ai Situpa gave the empowerment of White Tara, the female deity of longevity, one of the three yidams of long life with the other two being Ushnishavijaya and Amitayus. It is recorded that Nagarjuna and Atisha, two of the greatest masters, gained spiritual achievements by practicing according to the instructions received from Tara personally. The...
His Holiness the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa visited Danang Foundation, and seemed pleased with the Foundation’s collection of Buddhist texts and treatises, and Danang Foundation’s initiatives to build a library based on this collection, translate and codify authentic prayer texts into electronic versions for download.
Sara and Jamie work towards bringing homeless children back into the education system. They support a comprehensive approach to homeless children’s education, including: Partnering with local organizations, such as ‘Children’s Trust’ in Uganda, that offer school preparation courses alongside psychosocial support to help street children readjust to mainstream life. Establishing a system with schools so...
Geshe Lhakdor has a Geshe degree from Drepung Loseling Monastery and MPhil in Buddhist Philosophy from Delhi University. He served as His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s religious assistant and translator for 16 years and has travelled over 30 countries. He is presently Chairman of the Education Commission of the Central Tibetan Administration and Director of...
