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She illustrated the monastic system of Lamaism, the great teachers and the training of their disciples. David-Néel described in detail what in her words are the 'Psychic Sports', a set of practices done by Tibetan monks and mystics to achieve supernatural results, such as surviving naked in the snow with the self-heating technique 'Tumo'. [1]
Pages in category "Novels set in Tibet" The following 25 pages are in this category, out of 25 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9. 1979 (novel) A.
Digitization of a Dunhuang manuscript. Dunhuang manuscripts refer to a wide variety of religious and secular documents (mostly manuscripts, including hemp, silk, paper and woodblock-printed texts) in Tibetan, Chinese, and other languages that were discovered by Frenchman Paul Pelliot and British man Aurel Stein at the Mogao Caves of Dunhuang, Gansu, China, from 1906 to 1909.
The Tibetan Aid Project (TAP) is an operation of the Tibetan Nyingma Relief Foundation. [1] TAP was founded in 1969 by Tarthang Tulku —a leading Tibetan master and teacher—to support the efforts of Tibetans to survive in exile and re-establish their cultural heritage.
The mind teachings of Tibet are generally believed to have originated with Shakyamuni Buddha, [7] although the recorded lineages only trace back to adepts from various regions of the Pala Empire within the Medieval India era between the 7th and 11th century (CE.) [8] [9] After the great Tibetan diaspora in 1959, the mind teachings were among ...
Santipur OT is a beautiful font reflecting a very early [medieval era] typesetting style for Devanagari. Sanskrit 2003 [84] is a good all-around font and has more ligatures than most fonts, though students will probably find the spacing of the CDAC-Gist Surekh [68] font makes for quicker comprehension and reading.
The Psychedelic Experience: A Manual Based on The Tibetan Book of the Dead (commonly referred to as The Psychedelic Experience) is a 1964 book about using psychedelic drugs that was coauthored by Timothy Leary, Ralph Metzner and Richard Alpert.
Given Yeshe Tsogyal's important place in the various schools of Tibetan Buddhism, there are questions about whether she is an actual historical figure. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] There are at least four translations of Yeshe Tsogyal's spiritual biography in English , [ 8 ] and one in French . [ 9 ]