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An Interview with the Karmapa Lama
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31 August 2010 Tibet’s young lama seeks a role for Buddhism in environmentalism Photo: Tashi Paljor/OHHGK Dharamsala, India — Many in Dharamsala, India, the home of Tibetan Buddhism in exile, believe the 17th Karmapa Lama, whose name is Ogyen Trinley Dorje, represents the future of Tibetan politics in exile as well. He is extremely popular among young Tibetans, partly because of his 1999 escape from Chinese hands, but also because he possesses rare charisma. (...) continue
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Sharing will save the world
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Olympia Zen Center, United States
Olympia Zen Center is a Soto Zen Buddhist temple and lay community founded in 1995. Their resident priest is Eido Frances Carney Roshi. They offer daily meditation and services, open to everyone. The center is just 5 miles from the center of downtown Olympia on a beautiful site along the Chehalis Western Trail. They also offer monthly one-day retreats, weekly retreats, guest facilities for personal retreats, public events with visiting teachers, Dharma teachings, community study of (...) continue
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Jhana and Samadhi
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Tripitaka (Pali Canon)
The Tripitaka (Tipitaka in Pali) is the earliest collection of Buddhist teachings and the only text recognized as canonical by Theravada Buddhists. Many commentaries have been added over the centuries, however. Tripitaka means "three baskets," from the way in which it was originally recorded: the text was written on long, narrow leaves, which were sewn at the edges then grouped into bunches and stored in baskets. The collection is also referred to as the Pali Canon, after the language in which it was first written. It is a vast collection of writings, comprising up to 50 volumes costing $2000 in some modern sets. 2 The Tripitaka was handed down orally, then written down in the (...) continue
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