domingo, 26 de fevereiro de 2012

TESOUROS PERDIDOS DO TIBET

LOSAR - MENSAGEM DE S. S. SAKYA TRIZIN



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sexta-feira, 24 de fevereiro de 2012

BARI STUPA, EM SAKYA, TIBET

BARI STUPA, EM SAKYA, TIBET
FONTE:
http://sakyaresourceguide.blogspot.com/

STUPA DO CORPO DE BARI LOTSAWA, MESTRE DE SACHEN KUNGA NYINGPO. DE BARI VEM UMA GRANDE SÉRIE DE TRANSMISSÕES VIGENTE ATÉ HOJE. ESTA STUPA SE DIZ TER SOBREVIVIDO AO BOMBARDEIO DAS TROPAS CHINESAS.

terça-feira, 21 de fevereiro de 2012

quinta-feira, 16 de fevereiro de 2012

quarta-feira, 15 de fevereiro de 2012

LANDRÉ IN TAIWAN

It is confirmed that HH Sakya Trizin is giving a complete Lam Dre teaching in Taiwan this coming summer.
It’s a one-month teaching from June 15 to July 15. The registration fee is less than $200 US dollars, and you get $70 back afterwards if you attend the entire teaching.
There are quite a few Sakya centers and students in Taiwan, so it won’t be a problem to get assistance finding a place/ hotel to stay for one month.
And I know HH Sakya Trizin always gives teachings in English whenever he visits Taiwan. Therefore language won’t be a problem either.
Here’s the link to the website (just the Chinese version, I’m sure the English version will be ready in a few days): http://www.hhtwcenter.org/notice/2012/schedule.htm
Please forward this message to Sakya students if that pleases you. This is a confirmed information. Anybody interested in attending it can call to the center and communicate with the house representative (or lama) directly. The Vajrayana Sakya Manjusri Center is the head Sakya office authorized by HH Sakya Trizin himself.  http://www.hhtwcenter.org/aboutas.htm
(See the attached for the letter)
Let me know if there’s any further questions.
 
 
Warm regards,
Karl
 
Karl Wu
PhD Candidate, Department of Sociology
The University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada


 

domingo, 12 de fevereiro de 2012

ENTREVISTA COM S. S. SAKYA TRIZIN

His Holiness the 41st Sakya Trizin

Considered second only to His Holiness Dalai Lama in the spiritual hierarchy of Tibetan Buddhism, His Holiness the Sakya Trizin is the revered 41st Patriarch of the unbroken lineage of Khon and the head of the Sakya tradition, one of the four main traditions of Tibetan Buddhism dating back to 1073. ‘Sakya Trizin’ means ‘Throne Holder of the Sakya’. The Sakya teachings are held to be especially strong and powerful because the family holds the Emanation of Manjushri within itself. At the core of these teachings, along with the Lam Dre, is the lineage of the 13 Golden Dharmas. Born in 1945 in Tibet, His Holiness was formally enthroned at the age of 14. His Holiness moved to India in year 1959, establishing the Sakya Guru monastery in Darjeeling. Since year 1959, His Holiness has worked tirelessly, teaching extensively and establishing over thirty monasteries in India and Nepal. He has also overseen the founding of Sakya centers all around the world.


V. His Holiness, we are in the Holy Land of Lumbini at this very moment. His Holiness, the Supreme Head of the Sakya lineage of Tibetan Buddhism, would you share with us an account of your life and shed some light on the history of the Sakya lineage?

H.H. You see, in Tibetan Buddhism we have 4 major schools. Sakya is one of them and the Sakya school is founded, established and flourished by the Khon lineage originally believed to be the direct descendants of the Khon Konchok Gyalpo, direct disciple of Guru Glossary Link Padmasambhava and Shantarakshita. In fact one of the first Tibetans to receive the fullfledge Buddhist monks’ ordination is also Khon lineage member called Khon Nagendra Rakshita. They were actively involved in the Buddha Dharma and very Great and Highly realized masters but they were all Nyingmapas. After many generations they felt it time to establish a separated school and so Sakya School was founded. Since then Sakya is a separate school still carrying on the Nyingma tradition. We are Sakya which means our main philosophy and teaching came from the Great Master Nagarjuna as well as the Mahasiddha Virupa from these two traditions with study and meditation. This is the brief outline. The Khon lineage is not incarnation. It is hereditary from father to son.
Sakya-Trizin-7V. Monlam: The Great Sakya Aspiration Prayer Festival is held annually. This is the 20th year in Lumbini. Would you please give us a brief history of the Sakya Monlam and the main purpose of performing the Monlam each year? What are the benefits of reciting Samantabhadra’s Aspiration to Noble deeds? Why was Lumbini chosen?
 

H.H. Actually in Tibet also every monastery has Monlam festival every year. There’s a Great Monlam festival by the Gelugpas but then the Tarthang Rinpoche who is a Nyingma lama made the first contribution to start the Monlam 20 years ago. First he met with every school and in that time one of our Greatest Guru and my own personal Guru, H.E. Chogye Trichen Rinpoche is residing in Lumbini so we chose here. Samantabhhadra prayers is very important because it self says even those who have committed very heinous crimes if you recite it will be purified. The world faces many problems as well as man made problems so to pacify all of these that we recite every year 100,0000 times, one lakh. 

V. How does the essence of the Buddha’s teaching help us in this modern day and age? Your Holiness why should we practice Buddhist teaching?
 

H.H. Whether you practice Buddhist teaching or not is an individual choice. Our basic human problems are still the same. We have emotion problems and although we are in 21st century there’s tremendous material progress, and scientifically technology. High tech is prevailing everywhere but these things are helpful but they don’t solve the real problems. Real problems exist not outside but within our own mind. They can’t be solved through material progress so the only way to solve this problem is through the spiritual guardians and spiritual practice. The Buddhist teaching is very scientific because Buddha himself said you should not believe my teachings just on mere faith, you have to believe through reasoning, though investigations by analyzing it. Therefore it is very suitable in modern times that so many people are interested in learning and studying the Buddhist teachings.Sakya-Trizin-6 
V. How do we practice the Buddhist path? For the modern western Dharma students what would your strongest advice be for them to set them on the right path? What do you thing they need to be most mindful of?
 

H.H. I think the main thing is they have to study what they will practice. For example the Shantideva’ Bodhicharyavatara (Entering the Path of Enlightenment) is very very important because it explains the whole concept of the Buddha’s teaching through logical reasons. After studying this you apply it in everyday life when you encounter people with emotional problems. V. The Guru Yoga is an important practice in Buddhism. Would you elaborate on it? Would you share your memories with us about the late H.E. Chogye Trichen Rinpoche and his contributions to Lumbini? H.H. Guru Yoga is very important because it is the Guru who introduces you to Buddha Dharma and teaches you how to practice the Dharma. In Hinayana, Mahayana, Vajrayana schools the teacher is very important particularly in the Vajrayana when you receive abhisekh and you receive the initiation and teaching to see the Guru as the real Buddha. H.E. Chogye Trichen Rinpoche is a very Great Scholar as well as very highly realized spiritual master. H. H. Dalai Lama took initiations and teachings from him. So he is the highest. 
V. In the year 1970’s in the absence of motorized vehicle traffic, depending solely upon bull carts for building supplies and six years in the making H.E. opened the doors of the temple Dharma Swami Maharaja Buddha Vihara. Could you tell us the significance of the temple for Lumbini?
 

H.H. Lumbini is the birthplace of the Buddha. This is the most auspicious place so Rinpoche felt it is very important to build the monastery. He got help from the Mustang Maharaja and the late King Mahendra who contributed land. All the outer and inner conditions were gathered here so therefore he established the monastery here. 
V. The government is marking the year 2012 as VISIT LUMBINI YEAR. What would your advice be for the authorities, paying heed when it comes to Lumbini development?
 

H.H. The people who come here are Buddhist people to receive blessings. I think they could organize seminars or teachings so visitors can see the place and digest principle teachings of the Buddha whether they are Buddhist or non-Buddhist.

sábado, 11 de fevereiro de 2012

SOBRE O RIO DE JANEIRO

Leitores do GLOBO fotografaram arco-íris em diversos pontos da cidade. Este, em Ipanema, foi fotografado por Bianca Derbander Eu-Repórter - Foto da leitora Bianca Derbander

sábado, 4 de fevereiro de 2012