Tibetan Lineages Buddhism

Because of Tibet's geographical isolation it preserved a distinct form of Buddhism. The roots of Tibetan Buddhism lie in the Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism of Northern India of the first millenium CE which was lost after the Moslem invasions. When that form of Buddhism was carried into Tibet, Tibetan translators took great care to be faithful to the original Indian texts, and thus preserved much that was being lost in the land where it originated. Though identified with the name and culture of Tibet, this form of Buddhism is in fact, not striclty dependant on Tibetan culture as its only environment. Lineages once held exclusively by Tibetans are now being passed on to people of other national and ethnic backgrounds.

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• - The legend about the place where the future Buddha sacrificed his body to a tigress, taken from the "Sutra of the Wise and the Foolish."
  
• - Information on a book to be published about Tibet. Image gallery, historical material on Tibet, the Dalai Lama's endorsement letter, sample book, and contact address for the author. Adobe Acrobat Reader required to read sample book.
  
• - Official site of the Dalai Lama's Gyuto Monks of Tibet and Gyuto House Australia. News, updates, images and information about the monks' Australian tours and their home in exile in India.
  
• - Tibetan Buddhist images, teachings, forum and quotes from Buddhist teachers.
  
• - Tibetan Buddhist meditation training and practice, both traditional and Shambhala forms, and Tibetan Art are accessible through centers, books, tapes, and Websites.
  
• - This is about Vajrayana Buddhism, especially Phowa which is 'transferance of conciousness at time of death. Anyone who is curious about death should find this very informative.
  
• - Offers resources on Milarepa and the Shangpa Kagyu lineage, including an annotated list of books about Milarepa and the Shangpa lineage.
  
• - News on Tibet and Tibetan Buddhism from around the world.
  
• - Devoted to causes of Tibetan people and providing information on Tibetan Buddhism. Sections on teachers such as the Dalai Lama, and Je Tsongkhapa, on the five spiritual traditions, and annotated list of links.
  
• - Links to many sites about Tibetan Buddhism, as well as links to many Tibetan Buddhist centers and monasteries.
  
• - Information about Buddhism and the Tibetan Kaguy lineage. Links to South African centers and a biography of Rob Narn, representative of the Kagyu lineage there.
  
• - Contains texts of rituals and practices related to Vajra Yogini, commentaries, and a discussion list. Files are in various formats for download only. Registration is required and is free.
  
• - Previous incarnations of the Dharma Protector, Dorje Shugden.
  
• - Dedicated to Gendun Choekyi Nyima, the young Eleventh Panchen Lama - and the "world's youngest political prisoner". Includes the English translation of H.H. the Dalai Lama's prayer for the young lama, as well as links to related sites.
  
• - MSN group providing message board, and an extensive selection of articles about all aspects of Tibetan Buddhism.
  
• - The meaning of Tantra as practiced in the New Kadampa Tradition under the direction of Geshe Kelsang Gyatso. Its relation to other aspects of Dharma.
  
• - The Importance of Sem-de in the Aro gTer.
  
• - Extensive lists of teachers of Tibetan Buddhism of all lineages and centers world-wide. Includes contact information and brief teachings.
  
• - Website of the researchers David Reigle and his wife Nancy. Includes online documents on their in depth search for the Tibetan backgrounds of Blavatsky's theosophy.
  
• - Examples and types of prophecy.
  
• - A quiet place for buddhist thought and discussion.
  
• - In Tibetan Buddhism the most common prayer, found everywhere, is Om Mani Padma Hum, the mantra of Chenrezi, the Buddha of compassion.
  
• - A collection of articles, quotations, and book reviews about Vajrayana and the role of the vajra master. Major authors: Arch Stanton, Traktung Rinpoche, Ngakchang Rinpoche and Khandro Dechen, Sangye Khandro.
  
• - Monks of the Drepung Gomang Monastic University of Tibetan Buddhism located in South India on tour in the United States, Japan, and other Countries. Tour Itineraries, goals, descriptions, discussion, and multimedia gallery.
  
• - Understanding Tibetan Buddhism.
  
• - Material about Maitreya Buddha, texts, photo galleries, mantra and practice, tonglen, links. Site is in French and English. Includes a page about The Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition.
  
• - Tibetan Buddhist tools for awakening also promote relaxation and healing; meditation, prayer wheels, incense, and chants.
  
• - The Mind and Life Institute is dedicated to creating a powerful working collaboration and research partnership between modern science and Buddhism, the world's two most powerful traditions for understanding the nature of reality and investigating the mind
  
• - Official site of the Kagyu Monlam Chenmo (Kagyu annual great prayer festival.) Information on the current festival, photo gallery, travel information, and material on previous festivals.
  
• - Articles on a variety of Tibetan Buddhist topics including meditation and mind training, major lineages, death and rebirth, famous Lamas, and the development of Bodhicitta collected from many sources on the Internet, mostly predating the World Wide Web.
  
• - Extensive Karma Kagyu Buddhist teaching library under seven major topics: Introduction, turning the mind, becoming a Buddhist, taming the mind, training the mind, developing the mind, and cultivating Insight.
  
• - A collection of articles about the four main lineages, teachings, prayers, and meditation.
  
• - This is a photo essay with explanations of a nunnery project. Karma Sengay Rinpoche, the nephew of Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, is asking for financial help in building a buddhist nunnery and retreat center to accommodate the more than 140 traveling nuns of
  
• - A complete Resource Guide of the Sakya School of Tibetan Buddhism linking all Sakya resources on the Internet and providing an overview of all world-wide resources; Teachers, Teachings, Translations, History, Monasteries, Centres and Art.
  
• - Introduction to Buddhism, meditation, practices, philosophy and history.
  
• - A Russian Lamaist tradition whose origins are from Siberia and Mongolia. Brief description and contact information.
  
• - Learn the Language of the Lamas. Rarely offered in academic settings or Dharma centers, Tibetan language study as presented by the Tibetan Language Institute is accessible, enjoyable, and immediately rewarding.
  
• - Offers sutras, commentaries, essays on compassion in world religions, and in-depth articles on the faith.
  
• - The Internet Guide to Tibetan Studies - tracks leading information facilities in the field of Tibetan studies.
  
• - Buddha's life, lineage information, especially Kaygu, pictures, teachings, Dalai Lama, Karmapa, basics of Buddhism and online Newspage.
  
• - Visit the future here. Ever since the past the future has been approaching. Tibetan Buddhism, meditation, history, books and news.
  
• - Tibetan Buddhist Centers and Resources.
  
• - The Web's first comprehensive collection of resources on contemporary Buddhist women. Listings on female teachers, activists, nuns, events, organizations, bibliography, and a glossary of female Buddhist deities.
  
• - Commentary on Rinpoche Tarthung Tulku's book "Time, Space, and Knowledge."
  
• - Very brief history and tutorial on Tibetan Buddhism from The Canadian Tibetan Buddhist Society.
  
• - The Drukpa Kargyud lineage. Contains a history of the lineage and life stories of the lineage masters.
  
• - A description of this Tibetan lineage, its history, centers and monasteries, current teachers, and teaching schedules.
  
• - A collection of email lists and newsgroups for buddhist discussion.
  
• - Research Into The Legends of Ancient Shambhala. Contains annotated links to source material.
  
• - The Shiwa Tour of The Way of Tibetan Peace and Healing.
  
• - Members of Khachoe Ghakyil Nunnery will tour North America in 1999, presenting sacred music, chants, dance and art of the Tibetan Buddhist tradition in a program entitled Women's Freedom and Spiritual Liberation. This site includes their tour schedule, p
  
• - A growing mailing list which welcomes anyone interested in discussing Buddhism, particularly practitioners with an interest in the mainstream Karma Kagyu lineage under the spiritual direction of His Holiness Ugyen Trinley Dorje, the XVIIth Karmapa.
  
• - Mudra.co.uk is dedicated to comparative Tibetan Buddhist Mahayana and Tantric practice and Jungian psychology through publishing books, prints and articles, workshops and meditation retreats.
  
• - From the Government of Tibet in Exile.
  
• - Maintained by the Office of Tibet in London. Features an historical introduction to the five principal spiritual traditions of Tibet, information about the Kalachakra practice, monastic life, and ritual implements and practices.
  
  

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