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Tibetan astrology (Tibetan: དཀར་རྩིས, Wylie: dkar rtsis) is a traditional discipline of the Tibetan peoples that has influence from both Chinese astrology and Hindu astrology. Tibetan astrology is one of the 'Ten Sciences' (Wylie: rig-pa'i gnas bcu; Sanskrit: daśavidyā) in the enumeration honoured by this cultural tradition. [1]
Rinpoche strongly supported the Dorje Shugden religious practice, [11] [12] prohibited in 1996 by the Central Tibetan Administration, and was a critical voice advocating for the separation of politics and religion which is a feature of Tibetan Buddhism. [13] He was known for his advice against the self-immolation protests by Tibetans in China.
Ngöndro is an essential practice of all schools of Tibetan Buddhism as well as the indigenous Yungdrung Bön tradition. [ citation needed ] Each of the four main schools of Tibetan Buddhism—Gelug, Kagyu, Nyingma and Sakya have variations as to the order of the preliminaries, the refuge trees visualized, the lineage gurus and deities invoked ...
Mo (Tibetan: མོ་, Wylie: mo), is a form of divination that is part of the culture and religion of Tibet. The Tibetan people consult Mo when making important decisions about health, work or travel. [1] Mo employs dice and there are books written by various lamas on interpretations for the casting of dice.
A Beginner's Guide To Tibetan Buddhism. Snow Lion Publications. ISBN 1559392118. Trungpa, Chögyam (2008). Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism. Shambhala Publications. ISBN 978-1-59030-639-0. Urgyen Rinpoche, Tulku (1985). "Interview for Vajradhatu Sun, 1985". Rangjung.com. Translated by Erik Pema Kunsang. Rangjung Yeshe Translations ...
Rinpoche, also spelled Rimpoche (Tibetan: རིན་པོ་ཆེ ་, Wylie: rin po che, THL: Rinpoché, ZYPY: Rinboqê), is an honorific term used in the Tibetan language. It literally means "precious one", and may refer to a person, place, or thing—like the words "gem" or "jewel" ( Sanskrit : Ratna ).
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Dzongsar Khyentse Chökyi Lodrö (c. 1893 – 1959) was a Tibetan lama, a master of many lineages, and a teacher of many of the major figures in 20th-century Tibetan Buddhism. Though he died in 1959 in Sikkim , and is not so well known in the West; he was a major proponent of the Rimé movement within Tibetan Buddhism , and had a profound ...