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Mindful Meditation with Khenpo Tenzin
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Lama Chöpa and Dharmapalas (Dharma Protectors)
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Sunday Dharma Teachings by Khenpo Tenzin
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Dharma Discussion Series - Khenpo Tenzin
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Arya Tara Practice for the Long Life of H.E. Garchen Rinpoche and All Beings
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Anniversary of Gar Mingyur Rinpoche's Parinirvana
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Mindful Meditation with Khenpo Tenzin
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White Tara Practice and Jangchok for Living
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Sunday Dharma Teachings by Khenpo Tenzin
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Medicine Buddha Practice
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Mindful Meditation with Khenpo Tenzin
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White Tara Practice and Jangchok for Deceased
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Arya Tara Practice for the Long Life of H.E. Garchen Rinpoche and All Beings
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Treasury of Oral Instructions | First of Four-Year Teaching Series
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Treasury of Oral Instructions | First of Four-Year Teaching Series
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Treasury of Oral Instructions | First of Four-Year Teaching Series
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Treasury of Oral Instructions | First of Four-Year Teaching Series
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SUBSCRIBING MEMBERS VIDEO: Śūraṅgama Heart Mantra 楞嚴咒心 The King of Mantras Sung by 3 Gems Band in Chinese Temple Chanting Style
The Śūraṅgama Heart Mantra, here sung as a complete practice in Chinese by 3 Gems Band is famously known as “The King of Mantras” due to its supreme power in safeguarding the practitioner, upholding the Dharma, and creating the proper conditions for deep meditation and awakening. Chinese Traditional and Chinese Simplified Subtitles are available under CC. Under English the default […]
Vajrakilaya: put a peg in it ! — Cutting the three poisons with the sharpest weapon: destroying ignorance, greed, and hostility with profound Vajrakumara
Vajrakilaya is the most “cutting” of wrathful meditational deities — a wrathful Heruka (‘hero’) emanation of glorious Vajrasattva and Amoghasiddhi. His divine wisdom consort is Tara Diptachakra, the most wrathful form of Tara. At the same time, he is the ultimate expression of Bodhichitta and compassion and love. He is the Heruka of activity and […]
SUPPORTING MEMBERS MV: Heart Dharani of Avalokitesvara Ekadasamukha and Om Mani Padme Hum mantra
In 3Gems Band’s latest chant, they sing the profound Sanskrit sounds of the Ekadasamukha Hridaya Dharani, a core mantra of the Bodhisattva of Compassion, Avalokitesvara. Each syllable is a celebration of the compassionate heart of Avalokitesvara Guan Yin Chenrezig. May all beings benefit. BENEFITS according to Sutra: health, blessings, wealth, no fear, compassion, protection and boundless […]
SUPPORTING MEMBERS: Music Video- Amitabha Sukhavati Vyuha Dharani: Auspicious Mantra Purifies Karma 往生淨土神咒
🙏🙏🙏 🔥 Erase Heavy Karma Now 🔥 📿 Sukhavati Dharani Mantra 往生淨土神咒·滅重業·生吉祥 Benefits on Hearing: One Listen, Merits Infinite 一聽功德無量 ✅ Purify Fixed Karma ✅ Create Auspicious Life Now ✅ Rebirth in Pure Land Video: https://vimeo.com/1154851205?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci BENEFITS on HEARING or chanting of the Sukhavati Vyuha Dharani according to Buddhist Sutra are included in the […]
SUPPORTING MEMBER VIDEO: 5 Mañjuśri Secrets End the 5 Types of Suffering with 5 Wisdoms : Which Mañjuśri Are You?
5 Mañjuśri Secrets End the 5 Types of Suffering with 5 Wisdoms 🙏🙏🙏 In Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism, why are there five Mañjuśri Bodhisattvas? 🙏Why do they appear in five colors? What Wisdoms do they embody? 🙏What are their mantras and practices? 🙏Why does Mañjuśri always carry a sword? What is the benefit of the […]
Who Was Jīvaka, the Legendary Physician of the Buddha and the Sangha?
Who was the physician trusted by the Buddha and the early Sangha? How did an abandoned child grow into the most celebrated healer of ancient India—so revered that a Buddhist sūtra bears his name? And how did Jīvaka’s life of medical skill and compassion shape early Buddhist ideas of healing and care? Jivaka was […]
SUPPORTING MEMBER VIDEO: 5 Mañjuśrī Mantras, Praise, Puja — Tames 5 Demons and Poisons by Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö
Praise and Mantras to the Five Families of Mañjuśri — mantra keys unlock the secret to taming the 5 demons and poisons FROM THE TRADITIONAL PRACTICE: ༄༅། །འཇམ་དཔལ་རིགས་ལྔར་བསྟོད་གསོལ་བཞུགས། ། Praise and Prayer to the Five Families of Mañjuśrī by Jamyang Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö 🔥🔥🔥 BRING IN THE BLESSINGS OF Mañjuśrī in His 5 MAIN FORMS […]
Heart Dharani of Eleven-Faced Avalokitesvara — A Compassionate Journey Through Sacred Sound with Commentary and Chanted Song @3GemsBand
3Gems Band Presents: “Heart Dharani of Avalokitesvara Ekadasamukha” – A Journey Through Sacred SoundIn our latest chant, we delve into the profound layers of the Ekadasamukha Hridaya Dharani, a core mantra of the Bodhisattva of Compassion, Avalokitesvara. This isn’t just a song; it’s a sonic vehicle (vahana) designed to align the heart-mind with the vibration of […]
SUPPORTING MEMBERS VIDEO: 5 Buddha Families Daśa Puṇyasāgarāḥ 10 Auspicious Mantras Daśa Puṇyasāgarā in Sanskrit
🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏10 Oceans of Merit Practice, the Daśa Puṇyasāgarā, is the ultimate “Karma repair” practice, and generates vast merit through vowing good conduct in front of all five Buddha Families. 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏 🌸🌸🌸 BENEFITS on HEARING or CHANTING: Purifies negative karma, broken commitments and fixed karma;,10 oceans of merit; renews commitments for Yidam practices; PRACTICE: This practice […]
Overcoming the Poison of Envy or Irshya with Tara and her joyous Mudita, or “Sympathetic Joy”! How can joyful Tara, and other methods, help us overcome the dangerous klesha of Envy?
Envy in the broader sense, or jealousy (irshya in Sanskrit) is among the most dangerous of the “poisons” in Buddhism. Why is Envy so dangerous? Why is overcoming jealousy a critical, urgent mission for Buddhists seeking realizations? It comes down to one core concept. To have love and compassion and sympathetic joy for all beings […]
How Did the Shakyas of Kapilavastu Rule? The Sociopolitical Landscape that Produced Buddha
The Shakya clan, the ancient republic of Kapilavastu, is best known today as the birthplace of Prince Siddhatha – the Buddha. Understanding how the Shakya Government worked will help us understand the political and social environment in which Buddha was born. Often referred to as the Shakya Gaṇa-rājya or Shakya Gaṇa-saṅgha, the Shakya Republic had […]
Arya Maha Ganapati Buddhist Dharani and Mantras Sanskrit: GOOD FORTUNE, Remover of Obstacles
🙏🎵 Arya Mahāgaṇapati Dhāraṇī, a sacred Buddhist Sanskrit Dharani to Ganesha as instructed by Buddha in Sutra as the Great Remover of Obstacles. 🔥 In Buddhism, the best known form is the 12-Armed Red Ganapati who is an aspect of AVALOKITESHVARA and part of the merit field of the greater Lotus family of Buddha Amitabha. […]