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Tibetan Book of the Dead (Holy Books of Buddhism) The interesting segment of the Buddhist sacred literature is the Tibetan Book of the Dead which has created a great stir in the religious circles.
So many books on religion and spirituality land on my desk that deciding which ones to read is often a challenge. Today three with Buddhist themes are tempting me: "Fire Monks," "Buddha Standard ...
Art, dance and music are central to the spiritual world of the Drepung Loseling monks. With elaborate costumes and instruments such as 12-foot-long horns, high-pitched trumpets and bells, the Tibet… ...
For months now, a small group of volunteers has worked quietly and persistently on the Yeshe De project (named for an esteemed 9th-century Tibetan translator), assembling more than 150,000 books. The ...
A collection of rare, sacred Buddhist relics will be on display in Lisle this weekend as part of an international campaign to build a 500-foot-tall Buddha statue in India by the year 2008. The reli… ...