If you have studied and begun to practice Buddha Dharma as it exists in the Tibetan variant of Vajrayana, you have likely come across the term ‘Tulku.’ This is a political office associated with a major monastery that held land and power in a region on the basis of being an embodiment, erroneously called a reincarnation, of some important teacher who is considered to have attained Buddhahood, the freedom from the suffering of mental poisons and negative habits. An enthronement is a public...

A Special Instruction from Vimalamitra for Everyone In our Kula, a group of practitioners practicing under qualified teachers of Buddhist Vajrayana, we have many kinds of Upadeshas which are special and personalized instructions based on having proper training and initiations. We also hold vast Sutras that are generally more open to read and gain the benefit of their instructions and blessings. What has been really needed in our time is a way to bridge the gap between advanced...

Tonpa Sherab Appears from Olmo Lungring to Expound the Nine Ways 1 Introduction The history of Bon teachings are vast, and so are the complexities by which they came into the Rime, consisting of large categories of teachings. Many Bon Lamas were supportive of the Rime founders work, and gave empowerments and transmissions to them. Others were more closed concerning their traditions. If we were to categorize it we could say: Bon consists of the meaning of the word in an ancient way and in a...