy how to deal with the frustrations of modern in meditation for the purpose of places, starting with Bakror Tibe- life and the anger they produce. purifying all defilements of his tan Monastery and its abbot, the One-hour videotape, $19.95 body, speech and mind. This Venerable Lobsang Tashi. It was event is one of just a few signifi- Lobsang Tashi's dream which (plus $4.00 postage and handling). cant activities which hold great created the beautiful Monastery. meaning in the life of the Buddha. In 1956, he purchased the half- New Audiotape Set: It was from Bakror that, puri- acre site of barren sand with 500 Recorded in Tucson, Arizona in September fied by his years of meditation, rupees of offerings received from 1993, this 16-hour series offers an in-depth Shakyamuni set off for Bodh Gaya Tibetan pilgrims. Over the last 35 commentary on the "Patience" chapter of and attained Enlightenment. The years, Ven. Lobsang Tashi has historical significance of this area slowly built a and a few ba- 's Guide to the Way is recognized by the fact that His sic living huts, but he is in urgent of Life. In these tapes, His Holiness also Holiness the Dalai Lama has visit- need of funds for the construction responds to audience questions on a variety ed Bakror Tibetan Monastery four of a classroom, bedrooms, a kitch- times. en and bathroom facilities, as well of topics. Bakror Tibetan Monastery lies as funds to pay for a resident 8-cassette set in a collector's edition binder, 2 km from Bodh Gaya, Bihar, in teacher to ensure the young $99.50 (plus $5.50 postage and handling). unspoiled desert landscape. Away monks' education. 1993 Photo by Kathryn Wilde from the touristy bustle of Bodh "The purpose of establishing a Gaya, the walk to the Monastery temple and monastery at Bakror is Please send me will take you past rice fields, palm for all people to come and receive copies of "Arising from Flames: Overcoming Anger through Patience." trees and the tiny mud hut village the benefits of this holy place," @ $19.95 + $4 postage and handling of Bakror. says Ven. Lobsang Tashi. "It is my copies of the 8-audio cassette set on Shantideva's "Patience" chapter A short walk from Bakror Tibe- pure intention that Bakror be a @ $99 + $5.50, postage and handling tan Monastery brings the pilgrim place of meditation, study and to a small shrine under a large ban- worship the opportunity Total Enclosed:* $. yan tree along the Narajana Riv- to show faith and confidence in the er, designated as the place where Buddha's teachings." Visa/Mastercard #. . Exp.. the Buddha Shakyamuni sat for Lama Tashi needs to raise six years in meditation. From here, $20,000 US, but no matter how Signature it is just a few minutes' walk to the small your contribution, it will not historical Sujata Place, the banyan be wasted. Postal donations can be *Please make checks payable to: Arizona Teachings, Inc. and send to: tree under which Princess Sujata sent to: Lama Lobsang Tashi, 4725 E. Sunrise Drive, #137, Tucson, AZ 85718 • FAX orders to: (602) 624-0408 offered Buddha Shakyamuni a Bakror Tibetan Monastery, PO Please allow 4-6 weeks for delivery bowl of rice cooked in milk—the Bakror, Bodh Gaya, Bihar, India. ■

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SNOW LION FALL 93 NEWSLETTER & CATALOG NEWS LHASA: BEGGARS AND MONKS my by Chinese migrants. were Chinese. Nine of the 88 In a survey carried out for TIN shops were owned by the Govern- CLEARED TO "BEAUTIFY" CITY in July on the southern Lingkor, ment, and three were Tibetan. a street parallel to the Barkor, it Chinese people "now dominate The Chinese authorities in Tibet house"—which included the last mainly Chinese or Chinese was found that in one stretch of 50 new economic activity in Tibet," last week evicted itinerant monks Prime Minister of Tibet before it Muslim—who are taking over shops west of the sports stadium said a senior western diplomat who and the poor from the streets in lost its independence. shops and street stalls in the area. 46 were owned or operated by Chi- visited Lhasa in the last three the center of Lhasa, and put up Many Tibetans say that the new Most Tibetans lack the capital or nese traders. Two of the fifty shops months, adding as an example of signs banning the unemployed buildings are changing the fun- the social connections to take over were owned by the Government the trends that "during the Chi- from staying in the area, accord- damental character of the historic the new shops or get business and two were owned by Tibetans. nese New Year 80 percent of the ing to reports from unofficial Tibetan quarter, turning it into a licenses, and many believe that In the same month a similar sur- shops in Lhasa were closed while sources in the Tibetan capital. modern commercial area. They there is deliberate support by the vey in Shigatse, Tibet's second during the Tibetan New Year only The move appears to be a part also say that it is linked to the in- authorities for the increasing city, counted a stretch of 88 shops 20 percent of the shops were of a drive to "beautify" the Tibe- flux of outside entrepreneurs— domination of the Tibetan econo- beside the main hotel, of which 76 closed." ■ tan quarter of Lhasa, now being fast turned into a modern com- mercial center, and may be intend- ed to impress important foreign visitors believed to be visiting the INDIA ARCHIVE MUSIC city. A proclamation posted in the DEBASHIS BHATTACHARYA-IAM CD 10071 city last week read, "In the Bar- ISlide-guitarist Bhattacharya plays Ahir Bhairav, an early morning , ter beggars and unemployed per- sons are not allowed to stay." The •which combines elements of the austere and profound raga Bhairavl Barkor is the circuit around the [with the romance and sorrow of Ahiri folk melodies. 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Dream Yoga Retreat Chagdud January 13 - 16,1994 Gonpa Vajrakilaya Drubchen Presents February 4 - 11,1994

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TIBETAN DREAM YOGA RETREAT VAJRAKILAYA DRUBCHEN Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche will lead a rarely offered dream Obstacles to beneficial action, obstacles to life force, obstacles to spiritual practice, yoga retreat. Tibetan dream yoga is an advanced practice, best obstacles to the ultimate realization of enlightenment—all obstacles, whether outer, inner accomplished in a strict group retreat where practitioners assist or secret, can be conquered through the direct, wrathful compassion of Vajrakilaya. each other in gaining dream recognition. The Vajrakilaya practice of Chagdud Gonpa comes from the peerless lineage of The purpose of Tibetan dream yoga is to awaken to Dudjom. Vajrakilaya meditation, particularly within the intensity of a splendid, elaborate unobstructed awareness both day and night. First, recognition drubchen ceremony, has the power to unlock the practitioner's own qualities of brilliant of the empty nature of both the night-dream display and the clarity and to subjugate the mind's demons. Performed at the close of the lunar year, it dreamlike drama of the day undercuts grasping at phenomena averts negativity of the old year and establishes auspicious conditions in the new year, not as solid and real. Further mastery enables the meditator to only for ourselves, but for all beings in all realms. realize he or she is dreaming while still in the dream, to We invite practitioners from all traditions to join us in a week-long Vajrakilaya meditate within the context of the dream and, finally, to drubchen that will close with the celebration of Tibetan New Year. The ceremonies include dissolve dream phenomena into clear light. a hundred thousand tsog offerings and daily performances of lama dancing.

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Your participation in this effort will enable you to engage directly in hastening the of H.E. Jamgon Kongtrul Rinpoche. Such a stupa also magnetizes enlightened energy, promotes peace and harmony, subdues fear and is intended to benefit all people. The Stupa of Awakening is being constructed in a temple filled with murals depicting Rinpoche's life and is situated in a hilltop garden at Pullahari Monastery and Retreat Center in Kathmandu, Nepal.

We have raised one-half of the funds needed for the basic structure. Your contributions will be used for construction, frescoes, sculptures, and landscaping. Please help in any way you can and may your contributions to this propitious Stupa of Awakening bring you great benefit.

All contributions in the U.S. are tax deductible and can be sent to: Rigpe DoVje Foundation TOYCOTT ENDORSED D 328 North Sycamore Avenue . Los Angeles. CA 90036 BY H.H. DALAI LAMA □ COMPASSIONATE CARE OF CHILDREN □ The momentum of the Toycott campaign is increasing. On March There are hundreds of children among Tibetan 22nd, His Holiness the Dalai Refugee families living in Asia who suffer the Lama issued a public endorsement pains of hunger, sickness and despair. They of the Toycott, the boycott of toys very much need your assistance as a sponsor. made in China, citing the cam- paign as an effective non-violent means of applying economic pres- Sponsors make a crucial difference in the lives sure to China. During the Dalai of these children by providing basic necessities Lama's visit to Washington, DC of food, clothing, medical care and educational in April, where he met with Presi- fees. This eases their suffering and gives them dent Clinton and Vice President Al a chance to become self-reliant. Gore, members of the Toycott coa- lition dumped Chinese-made toys in front of the Chinese Embassy As a sponsor, a child with the most urgent and in other cities around the needs is selected and their name, age, photo country to send a signal to the Chi- and address is sent to you. This begins a nese government that Americans unique relationship in which your generosity refuse to participate in China's oc- and compassion enriches a child's future. cupation of Tibet and repression of its own citizens through pur- chases of Chinese goods. His Holi- Please join Rigpe Dorje Foundation's family of ness' statement on the Toycott was China; and Bus Van For Bargains, sponsors for a most worthy effort. Your read in front of "die Chinese a San Francisco furniture store, entire contribution will be sent to the child you Embassy. has said they will not carry any sponsor for his or her sole benefit. tBPH**- Citizens in London have begun merchandise from China. a boycott of goods from China and Recently, however, Donna Ka- held a BOYCOTT CHINA de- ran (designer of women's apparel I would like to sponsor a child monstration in front of Chinese including DKNY) has indicated Embassy in London on MaV 9th, that she plans to use China as a t ] $20 monthly [ ] $60 quarterly [ ] $240 annually [ ] Please send information about protesting the Chinese rule of base for manufacturing her cloth- Rigpe Dorje Foundation. Tibet. The demonstration was\or- ing. The Toycott coalition has al- ganized following a lecture by His ready contacted her to urge that [ ] I cannot sponsor a child but wish to contribute Holiness the Dalai Lama at the she reverse this decision. Please to the children's general support fund $ Gandhi Foundation on May 3rd. lodge your own individual protest. Levi Strauss and Company, Inc. You may address your letters to: Name recently pulled their business out Donna Karan, 550 Seventh Ave, of China as a result of on-going hu- New York, NY 10018. ■ man rights violations, and a num- Address ber of US businesses have contacted the Toycott coalition to notify them that they have made similar corporate decisions. Emi- Make checks payable to: Rigpe Dorje Foundation and mail to the address below ly's Toy Box in New York has dropped the purchase of toys made in China; Fee Fil-Mag Corpora- Rigpe Dorje Foundation . 328 N Sycamore Avenue. Los Angeles . CA . 90036 tion, an electronics firm in San All contributions are tax deductible in the USA , ll_ Diego, has pledged to stay out of □ Ft□ SNOW LION FALL 93 NEWSLETTER & CATALOG 10 NEWS

was "thrust upon Tibetan govern- TIBETAN RESPONSE TO ment and people by the threat of arms." In regard to this "Agree- 1994 DOLMALING CHINA'S TIBET ment", Mao himself had also openly admitted on April 6,1952 that "not Tibetan Nund in Exile WHITE PAPER only the two Silons (i.e. prime DAILY POCKET CALENDAR ministers) but also the Dalai Lama Press statement by and most of his clique were reluc- Kalon Tashi Wangdi, Member of the tant to accept the Agreement and are unwilling to carry it out." Cabinet of H.H. the Dalai Lama The second part of China's White Paper speaks about unprecedented As the international community ter's conquest of China, and ended human rights, political freedom, and takes up the issue of Tibet, China's before they were overthrown by Chi- socio-economic and cultural progress propaganda campaign has intensified. nese. The relationship which exist- brought to the "backward" region The "White Paper on Tibet" is- ed with the Mongol and Manchu of Tibet under China's civilizing mis- sued by the State Council of the empires was a very unique one of sion. This claim smacks of colonial- People's Republic of China on Sep- priest and patron. ism. The White Paper unabashedly tember 22, 1992, is to counter in- Tibet was an independent coun- talks about how the Tibetans elect ternational criticism of its illegal rule try at the time of China's invasion their own leaders, and so on and so An elegant daybook commemorating in Tibet. This document is riddled in 1949. The country possessed all forth. Rilitical freedom and human the courageous Lives of Tibetan nuns. with distortions and generalized the attributes of statehood as defined rights, as everyone knows, do not statements so incredible that actu- under international law; there was exist even in China. In 1989 Tiana- Tibetan -women tell their stories, accompanied by glowing ally it does not even warrant a re- a defined territory, a population in- men Square massacre is resounding full-color photographs. Every week provides a thoughtful sponse. To prevent the completely habiting that territory; and a func- evidence of this. How can you give Buddhist quotation, along with ample space for notes and uninformed from being deceived, tioning government exercising something to others when you can't schedule keeping. however, we have produced a re- authority over that territory and pos- give it to your own people? Proceeds will help build Dolma Ling, a nunnery under sponse, Tibet: Proving Truth from sessing the ability to enter into in- Tibetans in Tibet would be bet- construction in India, providing health, livelihood, and Facts, which seeks to set the record ternational relations. The so-called ter off today if they were allowed the education to Tibetan nuns in exile. straight on the fundamental issues 17-point Agreement which China freedom to manage their own af- raised in the Chinese White Paper. cites as one of the reasons for its fairs. The Tibetan exile communi- $12.00 U.S.A., plus shipping and handling. At first glance, one will be struck right to rule Tibet is, in internation- ty is an example of this. In terms $2.00 for the first calendar, $1.00 for each additional. by the title of the Chinese Whhe Pa- al law, invalid by virtue of its hav- of education, skill and general stan- Send name, address and phone number along with a check per: Tibet—The Ownership and Hu- ing been imposed on the Tibetan dard of living, they are far ahead of or money order made out to the Tibetan Nuns Project, man Rights Situation. If Tibet were representatives who were forced to their unfortunate countrymen left in P.O. Box 374, San Geronimo, CA 94963. truly an integral part of China for sign it under duress. The Tibetan Tibet. This, despite being refugees. hundreds of years, as China claims, representatives were told that either If the Tibetans in Tibet were in- Tibet could not form the object of they should sign it or there would deed as happy as the Chinese White "ownership" by the country it is al- be grave danger not only to their Paper claims, why have they risen ready a part of. The very notion of own lives but also an all-out mili- up against Chinese rule so many THE DALAI LAMA "ownership" of Tibet by China is tary invasion of Tibet would begin times risking their lives? Why did colonialist and imperialist in nature. and they would be held responsible 1.2 million Tibetans lose their lives China's claim rests on Tibet's for the consequences. That so-called resisting the Chinese occupation of A POLICY OF KINDNESS relationship with the Yuan and Agreement had never been accept- their homeland? Furthermore, why "This is a very important collection., .the Qing emperors. But the truth is that ed by the Tibetan people and at the is China not responding to the Dalai writings are well chosen...Most highly the Yuan and Qing were not Chi- very first opportunity His Holiness Lama's call for an internationally recommended." —Library Journal nese empires. They were Mongol the Dalai Lama, the spiritual lead- supervised plebiscite in Tibet? "...a penetrating look at the personal and Manchu empires, of which Chi- er and the de jure Tibetan head of As the first Prime Minister of inde- life and philosophy of the Dalai Lama...a na only happened to form the big- state, repudiated it in unambiguous pendent India, Jawahanal Nehru, said deeply moving book."—Lead i ng Edge gest and the most important part. terms. He said on June 20, 1959, in 1950, "The last voice in regard Review Furthermore, Tibet's relationship soon after his escape to India, that to Tibet should be the voice of the "How I wish this book had been avail- with these empires predated the lat- the so-called 17-point Agreement people of Tibet and nobody else." ■ able earlier! It took me months of re- search to arrive at the same kind of understanding that this slim volume delivers. A Policy of Kindness gives the THE TIBETAN COMPUTER COMPANY reader an accurate sense of why the exiled religious and temporal leader of P.O. 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SNOW LION FALL 93 NEWSLETTER & CATALOG 11 NEWS KUN-ZANG LA-MAY ZHAL- CULTURAL EVENTS Jig-me Ling-pa, the exponent of Dzog-pa Ch'en-po Long-ch'en Nying-tig, provides the required preliminary for the practice of Dzog-ch'en in a short liturgical prayer called The Excellent Path FOR TIBET to Omniscience. One of his eminent disciples, Jig-me Gyal-way Nyu-gu, gave an oral instruc- The following are some sugges- cians. He currently resides in New tion on it, which his disciple, Dza Pal-triil Rin-po-ch'e, transcribed and gave the title, Kun-zang tions for cultural events that lovers York and plays a variety of flutes, La-may Zhal-lung. Preface by Cha-tral Rin-po-ch 'e, Translated & edited by Sonant T. Nazi of Tibet can host. They are in- including the didgeridoo which spirational and will also create an sounds like a room full of monks "An excellent, faithful translation ... an authentic preliminary work opportunity to educate the public chanting. His playing is accompa- which will benefit all those who are interested in Dzogchen." on the plight of Tibet. nied by a background slide show - His Holiness the Dalai Lama "A must for every serious student of Buddhist thought and practice." - Professor H. V. Guenther "Clear and accurate throughout. . . can be recommended without hesitation." - Professor Matthew Kapstein, Columbia Univ. "A brief and exceptionally useful synthesis of all the main themes of preliminary Buddhist practice." - Professor Huston Smith, Syracuse Univ. and Grad Theological Union, Berkeley

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SNOW LION FALL 93 NEWSLETTER & CATALOG 12 NEWS Be Informed About Tibet BUDDHIST It is vitally important that the mation and International Relations, MEDICAL people who are concerned about Central Tibetan Secretariat, Gang- T URNING saving Tibetan culture know about chen Kyishong, Dharamsala (H.P.) INSTITUTE the key issues and do what they 176215, India. Official publication can to help. The way to be in- of the Government-in-Exile. FOUNDED AT formed is to read some of the fol- Canada Tibet Newsletter (quar- lowing journals and newsletters, terly, $20) Canada Tibet Commit- KAGYU LING which provide up-to date news and tee, 4675 Coolbrook Ave, Montreal, Journal of the Buddhist Peace Fellowship information. We especially recom- Quebec H3X 2K7, Canada. Inter- IN FRANCE mend News Tibet, which carries national news as well as information The Venerable Lama Sherab Turning WheeTis the quarterly journal of . Each valuable news items that we don't of interest to Tibet supporters in Dorje, representative of His Holi- issue contains articles, reviews, poems, and graphics speaking to ness Kalu Rinpoche at Kagyu need to duplicate since they are Canada. Buddhist peace and ecology work in all traditions. easy to obtain. Tibet Brief International Commit- Ling in Burgundy, France, has an- News Tibet (quarterly, free) tee of Lawyers for Tibet (quarter- nounced the founding of a Bud- Recent & upcoming issues feature: and the US Tibet Committee ly, free). A group of volunteer lawyers dhist Medical Institute. The Thich Nhat Hanh, Joanna Macy, Robert Aitken, and Thubten Newsletter. USTC, 241 E 32 St who, through legal channels, work Institute, a long-time wish of Kalu Chodron; reports on engaged Buddhism in all parts of the world, NY, NY 10016 (tel: 212-213 to improve conditions in Tibet. For Rinpoche, is an aspect of Kagyu Ling's Shedra in the Marpa Insti- including Burma, Central America, and Tibet; and articles on money, 5010). Political and cultural news more information contact: ICLT, 347 race in Buddhist America, prison practice, misconduct in Buddhist Tibet Press Mktch (bi-monthly, Dolores Street, Suite 206, San Fran- tute. A Shedra is a Tibetan Bud- $25) From the International Cam- cisco, CA 94110. Tel: 415-252-5967 dhist institution of higher communities, and gays & lesbians in Buddhist practice. Turning Wheel paign for Tibet, 1518 K St NW, Suite Fax; 415-626-0865. learning, similar to a university, in also has features on Buddhist approaches to ecology & education. which the traditional curriculum 410, Washington, DC 20005 (tel Tibetan Rights Campaign Subscriptions help support the work of BPF. 202-6284123). Reproduces news ar- (monthly, $10/year). Articles and ac- of philosophy, language, grammar, ticles from worldwide sources. tion items in support of the Tibe- calligraphy, etc. is taught. $35 for a year (four 48-page issues). Tibetan Review (annual sub- tan cause. Three-month free trial H.H. Kalu Rinpoche was him- Buddhist Peace Fellowship self a physician and the son of a scription of 12 issues is $20 includ- period to try it out! TRC, 4649 Sun- P.O. Box 4650, Berkeley, CA 94704. 510/525-8596 ing airmail postage) c/o Tibetan nyside Ave. N, #342, PO Box 31966, physician. During his last visit to SOS Youth Hostel, Sector 14 Seattle, WA 98103, 206-547-1015 Kagyu Ling he predicted that Extn, Rohini, Delhi-85, India, (phone & fax). Kagyu Ling would become a sec- This has finally come to fruition tional medicine of their Himalayan North American subscriptions Snow Lion Newsletter quarter- ond Bodhgaya. Rinpoche made due to the kindness and generosi- Buddhist Kingdom. through Potala Publications, 241 ly, free) Snow Lion Publications, PO the wish that Buddhist medicine ty of the Government of His Roy- For further information on Dr. E 32 St., New York, NY 10016 Box 6483, Ithaca, New York 14851. also be among the many aspects of al Highness Jigme Wangchuck of Pema Dorje, this program, or any (tel: 212-213-5010). Independent tel: 607-273-8506). This is the pa- the Dharma taught and practiced Bhutan. It was they who granted other program at Kagyu Ling, in- publication by Tibetans in Delhi. per you are presently reading. It is at Kagyu Ling, which include Dr. Pema Dorje a leave of absence terested parties may contact Vener- Tibetan Bulletin (bi-monthly, available to anyone on request and daily rituals, an eight-year course from his post as administrator of able Lama Seunam Tcheupel, Kagyu free; donation to defray postage is sent for free. Please let your friends of , and the Bhutan's first hospital to come to Ling, 71320 La Boulave, France. Tel. appreciated) The Office of Infor- know about Snow Lion! ■ traditional 3-year, 3-month retreat. the West to share with us the tradi- 85.79.43.41.; FAX: 85.79.43.09 ■

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TIBETAN BACKPACK #BAC $35 (skull cup) This sturdy, attractive cotton Medium brass #MEBRKA $30 backpack is well-designed and DOOR #HECEDO washable. The main compartment $2.50 measures 16" high, 14" deep and KBSv-. This mantra in Tibetan and San- 12" wide and has a double zipper. skrit purifies negativity. It is print- Another smaller compartment ed on card stock. measures 6" deep and it has oth- er pockets inside including an 8" one with zipper. Loop at top makes it easy to hang. Cloth de- sign is Tibetan and pack is made by Tibetans in Dharamsala.

BUTTER LAMP $16 MANI PADME HUM White metal, well-made, 3 1/2" RINGS #OMRI $17 high. Women and men's styles; ad- DINGSHA BELLS (cymbals] justible. '""*""■'$>, #DI $30 The sound of these bells is psychi \ * cally cleansing. "FREE TIBET" Buttons 2 1/2 BHUMPA, #BH $28 Diameter. $1 Made with coppor and brass this White on red. BELL & DORJE #BEDO $60 is an item that typically appears on The supreme symbols of the Vaj- Tibetan altars or practice tables. It rayana path are the bell and dorje is used for blessed water. (diamond scepter) used by tantric BRACELETS practitioners. They are held in the We have two new beautiful silver left and right hand respectively bracelets: and convey the mystical union of DAMARUS (wood), #DA $30 wisdom and compassion. The dorje has five prongs, four at each end curved around the central prong, symbolizing the five Bud- dha families. Lotus petals decorate #SIOMBR $46. This is a silver PRECIOUS STONE GAUS the central caps. The handle of the bracelet with dorjes and snow lions #STGA $52 |NEW!| bell is similar to the dorje. The bell on the ends and gold colored OM These are some of the most beau- is composed of an alloy of several MANI PADME HUM letters. tiful we have seen. The surface is LARGE GAU, #LAGA $18 metals and is decorated with Tibe- 5/8" wide. covered with either lapis or tur- Made from copper with brass cov- tan syllables, lotus petals and quoise and there is an oval red cor- er, this 4" gau will hold many pre- dorjes. The bell produces a clear, al in the middle. cious objects. brilliant tone that symbolizes the open dimension of reality. BELLS & DORJES, Supreme Grade #DABEDO $200 #SIDOBR $46. This bracelet is all Fine detail two metal bell and silver and has a row of seven dorjes dorje sets. There are a few still with snow lions on the ends. 5/8" available at this price. wide. TIBET COMMIT RANDOM ACTS OF

I NEW!| DHARMA NECKTIES, KINDNESS #DHNE $18 Silk neckties with colorful embroi- *' dered eternal knots or wheel of dharma. Please call to check avail- Ji NEW! ability of designs. FREE TIBET! #SAOMBR $35. This features the in Tibetan letters CHOD DRUM, #CHDR $170 BUMPER STICKERS! and has small coral or turquoise This is the authentic chod drum BELL & DORJE COVERS stones and filigree silver work. with all the extra touches made by "Commit Random Acts of "Free Tibet" #FRTIBU $1.50 #BEDOCO $20 a Tibetan yogi living in Nepal. It Kindness" #CORACC $1.50 Help keep Tibet in the public These are elaborately brocaded comes with silk tail, brocade car- Red letters on yellow awareness by displaying this "Free covers that are perfect for the stan- rying case with yantra emblem and background. Tibet" sticker on your bumper or dard size bell and dorje. strap, skull bone piece on handle, "I (Heart) Tibet" #HEBUST any prominent place. One size fits sea shell adornments and tradi- $1.50 all! tional mantras inscribed on the in- Blue letters, red heart and side on the wood. yellow background.

DAMARU BANNERS #DABA $20 GAU, #GA $36 CURVED KNIFE #CUKN $40 Made from silver with kalachakra Beautiful brocade banners in 5 This is the ritual knife referred to traditional colors. symbol on one side and double in many tantric practices. dorje on the reverse with coral. Gift Certificates Available SNOW LION FALL 93 NEWSLETTER & CATALOG SPECIAL ITEMS MALAS

?:•'■'%-. Cobalt Blue Glass Mala, with i.1 clear crystal guru and white onyx counter beads. #CGCM $30 Cobalt Blue Glass Pocket Mala, with 27 beads. #CGCPM $15 Lotus Seed Pocket Mala, with 27 / beads, Red Jasper Guru bead. #CGLPM $15 Lotus Seed Mala, with semi- precious marker beads. #CGLM $30 "fas** ILLUSTRATED MAP OF Bodhiseed #BOSEMA $40 TIBET #MATI $14 Crystal Mala #CRMA $80 This poster was produced in India Lotus Seed #LOROMA $40 and shows Tibet as it was before MALA COUNTERS Lotus Seed #LOSEMA $52 the Chinese invasion and annexing These pairs of counters have a bell Ebony Mala #EBMA $36 of Eastern Tibet. Contains illustra- and a dorje, multicolored tassels tions of Tibetan dress from the and attach to any mala. Wood #WOMA $16 various regions. Measures 22 x H.H. KARMAPA Sandlewood Malas $14 40". Dharma Decal #KADHDE $3 Red or natural color sandlewood Dream Flag Pin #KADRPI $5 malas with guru bead and tassles. They smell wonderful! KATAS Red Sandlewood #RESAMA A standard offering scarf. Regular Sandlewood #RGSAMA White #PLOFSC $8 Bone Mala #BOMA $22 Banana color #KATA3 $8 We have small bone malas with Long (8') white silk scarves with counters and head bead. They are auspicious symbols embroidered brown and strung on a red cord. TIBETAN INCENSE into them #BROFSC $25 White Bone Mala with skull head White Metal Counters Traditional Tibetan incense pre- bead. #WHBOMA $20 #WHMECO $14 pared from medicinal herbs- White Disk Bone Mala with skull Silver Counters #SICO $60 musk, saffron, nagi, and head bead. #WHDIBO $20 sandalwood—is available in three ;SH For other hand malas and semi- grades. Each box contains approx- precious stone malas, please call us imately 50 eleven-inch sticks: for selection and availability. Highest Grade #BL $8 Pewter Counters #PECO $22 Medium Grade #RE $6 These look like silver, have red tas- sels, and the bell has a clapper. Common Grade #YE $5 2 "Aromat" Tibetan Traditional Incense #ARTIIN $6 The formula for this incense comes from the Rinchen Terzoe. The ingredients come from the Himalayas and are packaged in a 7" tube. Pure Sandalwood 8" bundle #SAIN $5 Extra-Grade Tibetan Incense MALA BAG #MABA $8 16" bundle (45 sticks) #EXGRTI These are lovely silk brocade MANI PLAQUE 6x9" #MAPL $10 Silver Counters #LASICO $50 pouches with draw strings. They $50 Large counters on thick red cord are 6" in diameter. Beautiful gift Beautiful wooden plaque with with red and yellow tassels. item. Tibetan caligraphy of "Om Mani Padme Hum" by Ven. Bhakha Tulku Rinpoche. The script is made of maple and inlaid into a hardwood veneer background made of padauk or similar wood. The frame is one-inch hardwood Extra-Grade Tibetan Incense and plaque is finished with non- 10" bundle #EXGRS $10 toxic oil and wax. Made by profes- This is a high-grade incense which sional woodworkers. we have also sold in 16" bundles that contained fewer sticks. Tibetan Incense 16" bundle, #CHTIIN $5.00 THERAPEUTIC INCENSE! TARA HEALING INCENSE #TAIN $5 Tara healing incense has been used for centuries for relief from stress, depression and tension. It is pre- pared according to the Tibetan medical system and is composed of 33 different pure & rare natu- PLATES #MAPLA $$CALL ral herbs. It is non-toxic and non- MEDITATION CUSHIONS | NEW! | addictive. There are 19 six inch We have available mandala plates Carolina Morning Designs for mandala offerings. The sizes II sticks per box. produces high-quality cushions at MEDITATION BENCH and type of metal varies competitive prices and ensures AGAR 31 HERBAL INCENSE, considerably—copper, white met- Handcrafted of solid oak, these made by Dr. Dolkar. customer satisfaction. These hand- sturdy benches are designed to al, silver plated, pure silver—so crafted cushions are available in six Contains all the thirty-one herbal call us for prices and style. support your body comfortably for & mineral ingredients essential for colors: burgundy, royal blue, for- extended periods. 18" wide x 7" reducing stress created by the est green, deep purple, navy blue deep, top rests at an angle about different "winds." #BLAG $7.95 and black. Specify the color of 6" high at front edge. We find INFLATABLE ! #INCU BRAND #NIBRIN your choice. We plan to fill orders them most comfortable when sit- promptly, but it may take up to 4-5 $20.50 ting with legs underneath. It al- $6 Just the thing for traveling medi- For relief of stress and tension. A weeks for delivery. lows the back to be straight with Zafu (round cushion seat) is 12" tators! A zafu cushion that can be little effort and legs to be comfort- totally natural, safe, non-toxic and inflated to just the right height and non-habit forming aroma- in diameter, 8" high and is stuffed able for long periods. Beautifully with kapok. #ZAF $34 deflated for easy storage. Inside the finished with clear matte varnish. therapeutic incense. Prepared by fine quality zafu cover is a beach- T.J. Tsarong and Himalayan Support Cushion is a square cush- The cushion velcros on to the ball. Inflated it provides depend- benches and doesn't slide around. Herbal Co. of Gangtok, Sikkim. ion which measures 12 x 12 x 3" able support for sitting meditation. TIBETAN MEDICINE OFFERING BOWLS (set of 7) and is filled with cotton batting. We plan to fill orders promptly, Deflated it weighs about 8 ounces but it may take up to 4-5 weeks for BRACELETS #3METAL Copper #COOFBO $38 #SUCU $17 and can be folded to fit a small delivery. Shipped to you directly The healing tri-metal formula for White Metal #WHMEOF $32 Zabuton (base cushion) measures space. The cover is machine wash- arm and hand pain. These tradi- 25 x 31 x 3" and is filled with cot- from the manufacturer. OFFERING BOWLS #SIOFBO able and dryable. There is an #MEBN Standard Bench $37 tional Tibetan bracelets are craft- ton batting. #ZAB $40 $33 set of 7 opening from which the beachball #MEBNC Collapsible Bench $55 ed from interwoven copper, brass, Ornately designed silver-plated can be removed and reinserted. So, #MEBNCU Attachable Cushion and iron. They are attractive, ad- offering bowls that measure 3" if later you prefer a more tradition- $18 justable and functional. dia. al zafu, you can simply remove the Woven 3-metal band #KBW $10 beachball and stuff the cushion 3-metal design with beaded edge cover with kapok. #KBB $10 SNOW LION FALL 93 NEWSLETTER & CATALOG

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PURBA PENDANT #PUPE $14 Silver purba 1.5" long—looks | NEW! | Kalachakra Pendant, white met- great! al, #KAPE $12 TIBETAN MONEY POUCHES $8 BROCADE BAG #BRBA $6 COTTON CHANGE POUCH These pouches will easily hold Cotton bag with shoulder cord. #CHPO $3 money and credit cards. They can Outside has beautiful silver Traditional Tibetan designs in cot- be folded like a wallet or left flat. threaded brocade. Measures 8" ton with draw strings to open and #DOZIPO Double Zipper Pouch high by 6 " wide and has two com- close. Holds money or other valu- #CHSIPO Checkbook Sized partments, one with zipper. ables and measures 5" wide by 4" Pouch high. HI

MALACHITE PENDANTS #MAPE $24 Lovely silver pendant with blazing Silver Pendants green oval malachite. Fine silver pendants from Nepal. The small ones are 1 1/4" high and are $12. The large pendants measure 1 3/4" high and are $30. ■iff? ■ <<&%ta sm. $12 TIBETAN WALLET #TIWA $6 Manjushri #SMMASI Brightly-colored cloth wallet with Tara #SMTASI four pockets (two zipper pock- Padmasambhava #SMPASI ets)—enough room for bills, TIBETAN BAG, 5 x 7 x 1.5" change, and cards. Folds in thirds #TIBA $8 Chenrezig #SMCHSI with velcro seal. Maroon and black with brightly Buddha #SMBUSI colored trim, this woolen bag has lg. $30 three pouches for holding valua- Padmasambhava #LAPASI bles. Two pouches have wooden buttons. Tara ILATASI Buddha #LABUSI TIBETAN PICTURE FRAME #TIPIF $15 Gao-shaped frame holds 2 1/2 x 3" photo. Cast metal relief with Bud-

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4& <& 4* & TIBETAN BELT POUCHES AND SHOULDER BAGS $35 ea. Made of leather with metal orna- ments these pouches and bag are attractive as well as useful. There Other Silver Pendants: are four designs: raftfr- Double Dorje #SIDODO $30 PURBAS #LEPUC Half-Moon Belt Pouch, Bell & Dorje #SIBEDO $30 Tantric daggers made of iron. TIBETAN SHOULDER BAGS, 2x4" TIBETAN FREEDOM BANDS Buddha #SIBUPE $15 9" #9PU $30 #TISHBA $16 ea. #LEPUHB Rectangular Pouch 5" #5PU $12 Hand woven shoulder bags with with belt, 4.5 x 8" In Tibet where there is no freedom Garuda #SIGAPE $10 black background and bright, #LEPUHS Rectangular Pouch of expression, where the singing of Dorje #SIDOPE $18 the national anthem is prohibited multi-colored patterns, one featur- with shoulder strap, 4.5 x 8" Virocana #SIVIPE $16 ing the wheel of dharma and the #LEPUV Square Pouch with and the national flag is banned, the means of communicating re- other has a lively striped geomet- shoulder strap or belt attachment, sistance and solidarity must go un- ric design. Both have zippered 4.5 x6" derground. The Rangzen band, outside pocket. Specify design now worn by thousands in Tibet choice. and in the Tibetan community in exile has become a symbol of the Tibetan struggle. Show your sup- port for Tibetan freedom by wear- ing a freedom (rangzen) band. Black & White #BLWHFR $4

SL' "' STUPA 9" #ST $98 m^m This 9" stupa is a replica of an en- lightenment stupa, a traditional monument representing the mind TIBETAN STAMPS #TIST $5 of the Buddha. A stupa is one of 60 Tibetan stamps (facsimiles) that the items that appears on a Bud- TIBETAN NATIONAL FLAG are gummed for sticking on let- PECHA COVERS # $15 dhist altar along with a statue of Two sizes of traditional book #TIFL2 $25 ters, packages and other items. A the Buddha and a dharma book. covers in red cloth with yellow This is a printed flag on cotton- colorful addition to your cor- It is white with gold top and con- square and cord. Each costs $15. poly with grommets for hanging. respondence that also supports the tains many mantras for peace. This 22" sq. #PEWR It measures 3 x 4 1/2.' It is print- Tibetan cause. stupa is very well made and ed on one side and bleeds through 30" sq. #PEWRL beautiful. to the other side. Gift Certificates Available SNOW LION FALL 93 NEWSLETTER & CATALOG 16 SPECIAL ITEMS CHENREZIG STATUES #RU print, laminated, SET #CHPRFL $12 High quality statues of the Bud- mounted in brocade with wood- Five Chenrezig prayer flags with dha and various deities are availa- en rod at bottom, measures 20 x his OM MANI PADME HUM ble on request. We have numerous 23" # $75. Selections: Pad- mantra, each in one of the five rupas and our stock is always masambhava #PATHPR, colors, strung on a cord. Each flag changing. Materials range from 1000-Arm Avalokiteshvara measures 13 x 16". brass to copper with gold and #AVTHPR, #MITHPR, painted faces. Contact us for pho- Buddha #BUTHPR, Kalachakra PRAYER FLAGS-Support MILAREPA PRAYER FLAG tos of these images: SET #MIPRFL $12 #KATHPR, Long-Life Tibetan Nuns, $12 for set of five Chenrezig 8" $295 Five Milarepa prayer flags with a #LLTHPR. #SEPRFL Chenrezig 12" $495 This is a set of traditional prayer Milarepa mantra, each in one of Jigme Lingpa 8" $370 These thangkas are excellent in flags in the five colors with wind- the five colors, strung on a cord. Karmapa 8" $375 horse and other animals and man- Each flag measures 13 x 16". qualtiy and are all properly 10" $395 mounted and brocaded for hang- tras printed on them. They are PADMASAMBHAVA PRAYER Medicine Buddha 5.5" $195 pre-strung for easy hanging and FLAG SET #PAPRFL $12 ing. Please call us for information Milarepa 3 1/2" $225 as to availability. Contact us for look great. The Tibetan nuns of Five Padmasambhava prayer flags Milarepa 3 1/2" $200 Lobsering, India have made these with Padmasambhava mantra, photos of the following in stock: Mipham 7.5" $360 Amitabha $295 and will receive payment for them each in one of the five colors, Padmasambhava 14" $495 4-arm Chenrezig $325 as they sell. The purchase of one strung on a cord. Each flag meas- Rahula 12" $595 set of flags will feed a nun for a Ekajati $320 ures 13 x 16". Shakyamuni Buddha 4" $85 Green Tara $320 TIBETAN WINDCHIMES month. #TIWI $50 21 TARA PRAYER FLAGS 5" $200 Guru Dragpo $295 #SETAPR $12 Vajrapani 12" $495 Guhyasamaja $360 Three wonderfully sonorous bells A lovely traditional design is silk 6" $158 Kinkara Skeleton Couple $350 hand-made from brass with tradi- screened on the five colors of cloth Vajrasattva 6" $165 6-arm Mahakala (3 headed) $325 tional brocade windcatch will add and have a string for easy hanging. White Tara 12" $495 6-arm Mahakala $325 delightful tones to the sound of the Comes with a detailed explanation Yamaraja 6" $120 4-arm Mahakala $325 wind. Made by Tibetans in India. of the 21 praises and the design. THANGKAS Machig Labdron $350 We now have smaller thangkas of Marpa $295 DZAMBALA TSA-TSAS principle deities mounted in bro- Medicine Buddha $320 These light sand colored images cade. There are three different Padmasambhava $320 are 2 1/2' high and 2" wide for PRAYER styles. Call to reserve the one you Padmasambhava (w/deities) $320 $11.50 ea. They stand up. FLAGS #VAPRFL $12 want. Singhamukha $290 Shakyamuni Buddha #DZSHBO Five Vajrayogini prayer flags with Thangka print, laminated, Singhamukha w/deities $360 Padmasambhava #DZPATS mantra, each in one of the five sa- mounted in brocade with multi- 16th Karmapa $350 These two Buddha tsa-tsas are 3" cred colors, strung on a cord. color fringe at bottom, measures Vajradhara $400 high, stand up and are $13.50 ea. TARA BANNER #TABA $16 14 x 26" # $60. Selections: Gelu- Vajrakilaya $350 Buddha (sand colored) #IVBU This vertical banner is six feet long pa Guru Tree #GTLATH; Vajrayogini $325 Buddha (mahogany colored) #MABUD and has attachments for a pole. It 1000-Arm Avalokiteshvara Vajrayogini $325 has green prayer flags of Tara. #AVLATH; Milarepa #MILATH; Vajrayogini w/4 $320 SILK SCARF, 39" Square, $50 Green Tara #GRLATH; (w/consort) $360 Tibetan design, hand-screened, Kalachakra KALATH; White pure silk scarf, ideal for gifts. Tara #WTLATH; Buddha Made by Tibetans in India. #BULATH; Padmasambhava #SISCT Tiger #PALATH. Broacaded Deity Thangka, SINGING BOWLS #SIBO $250 mounted with multi-color fringe 10 to 11" in diameter, these sing- at bottom, measures 14 x 25" # ing bowls produce a marvelous $60. Selections: Padmasambhava / sound when struck or rubbed on #PAEMTH, Buddha #BUEMPR, the rim with the striker. Ideal for Green Tara #GTEMTH. meditation practice.

CHENREZIG #CHBA $16 -:ftf*;.;W5sr Six foot long banner that can be attached to a pole. The color is green with Chenrezig surrounded by his OM MANI PADME HUM mantra.

TIBETEAN TILDENS, 11 . 19" #TIL $25 This is brocade cover for prayer ta- i bles to enhance the sacred space | and provide a base for sadhana or | other texts. It has a brocade red border with blue interior.

feV - ■ ' : - lit TIBET PLACE MAP, by Peter SACRED ART OF TIBET Gold, 16 x 23" #TIPLMA $5 MAGNETS, 2 x 3", $3.95 ea. A charming and intriguing artist's Well-made images of deities rendering of Central Tibet and mounted on magnets. outlying areas drawn by a Tibetan Kalachakra #KAMAG in traditional Tibetan style. It #NIMA shows many important sacred, historic and geographic sites. Al- Padmasambhava & Yeshe Tsogy- tar of the Earth (also by Peter) al #PAMA describes many of the places depicted here (see Sale section).

TIBETAN WOOL SCARF #WOSC $20 Made of fine wool. White with bands of traditional Tibetan de- | signs. Approx. 5' long and 10" J wide. EXQUISITE HAND-WOVEN 100% WOOL TIBETAN CARPETS

Encouraged by the response that we have received been selling designs that are more mass-market- to our Tibetan carpets, we have now commis- able but lack the refined look of these new car- sioned the manufacture of beautiful high-quality pets. You may be interested to know that a num- traditional style carpets. The designs selected were ber of these are hard-to-find Tibetan Tiger Rugs. from photos of carpets in museum publications The new carpets vary in pile density and the we've been admiring but were unable to find. price varies according to this and according to the Tibetan weavers were located who could produce size (most are approximately 3x6', some are 6 them. We don't think you have seen carpets like x 9'). Piease contact us for photos of available car- these before since weavers have, for some time, pets. Prices range from $225 to $1695.

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DALAI LAMA PORTRAITS WOMEN'S STUDIES In this classic work a noted Jun- plished Nuns; A Tibetan Nunnery H.H. THE FOURTEENTH gian analyst explores the division in Exile; Cultural Norms and So- DETERMINATION: Tibetan of the psyche into masculine and cial Reality; Changes in the Posi- DALAI LAMA PORTRAITS Women & the Struggle for an In- feminine. The author discusses tion of Tibetan Nuns in Exile. Because of the great demand for photos of the Dalai Lama, we dependent Tibet, by Carol De- such topics as the four female per- This book is a limited edition from offer full-color portraits suitable for gifts or devotional use. Photos vine. 118 pp. #DE' . $12 (for sonality types—the maternal Norway. like these of the Dalai Lama are precious gifts for Tibetans in Tibet description see History & Politics) woman, the companion, the ama- or Tibetan communities. zon, and the medium—as well as issues such as abortion and aging. LONGING FOR DARKNESS: Tara and the Black Madonna, by China Galland. 400 pp., #LODA V. ll'lililiSiSsS $10.95 WKmrnamsmt Raised as a Catholic and subse- quently a Buddhist, China Galland felt the lack of a dynamic image of the female face of God. When she heard of Tara, the fe- male Buddha, who vowed to be enlightened only in a woman's i body, she was inspired to set off on an incredible spiritual journey which took her around the world and lasted ten years. This is an au- tobiographical account of her meetings and experiences. ON TOP OF THE WORLD: WEAVERS OF WISDOM: Five Women Explorers in Tibet. Women Mystics of the Twentieth THE FIRST BUDDHIST 224 pp., 26 illus. #TOWO $9.95 #COPOKI Wallet-size photo #DALAPP The Dalai Lama WOMEN: Translation and Com- Century, by Anne Bancroft. 177 from the cover of Policy of plus long life prayer in Tibetan mentaries on the Therigatha, by pp. #WEWI $9.95 Kindness. It is laminated on and English on the reverse side. Susan Murcott. #FIBUWO $15 Anne Bancroft has explored the both sides. $1 Laminated, 2 1/2x3 1/2" This is a translation and commen- DAUGHTERS feminine approach to mysticism by $2.50 tary on the Therigatha, the en- examining the methods and teach- lightenment verses of the earliest ings of fifteen women mystics, female disciples of the Buddha. each of whom has developed her The author traces the journeys of own unique insights into the wives, mothers, teachers, courte- "truth that goes beyond the ordi-^ sans, and wanderers who became nary." Together they give a rare as leaders in the Buddhist commu- well as cohesive view of women's nity. The poetry of these women ways of liberation. reveals their search for spiritual at- WOMEN & BUDDHISM, tainment and their struggles in so- Spring Wind-Buddhist Cultural Fo- ciety. "Murcott's insightful com- rum. 400 pp. #WO&BU $17 mentaries along with her An interesting collection of articles' descriptions of the social context primarily concerning women's is- in which they were composed are sues in the context of Buddhism. bright, warming, and welcome The writers relate their personal lights for all of us who long to hear experiences and informed views on the voices of our sisters in the many topics ranging from feminist Dharma."—Michelle Mills, ideas about compassion, Buddhist Karuna Journal SAKYADHITA: DAUGHTERS views on abortion, women and OF THE BUDDHA, ed. Bhik- monastic life, a history of women HOUSE OF THE TUR- shuni Karma Lekshe Tsomo. 346 QUOISE ROOF, by Dorje Yuthok, in Buddhism, etc. pp., #SADABU $14.95 trans. & edited by Michael Harlin, Sakyadhita: Daughters of the Bud- forword by Heinrich Harrer. 300 dha is the fruit of the first Inter- pp., photos #HOTURO $14.95 national Conference on Buddhist A unique account of the fascinat- Nuns. At this gathering women ing life of upper-class Lhasa. Buddhist renunciates from East This very frank and thoughtful and West talked candidly about autobiography of a Tibetan noble- their lives—their joys, their prob- woman describes life in Lhasa be- lems and their future as Buddhist fore the Chinese occupation. The nuns in the modern world. #DALMAR The Dalai Lama in Arizona, 8 x 10" $15 author possesses an insider's view This book aims at linking and This is a lovely closeup photo of His Holiness standing next of the highest government encouraging women on the to Arizona cactus. circles—both her father and her spiritual path through the ideas husband were cabinet ministers, and experience of Buddhist and her brother served as prime women practitioners from various 1994 CALENDARS minister. countries and traditions. It inves- The timelessness of this world, tigates how women can avoid per- its slow but unmistakable moder- sonal exploitation and maximize WOMAN AWAKE: A Celebra- nization, and the abrupt transition their potentialities for enlighten- brought about by the Chinese in- tion of Women's Wisdom, by ment, as well as how to effectively Christina Feldman. 155 pp., vasion are vividly presented. help institute full bhikshuni ordi- Through all, her outlook on life is WOAW $7.95 nation worldwide and contribute With a growing awareness of the grounded in the Buddhist practice to redressing the gender imbalance she learned as a close disciple of dignity of all life and its connec- as a major step toward planetary tion with us, we can overcome the well-known lamas and spiritual well-being. social conditioning and myth- teachers. Out of this historic meeting has making that overwhelm and op- "Dorje Yuthok's book, rich in grown an international organiza- press us. Christina Feldman vignettes of the quotidian life of tion called Sakyadhita: Interna- teaches women and men to ap- Tibetan aristocrats prior to the tional Association of Buddhist Chinese invasion, reflects a sensi- Women. preciate, understand and value tivity to readers' interests in finely "It is inspiring and heart- ourselves as the means towards our drawn portraits of Tibetan social warming to read about all these creative and joyful integration with interaction, ritual observances, women dedicated to the Buddhist the world. : Im- SACRED SPACES, 20 x 14" and material culture. Yuthok fo- path."—Martine Batchelor HIMALAYAN CALENDAR, 20 ages of the Feminine in the Ma- X 14" #HICA $10.95 #SASPCA $10.95 cuses on detailed descriptions of SKY DANCER: The Secret Life hayana Tradition, by Diana Paul. 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The Joanna van Gruisen. mandala represents a unique col- practical advice on caring for the during his private religious prac- seven year old Karmapa, destined 352 pp., many photos, #INWEHI laboration between ancient tradi- dying. tices, his daily routine and his in- to be one of the greatest living $19.95 tions of Tibetan Buddhist medita- LORD OF THE DANCE, DE- frequent recreation: personal mo- masters of our time, arrived in tri- This guide explores Jammu & tion and state-of-the-art computer STROYER OF ILLUSION, dir. ments that contrast with his public umphal celebration at his original Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh— graphics technology. Pema Losang by Richard Kohn. 113 min. role as the world's foremost Bud- seat at and a pristine world of cool, forested Chogyen, a Tibetan monk from #LODA $49.95 dhist leader. was enthroned on Sept. 27, 1992. hills and high, cold deserts tower- Namgyal Monastery, and The Lord of the Dance is Gar- ing peaks and rushing rivers. Scat- THF DALVI LAMA OF TIBET researchers at Cornell University's wang Tojay Chenpo, a form of tered across this terrain is a diver- Program of Computer Graphics Chenrezi, and the Mani Rimdu is OVERCOMING sity of peoples, from the rugged worked for more than two years to the major religious festival of the Hindu villagers of the Lesser produce this unique video. The Everest region. During three DIFFERENCES Himalaya to the shepherd tribal video demonstrates the relation- weeks of ancient and secret communities, and from the hardy ship between the two-dimensional ceremonies, the monks of Thub- Buddhist folk of the wind-swept mandala (here a sand mandala) ten Choling and Chiwong become rainshadow to the sophisticated and the lesser known three- Lord of the Dance, and with the "•**«H Muslims of the lush Srinagar dimensional form visualized in compassion and the power of gods, Valley. meditation by Tibetan yogis. The undertake heroic tasks. This is a Nepal, by Lisa Choegyal and video animation takes viewers deep meditative experience to others. 369 pp., many photos, #NE through the course of visualiza- watch. $19.95 tion, presenting a comprehen- MAHAMUDRA, by Kalu Rin- This profoundly spiritual land sive visual introduction to Tibetan stretches from the pinnacle of poche. #MAHA $33 mandalas. This project was carried Mount Everest to the Terai As the highest goal and practice of out in conjunction with the lowlands, encompassing a unique the Kagyu tradition, Mahamudra Yamantaka Translation Project and cross-section of human cultures is a teaching on Sunyata (voidness) with the blessings of H.H. the and natural habitats. Nepal has which leads to the realization of Dalai Lama in response to a grow- SPIRIT AND NATURE, Bill been designed to assist climbers, ing interest in the cultural and re- the Dharmakaya or Primordial art-lovers and armchair travelers Mind. In 1986, the Venerable Moyers. 1 1/2 hrs. #SPNAVI ligious traditions of Tibet. $29.95 alike. As with other volumes in Kalu Rinpoche gave this lecture in this series, the writers and pho- A GUIDE TO WALKING San Francisco. He describes the Moyers examines religious and MEDITATION, by nick Nhat ethical beliefs as they pertain to the tographers are citizens and resi- nature of mind and teaches a clear dents. In these pages, the heart Hank. 30 min. #GUWAMV $35 and diiect meditation to introduce environment. He interviews the Thich Nhat Hanh instructs a OVERCOMING DIFFER- Dalai Lama, Audrey Shenandoah and soul of Nepal is revealed as us to Mahamudra, the non- never before. group of students in the joys of separateness of awareness and ENCES: An Historic Public Ad- and other spiritual teachers. This this simple practice. His underly- emptiness. dress by the Dalai Lama, by True- program was broadcast on PBS ing theme: Be happy, peaceful, heart Productions. 90 min. June, 1991. {SPECIAL OFFER'I MANDALA: World of the Mys- and serene. On this video you can #OVDIVI $29.95 tic Circle, produced by Martin TIBET: The Survival of the ALTAR OF THE EARTH, by see and feel the power that Spirit, by Clemens Kuby. 92 min. emanates from the deep ex- McGee & Cathy Steffan. 50 min. On March 26th, 1991, an audience Peter Gold. 222 pp., 22 color #MAWOMY $29.95 #TISUSP $29.95 photos #ALEA $14.95, NOW perience of a man who truly lives of 12,000 assembled at Cornell Recendy shot on location in Tibet his teaching. This documentary follows the cre- University to hear His Holiness $11.95! ation and ritual dismantling of the without Chinese censorship (the Altar of the Earth goes beyond HEART OF TIBET: An intimate the XlVth Dalai Lama inaugurate director was arrested three times sacred Kalachakra sand mandala the "Year of Tibet" with an ex- guidebooks in providing, with wit profile of His Holiness the Dalai by four Tibetan monks during Au- while making it), this film is a and insight, an intimate and deep Lama, 60 min. #HETIV $29.95 traordinarily moving and profound compelling portrayal of conditions gust, 1991, in the Buffalo Museum talk. He discussed many impor- understanding of this exotic cul- Heart of Tibet is a very candid view in occupied Tibet today and the ture, fascinating to adventurers of Art. The mandala, a universal tant issues based on the relation- of His Holiness during his 1989 confrontation between two oppo- and arm-chair travelers alike. motif and archetype, is explored ship of world peace and inner visit in Los Angeles to give the site worlds. Includes the rebuild- Engagingly written essays and on a myriad of levels through rev- peace. Peppering his address with Kalachakra Initiation. Starting his ealing interviews with the monks ing Tsurphu Monastery startling stunning color photographs cap- day with 4 AM meditation, he his wonderful, spontaneous wit, footage of the Jokhang Temple be- ture the beauty and magnificence and others. Numerous examples the Nobel Peace Prize Laureate conducts press interviews, com- of mandalas from nature and other ing stormed by Chinese police of Central Tibet's most important plex Kalachakra rituals and reminded the audience of the fact where monks were beaten to sacred and natural places, events cultures are depicted and that we are social animals and touches the hearts of everyone he described. death. A document of the Tibe- and ways of life. encounters. must learn to live together in or- tans' unbreakable will to survive. SNOW LION FALL 93 NEWSLETTER & CATALOG 23 ADVENTURE & TRAVEL! Indian internment camp into the Chinese take-over in 1959. Tibet to become a confidant to the Prof. Tucci takes the reader along young Dalai Lama. the roads he followed in 1949 and SHAMBHALA: In Search of the reveals the people, religion, art, New Era, by Nicholas Roerich. 328 customs and landscape of a coun- pp. #SH $10.95 try that very few Westerners ever Nicholas Roerich evokes the com- had the opportunity to see—Tibet ing of Shambhala, the new era of was a free country and its high human achievement and destiny civilization was intact. through the experiences of his Replete with photos and illustra- travels through Central Asia and tions, it is both a literary and a vis- Tibet. He reveals the many facets ual splendor. of the theme of Shambhala in "A classic valued for its lucid chapters on Buddhism, Tibetan descriptions of Tibetan religious art, desert cities, subterranean culture before the Chinese take- dwellers and the Great Mother. over. Every religious studies li- TIBET: Travel Survival Kit, by brary should own a copy."— Robert Strauss. 232 pp., Over 100 Religious Studies Review illus., maps and color photos. ".. .provides excellent reading #TITRSU $13.95 for anyone contemplating a visit to ".. .humorous and insightful, as compounded by a singular blend- This is a new edition (and much Central Tibet. It helps travelers to put what they see in a historical well as poetic.. .a readable in- ing of the wondrous and the com- improved) of the Lonely Planet and cultural context so that they troduction to Tibetan civiliza- monplace, the sacred and the hu- travel guide to Tibet. Since Tibet ROAD TO HEAVEN: Encoun- can understand it better and ap- tion."— Tibet Journal morous. opened to tourism in 1984, official ters with Chinese Hermits, by policy has changed frequently. preciate how much of profound THE ASCENT, by Jeff Long. 284 MAGIC AND MYSTERY IN Bill Porter. 220 pp., b&w photos, value has been lost in Tibet. Not pp. #AS $20 cloth TIBET, Alexandra David-Neel. This practical guide helps with the #ROHE $14 uncertainties of travel in Tibet. It a dry academic exercise, the book "The Ascent is an astonishing 321 pp., 32 illus. #MAMYTI This is a brilliant essay on the tra- combines in lively fashion vivid novel, a darkly brilliant tale $6.95 contains comprehensive back- ditions of Chinese hermits who ground on the history, politics, travel writing with a solid ground- hunted by the ominous yet Experiences among lamas, magi- continued their Buddhist and culture, Buddhism and the Dalai ing in rigorous scholarship."— charged with hope and beauty, by cians, sages, sorcerers and Bonpo Taoist practices through the years Lama in addition to,details on Edwin Bernbaum. embedding the climb of a new wizards. A true adventure into of Chinese oppression. Many her- travel. TREKKING IN NEPAL, route on Everest within the larger psychic discovery. mits were encountered and their WEST TIBET AND BHUTAN, story of the cultural tragedy of MONGOLIA, by Robert Storey. stories recorded. |SPECIAL OFFER'! by Hugh Swift. 420 pp., 14 maps, Tibet, Jeff Long weds suspense 232 pp., 16 pp. color #MON photos, #TRNETI $14.95 and moral vision in a fasion $13.95 TIBETAN PILGRIMAGE, by This Sierra Club Adventure Travel reminiscent of Joseph Conrad."— Guide is essential for the novice or This is the first travel guide to fo- Peter Gold. 175 pp., color photos, David Roberts, author. veteran visitor. It provides a history cus exclusively on Mongolia—that #TIPI $14.95, NOW 11.95! HIMALAYAN PASSAGE: Seven of Himalayan trekking and covers exotic, adventurous destination. Travel not only stirs the blood, It Months in the High Country of natural history, scenic attractions, Comprehensive, reliable travel also gives birth to the spirit. Tibet, Nepal, China, India, and and cultural sites, peoples, and data on how to get there, where to Peter Gold takes us on a wondrous Pakistan, by Jeremy Schmidt, events. There is lots of info on stay and eat and what to do is pilgrimage to the Tibetan commu- photos by Patrick Morrow. 302 pp., preparing for travel and other provided for the bustling capital, nities of India (especially Dharam- 49 color photos, 7 maps. #HIPA practical guidance. It covers Ulaan Bataar and the arid Gobi sala) and Nepal and offers us an $16.95 Tibet's 'Wide Open West' (in- desert and many other places. intimate view of their art, spiritual This story of two couples' travels cluding Mt. Kailas, the head- practices, sacred places, arts, and through the Himalaya by bike, waters of the Indus river, and the NEWIj way of life. Through his engaging foot, truck—any means necessary lost cities of Tsaparang and and creative style and superb color —has been praised by critics across Toling). the country. Their journey rev- photos, Peter brings us fece-to-fece with the heart of Tibetan life—its TREKKING IN TIBET: A ealed all that is exotic and mun- Traveler's Guide, by Gary McCue. dane, funny and tragic, beautiful rugged practicality and spiritual mysteries. 350 pp., 65 photos, 12 maps, and brutal about the mysterious, #TRTI $16.95 turbulent Himalaya. To cap the Tibetan Pilgrimage, Peter Gold joins two hundred Trekkers can use this up-to-date guide to hike among nomadic SACRED MOUNTAINS OF thousand other pilgrims at Bodh herders near Lhasa, to traverse the THE WORLD, by Edwin Bern- Gaya, India—place of Sakyamuni landscape of alpine lakes and baum. 320 pp., 121 color photos, Buddha's enlightenment—for the Kalachakra Tantric Initiation un- mountain passes between the #SAMOWO $25 historic monasteries of Ganden Sacred Mountains investigates the der the direction of the Dalai Lama. Amid a festival of deities, and , to walk the fertile myths, practices, and beliefs sur- Nyang Chhu Valley's old caravan rounding these legendary land- sights, sounds and offerings, Pe- ter leads us into the heart of the routes near Shigatse, or spend scapes, revealing the symbolism of weeks under Mt. Everest's or Mt. sacred mountains in religion, liter- Kalachakra mandala and into the calm center of Buddhism. Kailas' famous peaks. This is a ature and the arts as well as the cultural guide as well as including spiritual dimensions of modern- "Your descriptions and your ex- periences.. .are deeply moving necessary information to plan a day mountaineering and the rele- successful trek. We recommend it. vance of mountains in our every- and will teach even the uninitiated day lives. the beauty and spiritual achieve- MY JOURNEY TO LHASA, by "In a book that is as informa- ments of Tibetan Buddhism. You Alexandra David-Neel. 384 pp., 44 tive as it is beautiful, Edwin Bern- have seen this through the eyes of a poet and the heart of a lover."— photos, #JOLH $14 baum tells the spellbinding stories Lama ' 'This new edition with its tale of of the world's most venerated adventure and vivid portrayal of peaks... He delves into the mys- TO LHASA AND BEYOND, by Tibet, will surely delight a whole teries to impart the secrets of the Giuseppe Tucci, Foreword by His new generation of readers."—The summits."—San Francisco Ex- Holiness the Dalai Lama. 193 pp. Dalai Lama aminer. 24 photos #LHBE $14.95 Originally published in 1927, SANCTUARIES: The West "Tucci's description of the time- IN THE KINGDOM OF THE less civilization of the Tibetan peo- DALAI LAMA, by Archibald My Journey to Lhasa involves us in- Coast and Southwest, by Marcia tensely in a world that no longer and Jack Kelly. 220 pp. #SAW $15 ple is as perceptive and relevant to- Steele. 159 pp. #INKIDA $13.95 day as it was when he wrote the This is both the exciting story of exists—that of free Tibet. Alexan- Over 200 religious and non- dra David-Neel's descriptions of sectectarian retreat centers, lodg- book thirty years ago. It is hoped a great adventurer and a historical that this book will contribute to- account of the dramatic changes the landscape are fervent and her ings and monasteries are described understanding of the Tibetans is in this guide. "Sanctuaries is a wards a better understanding of that happened in Tibet in the late the Tibetan people and their 40's and early 50's. Archibald admirably unsentimental. Her clear and pragmatic guide to many Tibet is not at all the philosophers' of these wonderful places of still- values."—His Holiness, the Dalai Steele's first hand knowledge of Lama Tibetan life and the political strug- kingdom of "Lost Horizon"; it is ness."—Joseph Goldstein a fierce, filthy, frequently danger- "Stands out as one of the few gle make this a very interesting SANCTUARIES: A Guide to first-hand accounts of what Tibe- ous place, where she had to exer- and readable story. Lodgings in Monasteries, Ab- tan culture and religion were like cise the utmost ingenuity to beys, and Retreats of the North- when they were still intact in their | NEW FIFTH EDITION!| survive. east United States, by Jack and homeland. It holds a singular THE OUTER PATH: Finding Marcia Kelly. 241 pp., line draw- place as the personal travel ac- INDIA: A Travel Survival Kit, by My Way in Tibet, by Jim Rey- ings, #SA $13 count of a master scholar of Tibe- Crowther, Raj and Wheeler. 1100 nolds. 184 pp., photos, #OUPA More than 300 places both reli- tan civilization."—The Pacific pp., color photos #INTRSU $10.95 gious (mostly Christian, Buddhist, World $24.95 This is the remarkable story of Jim Hindu) and nonsectarian, where it To Lhasa and Beyond is a fas- The best and most popular guide Reynolds' 3500 mile journey is possible to find refuge, peace, cinating account of Tibet as it was to India, winner of the Thomas across Tibet. Beginning in China, and spiritual refreshment. "Sanc- prior to the upheavals following Cook Guidebook of the Year he went to Lhasa and Mt. Kailas tuaries" is good news indeed for award. Want to find a houseboat and then across the mountains to the contemplative within each one in Kashmir or a palace in Kathmandu by foot, bike and of us."—Joanna Macy MAPS Rajasthan—or your way around thumb. SEVEN YEARS IN TIBET, by NEPAL HIKING MAPS OTHER MAPS Dharamsala? The facts are all in He was among the last Heinrich Harrer. #SEYETI $9.95 Helambu-Langtang #MANEHE North India #MANOIN $7.95 this definitive guide. Westerners to leave Tibet after This exciting and enjoyable clas- $11.95 Nepal #MANE $7.95 A JOURNEY IN LADAKH, by China closed the borders to in- sic work of travel and brilliant ob- Andrew Harvey. 236 pp. #JOLA dependent tourists in 1987. Dur- servation is now reissued with 15 Kathmandu Valley #MANEKA South-Central Tibet #MASOCE $10.95 ing his trip he decided to become photographs. During WWII, $11.95 $8.95 An exceptional and very well- a Buddhist monk and now resides Heinrich Harrer, a youthful Aus- Khumbu Himal #MANEKH written book, one whose magic is in Thailand. trian adventurer, escaped from an $11.95

Gift Wrapping Available, only $3.00 per package TO ORDER CALL 1-800-950-0313 24 ART & PHOTOGRAPHY ART OF TIBET, by Pratapaditya MY TIBET, by the Dalai Lama & great leader: an inner world of pro- Pal. 343 pp., large format 277 il- Galen Rowell. 168 pp., oversize found mysticism, magical powers lustrations including 56 full color. cloth edition, 108 color photos. and often disturbing theophanic #ARTIC $60 cloth. #MYTI $35 visions. It is a manual of ritual TIBET The Tibetan art collection of the His Holiness the Dalai Lama and practice and ritual paraphernalia. LAND OF MYSTERY LA County Museum of Art is one Galen Rowell have produced a TEMPLE, HOUSEHOLD, of the most significant and com- great photographic study of Tibet. HORSEBACK: Rugs of the prehensive. Tibetan painting, Galen is well-known for his Sierra Tibetan Plateau, by Diana Myers. sculpture and ritual objects are Club books. His photos of Tibet Ill pp., large format, 83 b&w and presented with expert descriptions are unlike any we've seen before. color photos #TEHOHO $27.50 of iconography. Remarkable for its They are remarkable in quality Tibetan rugs are significant not clarity and breadth, this book is and composition. His Holiness has only for their rarity but also for the well worth its price. written the captions for the photos and also six essays about world unique role they performed as ob- peace, the environment, the mean- jects of both the sacred and the ing of pilgrimage and on his early secular realms. They were used in life in Tibet. temples, in homes of rich and poor alike, and on horseback. The rugs NOMADS OF WESTERN are notable for their supreme, TIBET: The Survival of a Way of lively sense of rhythm and color. Life. 192 pp., 190 color photos, This books contains rugs from the #NOWETI $20 TIBET: Land of Mystery, ed. by and 70 black & white illus. For 16 months between 1986-88, first major exhibition devoted ex- clusively to Tibetan rugs which Sunjie. 160 pp., full color, 11 x #WHLO $19.95 (see Religion Melvyn Goldstein and Cynthia 13," #TILAMY $60 cloth section) Beall lived and studied in a com- took place at the Texile Museum in Wash., DC. This is a photographic knockout. munity of roughly 300 western Many large and double page pho- | ALSO IN PAPER! | Tibetan nomads. This copiously I NEW! I tographs that are rich and illustrated book is an intimate and dramatic—these photos are fascinating account of these remarkable in their portrayal of remarkable people, of their tradi- Tibet. The book is published in tion and struggle for cultural Beijing and has an introduction survival. that is supposed to tell history the A PORTRAIT OF LOST way the Chinese government TIBET, by Rosemary Jones Tung, would like it to be. We will include Photographs by Ilya Tolstoy [ a short historical summary with OF THE Brooke Dolan. 224 pp. #POLOTI the book to give you the point of TIBETAN PLATEAU, ed. by Liu $15.95 view of a western international Lizhong. 358 pp., 13" x 10 1/2", A Portrait of Lost Tibet is alive with lawyer. The differences are very 665 color photos, #BUARTI $100 fascinating details painted by two educational. cloth obviously curious, scientifically- Published by China Books, this minded, observant explorers... TIBETAN BUDDHIST AL- collection captures some of the the pictures here are grand.' '—The TAR, by Valrae Reynolds. 32 pp., most beautiful art to be found at Fessenden Review 8 1/2 x 11, 36 photos, most in color, the Buddhist monasteries in Tibet. Tibetan culture, just before its #TIBUAL $8 Divided into sections covering ar- extensive destruction during the This unusual museum catalog is a chitecture, sculpture, painting, Chinese occupation, is evoked in vivid record of the construction, relics and monastic activities. The these 131 rare and handsome pho- decoration and consecration (by text is written from the Chinese tographs. A Portrait of Lost Tibet the Dalai Lama) of the new Tibe- viewpoint of Tibet. gives an unforgettable glimpse into tan Altar at The Newark Museum. WISDOM AND COMPAS- CRAFTS OF KASHMIR, this exotic land, as recorded by TIBET: Reflections from the The elaborate shrine was tradition- SION: The Sacred Art of Tibet, JAMMU & LADAKH, by Jaya Brooke Dolan and Ilya Tolstoy Wheel of Life, by Thomas Kelly, ally constructed and contains the fry Marylin Rhie & Robert Thur- Jaitly & Kamal Sahai. 228 pp., (grandson of the writer), as they Carroll Dunham, Ian Baker; fore- requisite items for Tibetan Bud- man, photos by John Taylor. 408 170 full-color photos, 10 x 10" traveled through the country in word byH.H.the Dalai Lama. 204 dhist practice. The contents of the pp., 278 illus., 263 in full color, JPCRKAJA $55 cloth 1942 on a diplomatic mission for pages, oversize, 200 color photos, altar are extensively described and 9 x 12", #WICO $65 cloth, Crafts introduces us to the almost the Allies. Their ten-month trek #TIREWH $49.95 explained. #WICOP $40 paperback unbelievable creativity of this produced thousands of photo- The authors take us through the TIBETAN COLLECTION: This landmark volume illustrates, region's people. In this sophisti- graphs that represent the best pic- Tibetan wheel of life, from birth Sculpture and Painting, by Valrae explains, and celebrates 160 of the cated and splendidly illustrated torial study of Tibetan civilization to old age and death. Nomads, Reynolds, Amy Heller, Janet finest and most beautiful examples book, scholars and artists with an in existence. Gyatso. 208 pp. #MATICS3 $20 of Tibetan sacred art. Drawn from monasteries, , pilgrims and Based on the excellent art collec- intimate knowledge of the area ".. .the houses, nomads, monks always beautiful landscape—Tibet museums and private collections write about the lives of Buddhist, and monasteries, religious ceremo- tion at the Newark Museum, it around the world, almost half of portrays the many faces of an contains photos of sculpture, in- Hindu and Muslim craftspeople, nies and mountains of the high earthy yet devout people steeped the pieces have never been pub- their methods of production and plateau offer a poignant glimpse of cluding metal, wood, ivory, lac- lished before, and nearly all are in a rich heritage. This is an ex- quer, stone and clay; thangkas, in- the historical context of their what once was."—The Washington cellent coffee-table/gift book! reproduced here for the first time designs. Times cluding painted, appliqued and in color. ' 'This may be the finest pictorial TIBET, by Pietro F. Mele; intro. by embroidered examples; wall paint- The text offers unprecedented LOST LHASA: Heinrich Har- Michael C. van Walt van Praag. 9 ings; and iconography, including rer's Tibet, by Heinrich Harrer. representation to date of Tibetan insights into the religious meaning culture and customs."—Religious 1/2 x 9 1/2," B&W Photos, #TIM body positions, gestures, and sym- and use, iconography, and aes- 224 pp., 200 photographs, 9x11" $7.95 cloth (was $25) bols associated with deities. Janet #LOLH $39.95 Humanism thetics of the tangka paintings, "Mr. Mele deserves to be con- Gyatso has written an excellent sculptures, and mandalas pic- This visual sequel to the author's THE SACRED MOUNTAIN chapter on "Image as Presence: great Seven Years in Tibet, Lost OF TIBET: On Pilgrimage to gratulated for bringing out this al- tured. The art spans 1000 years bum. I am impressed with his The Place of Art in Tibetan Reli- from the 9th through the 19th cen- Lhasa is Heinrich Harrer's inti- Mount Kailas, by Russell Johnson gious Thinking." mate and highly personal photo- &KerryMoran. 128 pp., 116color book and feel confident that it will tury. This is the most comprehen- graphic portrayal of a vanished plates, 8 3/4 x 10 1/2", #SAMOTI give a glimpse of Tibet to those sive exhibition of Tibetan art ever way of life. The astonishing $24.95 paper who have not visited our coun- [AVAILABLE NOW!I seen in the West. It is opening at photos, together with Harrer's Spectacular photography and vivid try."—His Holiness the Dalai the IBM Gallery in New York in shining commentary, capture the narrative provide a journey Lama October. "forbidden city" in ceremonies, at through the stunning Himalayan Pietro Francesco Mele is THE WORLD OF BUD- home with families, at work, and scenery to the majesty of Kailas, regarded as one of the world's DHISM, ed. by Heinz Beckert & at play. Lost Lhasa shows us the Asia's most sacred mountain. This most outstanding photographers. Richard Gombrich. 308 pp., 8 1/2 Tibet of our dreams. Heinrich sublime, snow-clad pyramid of He was the official photographer x 11", 297 illus., 82 in color, Harrer escaped from a British in- rock has been visited by pilgrims of an Italian expedition through #WOBU $29.95 ternment camp in India at the out- for more than a thousand years. India to Tibet led by Professor The result of years of painstaking set of WWII and traveled for two Johnson's magnificent photo- Giuseppe Tucci, one of the greatest and imaginative research and years across Tibet to Lhasa where graphs depict an awe-inspiring authorities on Tibetan history, preparation, this volume presents he befriended the young Dalai landscape and reveal the vitality literature and religion. This oppor- in a vivid and authoritative man- Lama and lived as a prominent cit- and determination of the pilgrims. tunity gave Mele a unique oppor- ner the whole of Buddhism's in- izen until the Chinese invasion in Moran describes their path in tunity to partake of Tibetan life. fluence on Asiatic civilization. 1950. which every step has its own leg- This book presents a series of Richly illustrated, this remarkable end and every feature of the land- photos that exemplify Tibetan cul- survey presents Buddhist doctrine scape its own divinity. ture. Each page frames a facet of and traces the development of SECRET VISIONS OF THE the Tibetan people and Tibetan Buddhism over the last 2500 years. FIFTH DALAI LAMA: The landscape. Gold Manuscript in the fournier In his introduction, Michael van Collection, by Samten Gyaltsen Walt, Dutch expert in interna- Karmay. 10 x 14 1/2", 260 pp., 104 tional law, updates the reader on color illus.) #SEVI $190. the major events in Tibet that have THE WHEEL OF TIME SAND Buddhism This beautifully painted tantric occurred since Mele traveled manuscript recounts the visionary MANDALA, fry Barry Bryant there: cataclysmic changes have with the Monks of Namgyal Mon- experiences of the Great Fifth drastically altered the face of Dalai Lama, Ngawang Lobzang astery. 256 pp., over 150 photos, Gyatso (1617-82). A new discov- Tibet, making this book's record #WHTISA $40 Fall ery, it was hitherto totally con- historically valuable as well as ar- A beautifully illustrated introduc- cealed from Tibetans and others tistically beautiful. tion to the dazzling art and spiritu- alike. Recently acquired for the TIBET IN EXILE, photos by ality of the Kalachakra sand man- Fournier Collection, it is only now Raghu Rai, text by Jane Perkins, in- dala, brought to the US by the that this extraordinary document tro. by H.H. the Dalai Lama. 160 monks of Namgyal Monastery. has been available for study. pp., 100 full-color and 20 b&w WHITE LOTUS: An Introduc- The Gold Manuscript reveals photos very large format, #TIEX tion to Tibetan Culture, ed. by another aspect of the life of this $39.95 (see History & Politics) Carole Elchert. 240 pp., 38 color

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He VViiof* Uie Mo» Journal of Traditional Acupuncture he speaks eloquently of the equality experiences the futility of the monks' ' - rithab--' of women and their victimization by final struggle against Chinese domi- ,t Jiticipai. bitok can be trad in one sitting, social and legal codes. An over-arching nation, then flees into India, the new nil price ta pan for the focus is sexual ecstasy as a door to world of Tibetan exile. tmit nf\i}i(tji" spiritual experience of fundamental Body Mi«J Spirit M [MUM BUDDHA: His Quest far Serenity, mind; the sky experience of the mind bv George Marshall, intro. by Huston of clear light pervades the scintillating Smith. 240 pp. #BUQUSE $15.95 Beter S&eMcr descriptions of erotic acts. 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The treatise integrated Tibetan writings give voice to Burma's medicine's complex and diverse wis- "woman of destiny," an individual hua provides a rare eyewitness ac- medicine hoiisticaliy restores and main- count of Chinese monastic life and tains balance of the body's various dom into a coherent body of knowl- whose indomitable spirit, courage and edge which is visually presented in ideals were internationally recognized Buddhist practices before they were systems through a variety of treat- changed forever by the communist ments which include diet and be- 76 brilliant paintings. These paintings when in 1991 she was awarded the revolution. Chen-hua made pil- havior modification as well as the use are exact replicas of the original illustra- Nobel Peace Prize. grimages to all the major monasteries of medicine and accessory therapy. TIBETAN ARTS OF LOVE, by tions prepared earlier this century. 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The events of his life during various daily activities and NAMiaW NORBU are a rich weaving of spiritual in- during the night. Essential teach- sight, high adventure and Tibetan MY LIFE AND LIVES: The ings containing practical instruc- culture as it was transplanted into Story of a Tibetan Incarnation, tions for these three times were the refugee communities of India by Khyongla Raw. 280 pp. #LILI chosen and elaborated upon by the and Nepal. He is presently the $14.95 Venerable Gyatrul Rinpoche. The head of a major center in In 1928, the elder monks of the first is one of the most direct and California. Gelugpa sect of Tibetan Buddhism useful dream yoga accomplish- ment manuals available. The sec- divined that a five-year-old boy liv- ond is one of the most useful ing in a remote part of Tibet was HEART DROPS OF DHAR- manuals for the Dzogchen medi- the reincarnation of the ninth MAKAYA: Dzogchen Practice of tation practices of shamatha and the Bon Tradition, by Shardza Khyongla of Tibet. On the boy's vipassana and was written by sixth birthday, monks on horse- Tashi Gyaltsen, trans. & comm. by H.H. Dudjom Rinpoche. The Lopon Tenzin Namdak, intro. by back took him from his parents to third selection, entitled Transform- a monastery some distance away Per Kvaeme, ed. by Richard Dixey. ing Felicity and Adversity into the DREAM YOGA AND THE 200 pp. #HEDRDH $15.95 where he was installed as its Spiritual Path is a contemporary PRACTICE OF NATURAL spiritual head. For over three de- This is the first complete text in classic for improving the quality of LIGHT, by Namkhai Norbu Rin- English concerning Dzogchen cades, he lived as a monk, study- daily life experiences. poche, ed. by Michael Katz. 128 pp. ing at the most famous monaster- meditation. It comes from the an- #DRYO $12.95 cient Bonpo tradition of Tibet and ies in Tibet, until the Communist Going beyond the practices of lu- pre-dates the advent of Buddhism. Chinese took over. Khyongla Rato cid dreaming that have been Dzogchen is an ancient system for escaped with the Dalai Lama to popularized in the West, this realizing the foundational nature settle in India and eventually in ground-breaking book presents of mind. Written in the style of the USA. the hidden Tibetan methods for personal instruction from Shardza Never before has there been a manipulating dream states. In this to his students, the text is sup- book by a Tibetan to describe with tradition, the development of lu- plemented with a commentary by such care the monastic life and dis- cidity in the dream state is seen in Lopon Tenzin Namdak given in ciplines, the great Buddhist context of attaining greater aware- the course of teaching the text to monasteries, temples, hermitages ness in the after-death bardo states THE LOTUS-BORN: The Life a small group of Western students and mountain retreats. Edited by and ultimately attaining liberation. Story of Padmasambhava, by in his monastery in the Kath- Joseph Campbell. Namkhai Norbu Rinpoche is a mandu Valley in Nepal. He clari- Yeshe Tsogyal, foreword by H.H. master of dream yoga and presents Dilgo Khyentse. 264 pp. #LOBOP OLD PATH WHITE CLOUDS: fied many points about the prac- Walking in the Footsteps of the much of the material in a lively tice as he taught this method. In $16 question and answer format. 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